UI fields

CMSImport builds the settings UI of data providers and advanced setting providers from attributes on their options class.

For example, this property renders a text box for a connection string:

[TextBoxField(Name = "Connection string")]
public string ConnectionString { get; set; }

Available attributes

All attributes are in the CMSImport.Core.Attributes.EditorFields namespace.

Attribute	Property type	Renders
BooleanField	bool	A toggle.
ContentPicker	string	A content picker.
DatasourcePicker	FileOrUrlPickerModel	A file upload or URL field.
DateFormatField	string	A date format field.
DropDownField	DropDownModel	A drop-down list.
HiddenField	string	A hidden field.
LabelField	string	A read-only label.
MediaPicker	string	A media picker.
MemberGroupOrColumnPickerField	List<string>	A picker for Member Groups.
SmallTextBoxField	string	A small text box.
TextBoxField	string	A text box.
TextAreaField	string	A text area.

Validation

Use the standard .NET validation attributes to validate a value:

[Required(ErrorMessage = "Connection string is required")]
[TextBoxField(Name = "Connection string")]
public string ConnectionString { get; set; }

For a DatasourcePicker, use [FileModelValidation] from CMSImport.Core.Attributes.ValidationAttributes.