Questions tagged [helix]
Question regarding Helix: a set of overall design principles and conventions for Sitecore development on helix.sitecore.net
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Best approach for Dependency Injection in Sitecore 8.2
I see a fair few approaches in blog posts for using DI with 8.2, particularly around the registration. Is there an approach which would be recommended - particularly with a Helix compatible ...
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How to package a Helix solution using powershell
Following the Helix modular architecture, my solution is divided into a large amount of separate projects. To deploy the solution as a single package, we need to package all assets, configuration ...
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Sitecore Helix/Habitat and Visual Studio structure
The general trend these days is to limit the number of projects in a visual studio solution:
The two project solution
Project antipattern
Multiple projects considered harmful
Evolutionary project ...
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How do you create a site modeled after the Habitat solution when starting from scratch?
I recently discovered Habitat and I really like the modular design and how it provides an end-to-end sort of pattern and process for organizing your Sitecore site, but the Habitat solution includes so ...
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Should Habitat be used as a starter kit?
I have seen some really great examples at how to build a website using Habitat. In many ways it contains a good percentage of features that I need.
Is this something that is production-ready and ...
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Publishing projects fails because of locked files
The solution I am currently working on, the team made the decision to use habitats way of publishing projects in our solutions via gulp tasks. We are finding out however that periodically when we try ...
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How or where should I add a required connection string for a feature in Helix?
A feature requires adding a new connection string. Which should be the way to do this in Helix?
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Helix deployment - How to use msdeploy
Currently we have a setup where we have a single Sitecore solution (not Helix) and we use msdeploy for deployment. This works great as we have the exact same package that is deployed on all ...
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Changing the Helix file system folder structure
Looking at Sitecore Habitat, each Visual Studio project is in a folder named 'code'. In Visual Studio, by default this folder is named the same as the project. I can rename this folder, but I have to ...
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Helix Best Practice when developing components for the Marketplace
So I've been planning to develop some modules for the community to place in the marketplace but also as code on GitHub that people can extend from.
Having said that, I'm hoping to develop these ...
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Where should environment-specific configs be placed in Helix (Habitat) compliant solution?
Where should environment-specific configs be placed in Helix (Habitat) compliant solution (in the VS solution and the file system), such as connection strings?
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TDS install the sitecore connector for each project in my solution
I am using a Helix/Habitat-inspired setup in which the Sitecore items of my solution is split into a number of smaller projects in the different layers (Foundation, Features and project). Currently we ...
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TDS: Sync Project with Sitecore for entire solution
I am working on a large Sitecore solution based on the Helix principles, with +20 different TDS projects. In general this works fine, but if one of the developers changes a value for a "Deploy Once" ...
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Helix, breadcrumbs and wildcards
We have a (mvc) solution based on Helix principles that has a breadcrumb feature. So far, all worked fine and there were no dependencies to any other module. Now we added a new feature (blog) that has ...
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Few questions related to Helix
Code Generation, GlassMapper for each feature: We have following TDS implementation in our solution:
One TDS project for each feature/foundation projects to pull corresponding items related to those ...
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How to handle alternative presentation for a helix Feature module
Say I have a Feature layer module in my Helix compliant solution, e.g. the LinkMenu component in Sitecore.Feature.Navigation module from Habitat.
Assuming I am happy with the way this works from a ...
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How to Connect controller rendering with Interface Template
I am trying to create a simple Image controller Rendering and I don't want to add the template interface to my page type, because I want to add the image dynamicaly to my site.
So here my "problems" ...
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Auto Generating Glass Models in Helix Implementation
So I am architecting a solution that uses Glass in a Helix implementation. We would like to automatically generate the Glass models using a T4 template, but one of the challenges we are running into ...
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How to create TDS projects in Helix setup?
I am working on migrating an existing solution to Helix conventions. The existing solution has TDS projects for Master, Content and Media. How do I set up TDS projects in the newly refactored solution ...
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TDS Code Generation - What options do I have to run this away from the IDE?
We are able to run the code generation through the Visual Studio IDE (Right click -> Regenerate for all items)
Are there other options available, such as Project Build targets or an external program ...
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Habitat / Helix - Is it OK to have dependencies between Foundation level modules
Looking through the Habitat solution, I noticed that the Sitecore.Foundation.Theming module references the Sitecore.Foundation.SitecoreExtensions module. I thought modules were meant only to reference ...
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Excluding files like web.config when using publishing in VS 2017
I am trying to find out how to exclude files when using the publishing feature in VS (2017 to be exact).
The documentation is not great, but it seems adding
<ItemGroup>
<Content ...
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Is there any way to avoid duplicated TDS files/items in Helix based solution?
We have a solution based on Helix principles and we have separated TDS projects per Feature. For instance like this:
Search
sitecore/templates/Feature/Search/
Navigation
sitecore/templates/Feature/...
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Error Related to GetEnd() Method in a Custom Rendering Wrapper - Sitecore 8.2
I have been going through the book Professional Sitecore 8 Development by Phil Wicklund and Jason Wilkerson. The book has been very helpful to me but I've got an issue I haven't been able to figure ...
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IoC in Helix architicture
I am using Castle.Windsor on my project which based on Helix principle. Where the best place to initialize IoC in Helix?
Where I should register container? Foundation/Project layer(Common project or ...
