Zend Server Plugins - API Version 1.0.3

This document describes the concept of Zend Server Plugins, including basic instructions on how to use the feature and code samples.

What is a Zend Server Plugin ?

A Zend Server plugin is an archive file that consists of a Z-Ray extension and Routing information, each one of these being optional. A plugin can be installed via the Zend Server UI.

Plugin Structure

A plugin is comprised of two main directories: zray and route, respectively including Z-Ray extension and routing information. An additional file that is required for deployment is the deployment.json file which describes the plugin package.

Skeleton package

You can download the skeleton package from here: Z-Ray Skeleton Plugin

UI Plugin Example

A very useful UI plugin, which also facilitates the UI Extensions API, can be downloaded from here: Zend Server Web Api Client

Table of Contents

• deployment.json
• Z-Ray extension API
• Routing information API
• UI Extensions API