I just updated my sample end-to-end ExtJS application. As a reminder, I had defined just a few usage scenarios that would keep the application at a very basic level
- Browsing a collection of articles stored in a knowledge base repository
- Creation, edition or deletion of articles (any user can view, create, edit and delete any articles),
- View an article. The article’s visible attributes are
• Title
• Body
• Tags, as a way to connect the article to specific topics
• Author’s name
• Date published
What’s new
The main goal for this release was to switch to a SQL Server-based articles repository. As you can recall from Part 1, the articles were being maintained in a file.
The original building blocks
Our building blocks after the update
What’s next
These are the changes I think I will be making in the future
- Add pagination capabilities to the “articles list” GridPanel
- Move string to resources file so it’s easier to localize the application
- Create user extensions for the main components
Downloads
Download the source code for this article: KnowledgeBase.zip
Important: Remember to open your web.config file and enter the correct values for your database connection string before running the sample.
Update: Here’s the script for the only table in the database-based version of the application: Articles_Table.zip.
Enjoy!
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