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Objects hold the data. Views, layouts, navigation items and commands decide how people see it. A manifest declares each with a define… function.

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Declare a view with defineView

A view is a saved way of looking at one object. Views are optional. An object with none gets a plain table of its first fields. Declare views to choose the columns, add a board or a calendar, and mark one isDefault so that people land on it.

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Declare a layout with defineLayout

A layout arranges a record’s page. It has a shell (tabs, column or split) and the blocks inside it. Blocks come from two places. Devias ships blocks for the common things: a record’s fields, related records, comments, activity and tasks. A module’s studio code can add more: see Blocks. If an object has no layout, Devias draws a default. Add a layout when a record page needs more, such as a second tab for the deals that belong to a company.

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Declare navigation items with defineNavItem

Nav items are the rows of the sidebar. Each has a label, an icon and a target.
  • group makes a heading that holds other items, linked by parentId.
  • object opens an object, optionally on a given view.
  • page opens a page that the module’s studio code provides.
  • url opens a link, optionally in a new tab.
Use position to order items among others. People can still rename, hide and rearrange them in Settings → Navigation.

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Declare commands with defineCommandItem

Command items appear in the command palette (⌘K). A command can create a record (New expense), go somewhere (Go to expenses) or open a block, and may have a shortcut such as g e.