OpenCms 10 includes a modernized workplace using Vaadin, improved developer workflow features like automated Git integration, enhanced nested content handling through model groups and copy groups, a more powerful SOLR-based search, and image drag-and-drop. It will be released in March 2016, with documentation available then as well. The keynote demonstrated new capabilities in OpenCms 10 and outlined the roadmap, including rewriting the VFS/repository for OpenCms 11 in 2017.

1. Alexander Kandzior, Alkacon Software
Conference Opening Keynote
OpenCms X marks the spot
28.09.2015

2. OpenCms Days 2015 Sponsors

3. ● Question:
Who has started a project using OpenCms within
the last 12 months?
● Which of these projects where using OpenCms 9.5?
● Question:
Who of you is using mostly…
● OpenCms 9.0 or 9.5 ?
● OpenCms 8.0 or 8.5 ?
● OpenCms 7.5 or earlier ?
Some Questions

4. ● OpenCms 10 Alpha 1 will be released today
● Available on the website around 17:00h
● Alpha 1 is not feature complete!
● Please provide feedback
● https://github.com/alkacon/opencms-core/issues/
● Schedule for the final release
● Alpha 2 - December 9, 2015
● Beta - February 24, 2016
● Final - March 30, 2016
OpenCms 10

5. ● Modernized Workplace
● Bring user friendliness to a new level
● Streamline GUI between Editors and Workplace
● Improves developer workflow
● Making it faster to develop OpenCms solutions
● Additional template features
● Faster methods to search / collect content
● Take nested containers one step further
OpenCms 10 in a nutshell

6. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
Modernized Workplace

7. The new Launchpad

8. Editor toolbar – same look

9. Sitemap toolbar – same look

10. ● Which framework to use?
Modernized Workplace
… is an open source Web application framework
for rich Internet applications. […] It features a server-
side architecture, which means that the majority of
the logic runs on the servers. Ajax technology is
used at the browser-side to ensure a rich and
interactive user experience. On the client-side
Vaadin is built on top of and can be extended
with Google Web Toolkit.
http://vaadin.com

11. OpenCms & vaadin

12. ● New Workplace based on Vaadin GUI framework
● Provides a large set of screen widgets
● Advanced HTTP options like server push
● ADE / Workplace use the same GUI design in 10
● Workplace can extended trough Apps
● You can write your own app for custom extensions
● Tools written for the “old” workplace can be
integrated easily as apps in the new Interface
● OpenCms 10 will ship with some old Admin tools
● These will be gradually replaced with new versions
Modern Workplace - Summary

13. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
File Explorer

14. The new file explorer

15. ● Advanced display options
● Sort by column
● Filter in Folder
● Fast, even with large Folders
● No “paging”
● Tested with up to 5000 resources
● Use browser buttons to navigate
File Explorer - Summary

16. Developer Workflow
OpenCms 9.5:
No automated way to
commit changes from
OpenCms VFS to git

17. Dev: Reduced export format

18. Dev: Local XSLT Configuration

19. Dev: NetShare Module Access

20. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
Git App

21. Developer Workflow in 10
OpenCms 10:
Automated git commits
from OpenCms with
the new git app

22. ● Reduced export file mode
● Less Git conflicts for items that do not really matter
● Local configuration adjustment with XSLT
● Module access through SMB network share
● CRUD OpenCms modules using their *.zip files
● Automated Git commits of changed modules
● Use with Jenkins / Docker for automated
deployments
Developer Additions - Summary

23. OpenCms 10 <cms:search>

24. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
SOLR <search>

25. ● New <cms:search> tag
● Allows a wide range of (SOLR) specific queries
● Provides a rich result set (incl. SOLR result obj)
● To be used for text searches as well as list
generation
● Replacement for <cms:contentload> tag
● For almost all use cases
● Collector API has no support for rich result sets
● Collector API has non-standard parameters
SOLR Search - Summary

26. Template Image Handling

27. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
Image Handling

28. ● Images can be moved to pages by drag & drop
● New image replaces current image
● Needs simple additional markup in template
● Use with placeholder images in copy groups
● See next slides for copy group explanation
● New default core resource type for images
Image Drag & Drop - Summary

29. Nested Containers in OpenCms 10
10 supports nested
containers reuse
including content
9.5 supports creation
of nested containers
with drag & drop
Page 1
Nested Container
Nested Container
Nested Container
Page 2
Nested Container
Nested Container
Nested Nested
Content
CC

30. Model Groups in OpenCms 10
Copy selected
content Elements
when Group is used
Reuse
all Elements in
Group
Nested Container
Nested Container
Nested Nested
Content
CC
Nested Container
Nested Container
Nested Nested
Content
CC
C
Content
C
Reuse Group Copy Group

31. ● Live Demo
OpenCms 10
Demo
Demo
デモ
Model Groups

32. ● Copy and Paste of nested content structures using
the clipboard is supported
● Reuse groups provide grouping functionality for
deep nested containers
● Maintained on central template page, reused on
multiple pages
● Replacement for “Element Groups” with added support
of nested containers
● Copy groups provide reusable templates for deep
nested containers
● Copy or reuse elements inside as needed
Model Groups - Summary

33. Browser & JDK Support for 10

34. Documentation
OpenCms 9.5
Documentation
updated last week
OpenCms 10
Documentation
available in March

35. ● Templates from 9.x work out of the box
● Update wizard will be available
● Old Administration tools can be integrated in
the new Workplace
● May require some small adjustments
Updating from previous versions

36. ● OCEE Version 5 to be released together
with OpenCms 10 in March 2016
● Required for OpenCms 10
● No OCEE planned for 10 Alpha or Beta
● Visit our OCEE session later today
Alkacon OCEE

37. ● 10.0.0 Final release scheduled March 30, 2016
● The old workplace / explorer will still be available
as add-on module, but not as a part of the core
● 9.5.3 maintenance release in January 2016
● With support for Java 8
● OpenCms 10.5 with modernized workplace
● Potentially: Q4 2016
OpenCms Roadmap / 1

38. ● The next big step:
● Rewrite VFS file / DB repository
● The new repository will be part of OpenCms 11
● To be expected in the 2nd half of 2017
● OpenCms 10.5 will contain an Interface for API
DB methods to be available in OpenCms 11
● Other methods will be deprecated in 10.5
OpenCms Roadmap / 2

39. ● Conference Get-Together in the “Kandinsky”
Bar / Restaurant
● Start: 19.30h, open end
● The first round of Kölsch (and soft drinks) will
be on us!
This evening

40. Alexander Kandzior
Alkacon Software GmbH
http://www.alkacon.com
http://www.opencms.org
Thank you very much for your attention!