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Sitecore component CSS and script handling in an HTTP/2 environment
First project using Helix coming up. In our previous project we've used HTTP/2 on the CDN, so we have adopted a lot of new best practices.
One of the most important new best practices in HTTP/2 is ...
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Migrating legacy solution with 10 sites, to Helix architecture
We have existing Sitecore sites (around 10 sites) and now we want to convert those to helix architecture. Could you please suggest best way to move these projects to helix ? Do we need to do it start ...
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Sitecore Habitat with Glass Mapper
Just wondering if I use glass mapper or any DI framwork then will I need to implement in each project separetly? otherwise if I create a separate project for DI or Glassmapper and add the reference ...
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Is there a way to deploy assembly bindings out using the gulpfile
We are setting up a new Helix based system, and are looking at making the development process as easy as possibly from a devOps point of view, I seem to have a disconnect however in assembly versions ...
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Flexible way of sorting search results in a Habitat solution
I am looking for a flexible way of sorting the results from a search in a Habitat structured solution. I tried different approaches but couldn't find one that doesn't need a hardcoding way of doing ...
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Helix: Is it OK to reference Project layer content items by name in the Feature layer
Is it ok for a Feature module to reference the name (nothing else) of an item in the project layer?
As far as I can tell this would be classified as a weak dependency as it is only in the name of an ...
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How to view history of yml files (before they have pending changes)
Is there any way in regular Visual Studio (2017) to view the history of individual yml (unicorn serialization) files? Once you have changed a serialized Sitecore item it appears under the 'Changes' ...
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Helix and Computed Index Fields with DI
In my solution, I have some Computed Index Fields that I need to add that combine the values of fields from templates that belong to multiple Project-layer modules. I am using DI for initializing my ...
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Helix Representation for Image Callout with Multiple structure
The project site will have multiple Image Callouts that will be used in various sections of the site. These Image callouts have multiple forms. Something like below:
Questions:
With above ...
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Using Unicorn Transparent Sync
I am done with unicorn sync using gulp task provided in Sitecore habitat sample project. I need some clarification on below points.
As per my understating, if transparent Sync is enabled then auto ...
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Why does the Habitat sample solution have a Sitecore rocks connection for each project
When browsing through the Habitat solution, I noticed that every project in the solution has a csproj.sitecore file (I assume this is for Sitecore Rocks?). So where we have Sitecore.Feature.Media....
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How to integrate Sitecore Modules in Helix setup?
We are developing a Sitecore application and might need to install some Sitecore shared modules as we move forward. How best I should integrate the source code of these modules if needed? Do I create ...
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Custom View Engine for Razor View Helix-type default paths
Has anyone been able to make a habitat-compatible razor view engine?
Basically I'd like something that can dynamically search
"~/Views/{1}/{0}.cshtml",
"~/Views/Shared/{0}.cshtml"
"~/Views/{<...
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How should I split features in Helix based solutions?
I just came to that problem that, in a multisite solution we need to deliver the same feauture but with different Controller and View.
As we are implementing features indepently for Projects how ...
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How do I configure Octopus Octopack to deploy my Helix/Habitat projects?
In the Helix/Habitat style, I have a solution with many 'web projects'. So if using octopus Deploy / Octopack, should I have a package for each Web project in my solution? If so, how/where does each ...
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How to use Glass mapper with base template
I have a Helix based solution using Glass mapper. I want to build a Feature module with a component that renders an item and its children with a controller rendering. Per Helix guidelines, my feature ...
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Helix and field sources
In a feature for an event I have 2 templates: Speaker and Session. A session has a speaker, so in the session template we have a field to select a speaker.
As project templates, I also created ...
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Helix. content search related to feature
I am working on Helix based project.
I've already implemented Foundation.Indexing project and also I've implemented news search and blog search based on Foundation.Indexing. Now I am working on site ...
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When using Gulp to build a Helix based solution, what does “MSBuild failed with code 1” mean?
I bought the Professional Sitecore 8 Development book and I am following the Sitecore Helix architecture approach. And following the examples in the book and online I am using Gulp in the Task Runner ...
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Automatically create data source's for controls when user adds page from experience editor
Hello I'm trying to override the AddFromTemplate pipeline to manually create datasources for the components inside the template that i'm using.
What I would like to accomplish
When a user clicks the ...
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Patching custom pipeline parameters in project level config file
I have created a custom pipeline in a Foundation level Helix module. At the moment it has a single processor which can have multiple parameter configuration elements.
In my project layer, I want to ...
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Helix Feature references to Feature(s)
I am new with the Sitecore and Helix as well. I'm studying the Helix and its example - Habitat. I think it's missing the example of Feature get references from other Features.
Regarding the Feature-...
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Dynamic vs. Static Renderings in Habitat project
In Habitat sample project meta renderings and few similar sort of renderings have been used as dynamic rendering. Shouldn't such renderings be used as static rendering in layout? Is there any specific ...
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Why Sitecore habitat is not following best practice to use datasource everywhere
Sitecore best practice says to use datasource but habitat doesn't seem to follow this. At many places in habitat, content is in the item, instead of linked through datasource. Can someone explain me ...
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Should Foundation.Abstractions be a single module or a grouping of granular modules?
I've been thinking a lot about the organization of Foundation.Abstractions modules (organizing base-types for IoC that Feature - and potentially Foundation - modules use), and I am a bit torn on ...
