docs(element): Add Matrix Modules and Widget API

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@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ This chapter presents APIs available in openDesk grouped by applications.
* [Matrix Server-Server API](#matrix-server-server-api)
* [Matrix Push Gateway API](#matrix-push-gateway-api)
* [Matrix Identity Service API](#matrix-identity-service-api)
* [Matrix React SDK Module API](#matrix-react-sdk-module-api)
* [Matrix Widget API](#matrix-widget-api)
* [NeoBoard Data Model API](#neoboard-data-model-api)
* [NeoDateFix REST API](#neodatefix-rest-api)
* [Knowledge management - XWiki](#knowledge-management---xwiki)
* [REST API](#rest-api-1)
* [Scripting API](#scripting-api)
@@ -647,7 +651,56 @@ Following are APIs used by the Project management application:
While Jitsi is available as standalone videoconferencing in openDesk, it is also used in [Element as videoconferencing backend](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/develop/docs/jitsi.md).
![APIs of Element and Jitsi providing Communication Service](./apis_images/ChatVC-overview.png)
```mermaid
---
config:
class:
hideEmptyMembersBox: true
---
classDiagram
class CommunicationService["Communication Service"] {
<<interface>>
}
class MxChat["Element Matrix Chat"] {
<<interface>>
}
class JitsiVideoConference["Jitsi Video Conference"] {
<<interface>>
}
CommunicationService <|.. MxChat
CommunicationService <|.. JitsiVideoConference
MxChat <-- JitsiVideoConference
class MxAppServiceApi["Matrix Application Service API"]
class MxClientServerApi["Matrix Client Server API"]
class MxServerServerApi["Matrix Server Server API"]
class MxPushGatewayApi["Matrix Push Gateway API"]
class MxIdentityServiceApi["Matrix Identity Service API"]
class MxRtc["Matrix RTC"]
class MxElementWebModuleApi["Matrix React SDK Module API"]
class MxWidgetApi["Matrix Widget API"]
class NeoBoardDataModelApi["NeoBoard Data Model API"]
class NeoDateFixRestApi["NeoDateFix REST API"]
MxChat *-- MxAppServiceApi
MxChat *-- MxClientServerApi
MxChat *-- MxServerServerApi
MxChat *-- MxPushGatewayApi
MxChat *-- MxIdentityServiceApi
MxChat *-- MxRtc
MxChat *-- MxElementWebModuleApi
MxChat *-- MxWidgetApi
class JitsiIframeApi["Jitsi iFrame API"]
class JitsiMeetApi["Jitsi Meet API"]
class JitsiMeetReactSdk["Jitsi Meet React SDK"]
JitsiVideoConference *-- JitsiIframeApi
JitsiVideoConference *-- JitsiMeetApi
JitsiVideoConference *-- JitsiMeetReactSdk
```
Following are APIs used by the Chat application:
@@ -741,6 +794,74 @@ Following are APIs used by the Chat application:
| Supported standards | [Matrix](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/identity-service-api/) |
| Documentation | [Synapse](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/) is the reference implementation of the Matrix protocol, see standard for API details |
## Matrix React SDK Module API
| Name | Matrix React SDK Module API |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Purpose | The module system in Element Web is a way to add or modify functionality of Element Web itself, bundled at compile time for the app. |
| Versioning | [Releases in the Git repository](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk-module-api/releases); [Dependency in `package.json` in Element (Chat Web-UI)](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/develop/package.json) |
| Authentication | n/a - used as a library |
| In openDesk provided by | Element (Chat Web-UI) |
| Transport protocol | n/a - used as a library |
| Usage within component | [Element (Chat-Web-UI) Modules](https://github.com/nordeck/element-web-modules/) |
| Usage within openDesk | none |
| Usage for external integration | n/a - uses as a library |
| Parallel access | Allowed |
| Message protocol | n/a - used as a library |
| Supported standards | n/a - Element (Chat Web-UI) specific |
| Documentation | [Element (Chat Web-UI) Documentation](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/blob/develop/docs/modules.md); [matrix-react-sdk-module-api Git repository](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk-module-api) |
## Matrix Widget API
| Name | Matrix Widget API |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Purpose | Matrix Widgets are HTML and Javascript content / applications that can be embedded within, and communicate with Matrix clients. |
| Versioning | n/a |
| Authentication | Widgets request capabilities. They must be confirmed by a user or by the [Widget Lifecycle Module](https://github.com/nordeck/element-web-modules/blob/main/packages/element-web-widget-lifecycle-module/README.md). |
| In openDesk provided by | Element (Chat Web-UI) |
| Transport protocol | [HTML window.postMessage API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/postMessage) |
| Usage within component | [NeoDateFix](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-meetings/), [NeoBoard](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-neoboard), [NeoChoice](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-poll) |
| Usage within openDesk | none |
| Usage for external integration | none |
| Parallel access | Allowed |
| Message protocol | JSON |
| Supported standards | [Matrix - MSC2764](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2764) |
| Documentation | [Matrix - MSC2764](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/2764) |
## NeoBoard Data Model API
| Name | NeoBoard Data Model API |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Purpose | The NeoBoard data model can be used to generate whiteboard documents. |
| Versioning | `version` field in the [NeoBoard data model](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-neoboard/blob/main/docs/model/export-format.md#fields) |
| Authentication | n/a |
| In openDesk provided by | [NeoBoard](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-neoboard) |
| Transport protocol | n/a |
| Usage within component | [NeoBoard](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-neoboard) |
| Usage within openDesk | none |
| Usage for external integration | none |
| Parallel access | n/a |
| Message protocol | JSON |
| Supported standards | n/a |
| Documentation | [NeoBoard data model](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-neoboard/tree/main/docs/model) |
## NeoDateFix REST API
| Name | NeoDateFix REST API |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Purpose | Can be used to query and set up NeoDateFix Matrix meetings. |
| Versioning | Path segment in the [Meetings Bot API](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-meetings/blob/main/docs/data-model.md#http-api) |
| Authentication | n/a |
| In openDesk provided by | [NeoDateFix](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-meetings) |
| Transport protocol | HTTP(S) |
| Usage within component | [NeoDateFix](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-meetings) |
| Usage within openDesk | Used by OX to sync calendar entries to NeoDateFix |
| Usage for external integration | none |
| Parallel access | n/a |
| Message protocol | JSON |
| Supported standards | n/a |
| Documentation | [NeoDateFix ADR001](https://github.com/nordeck/matrix-meetings/blob/main/docs/adrs/adr001-use-the-widget-api-to-interact-with-the-meetings-bot.md) |
# Knowledge management - XWiki
Following are APIs used by the Knowledge management application:
@@ -804,7 +925,7 @@ Following are APIs used by the Knowledge management application:
## JavaScript API
| Name | Javascript API |
| Name | JavaScript API |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Purpose | Include dynamic components in XWiki/web pages |
| Versioning | |

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