IBM Verse: Extension Points - Examples

Currently on Verse 1.0.3, Verse has the following options:

• Business Card
• Mail Compose View
• Mail Read View

Here is the full list of extension points that Verse supports

Simple Link and Templated Link

Simple Link and Templated Link extensions provide an easy way to add html links that open a webpage in a new tab/window.

See image VerseApplicationLinks.png:

Example of use:

• Add a link to LinkedIn, Twitter, ....

Simple Link (object: com.ibm.appreg.ext.simpleLink)

A Simple Link extension adds a clickable URL link to the Verse UI.

On image VerseApplicationLinks.png, when click on Simple Link Action, item #0, open a new window.

Templated Link (object: com.ibm.appreg.ext.templatedLink)

A Templated Link extension adds a clickable URL link to the Verse UI including the option to configure the extension to receive data from Verse encoded in the URL.

On image VerseApplicationLinks.png, when click on Templated Link Action, item #1, open a new window.

Values with format ${property} are replace by the property from the context object, in this case ${profile.primaryEmail}

Widget (com.ibm.verse.ext.widget)

A Widget extension associates a third party web application with Verse by opening a new browser window/tab or embedding the application using an iframe within the Verse UI. A widget extension may contribute multiple Widget Actions to the Verse UI.

All of actions in the widget will share the same url. When Widget Action is clicked, the application opened by the widget’s url will be rendered on the different place based on the action’s location.

Action for Business Card (object: com.ibm.appreg.object.person)

Add a html link on Verse. However, trigger a programmatic logic inside of widgets, which are like mini web applications that can respond to that input.

On image VerseApplicationLinks.png, when click on Person Widget Action, item #2, open a new window.

Action for Mail Compose (path: mail.compose)

This action which appear in the toolbar displayed when composing a mail i.e. Mail Compose view. Useful to display information relevant to a mail when user is currently composing.

Example of use:

• use Watson Tone Analyzer to provide the user with data on the tone of the mail before they send it.

Action for Mail Read (path: mail.read)

This action which will display when the user is reading a mail i.e. the Mail Read view. Useful when you want to transfer received mails from Verse to another application.

Example of use:

• Update CRM System, like Salesforce

• Integrating IBM Verse with Salesforce and Lightning Out or on see code on GitHub

• Use Watson Tone Analyzer to provide the user with data on the tone of the mail.

• See code on Verse Tone Analyzer

• use Watson Text To Speech to listen email

• See code on Verse Read Mail

• Update Watson Workspace

• See this video IBM Watson Workspace - Verse To Workspace Demo
• See this code on GitHub - verse-watsonwork

Hook Before Send (object: com.ibm.verse.ext.beforeOnSend)

The extension is added to the mail compose and triggered when the user clients the send button.

In this example, if user sent an email with a Credit Card number, he will receive a warning about the credit card number, after he can go back and edit the mail before sending or can continue to send the mail without changes.

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Hook Before Send

Example of use:

• Check if email contains important information like:

• Passwords,
• Credit Card number,

• Some companies have policies about around data privacy e.g. what data should not be include in email

• Use Watson Tone Analyzer to provide the user with data on the tone of the mail.

Live Text (object: com.ibm.verse.ext.liveText)

Live Text recognizes texts inside an email and enables users to see and act on automatically. It appears in the active mail as dash-underlined text.

Live Text Widget

Example of use:

• Recognizing addresses and allow you to open a Google Map
• Recognizing CRM identifiers and allow you to open the customer record

Custom Name Picker (object: com.ibm.verse.ext.namePicker)

Extension that add a custom name picker in mail compose view and can be invoked by clicking the To link.

Ficheiro:Verse-custom-name-picker.png

Documentations and Examples:

• Tutorial Custom Name Picker
• Code example GitHub - Custom Name Picker with Organization Tree
• Code example GitHub - Custom Name Picker with Advanced Search

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• IBM Verse: Integration between Verse on premises and Sametime
• IBM Verse: Extension Points - Examples

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