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| dev:client_coding:javascript_api [2019/01/22 04:26] – [API Methods] dstillman | dev:client_coding:javascript_api [2019/01/22 04:27] – dstillman | ||
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| (Before Zotero 5.0.61 is released, you'll need to install the [[: | (Before Zotero 5.0.61 is released, you'll need to install the [[: | ||
| - | ===== Window Scope vs. Non-Window Scope ==== | + | |
| + | ===== Zotero Code Architecture ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Window Scope vs. Non-Window Scope === | ||
| Zotero code exists in either window scope and non-window scope. | Zotero code exists in either window scope and non-window scope. | ||
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| (The Zotero pane will always be available unless the main window is closed, as is possible on macOS.) | (The Zotero pane will always be available unless the main window is closed, as is possible on macOS.) | ||
| - | ===== Notification System ===== | ||
| - | Zotero has a built-in notification system that allows other privileged code to be notified when a change is made via the data layer---for example, when an item is added to the library. Within Zotero itself, this is used mostly to update the UI when items change, but external | + | ==== Notification System ==== |
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| + | Zotero has a built-in notification system that allows other privileged code to be notified when a change is made via the data layer — for example, when an item is added to the library. Within Zotero itself, this is used mostly to update the UI when items change, but extensions can use the system to perform additional operations when specific events occur — say, to sync item metadata with a web-based | ||
| Available events: | Available events: | ||