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Custom media properties

Warning noteThis feature is considered EXPERIMENTAL and may be subject to change or be removed in future releases.

The media definition property template can be used to add a custom property of media type. When defining a media property, the following fields can be used:

Definition properties
Field Description
type

This field is mandatory for media. Can be either string, integer, number, array or boolean.

Should always be defined as string for media items

Information noteThe media effect is achieved by defining the component field to "media", see below.
label Used for defining the label of the item.
component Used for defining how the property is visualized in the property panel. Used to override the default component that comes with the type setting.

This field is mandatory for a link property and should always be "media".

ref Name or ID used to reference a property.
layoutRef Name or Id used to reference the layout.
Information noteAdding media from the In app media library is not supported in this release.

Example

Defining a custom media property

Defining a custom property of media type can look like below.

Example:  

Information noteCustomization of properties always start with items:.
define( [
],
function ( ) {

	return {
		definition : {
			type : "items",
			component : "accordion",
			items: {
				settings: {
					uses: "settings",
					items: {
						MyMedia: {
							label:"My media",
							component: "media",
							ref: "myMedia",
							layoutRef: "myMedia",
							type: "string"
						}
					}
				}
			}
		},
		paint: function ($element, layout) {
			//add your rendering code here
			$element.css("background-size","cover");
			$element.css("background","url("+layout.myMedia+") no-repeat left top fixed");
			$element.html( "props-media "+layout.myMedia );
		}
	};

} );

This is what it looks like in the property panel

Custom media selection object in extension

This is what it may look like after selecting to display an image

Custom media selection object in extension, displaying selected media

And this is what the visualization itself may look like after selecting to display an image

Custom media selection object in sheet, displaying properties of the selected media

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