.. _introduction:

============
Introduction
============

`JobRouter®`_ is a scalable digitalisation platform which links processes, data
and documents. The TYPO3 extension "TYPO3 JobRouter Connector" links
TYPO3 with the JobRouter® platform.


.. _what-does-it-do:

What does it do?
================

The TYPO3 JobRouter Connector is a base extension for defining connections
from TYPO3 to JobRouter®. Other extensions rely on this extension to add further
functionality:

- :ref:`Connect JobData tables with TYPO3 <ext_jobrouter_data:introduction>`
- :ref:`Connect JobRouter® processes with TYPO3 <ext_jobrouter_process:introduction>`

This extension uses the `JobRouter REST Client`_ library.

.. note::
   If you find a bug or want to propose a feature, please use the
   `issue tracker on GitHub`_.


.. _release-management:

Release management
==================

This extension uses `semantic versioning`_ which basically means for you, that

*  Bugfix updates (for example, 1.0.0 => 1.0.1) just includes small bug fixes or
   security relevant stuff without breaking changes.
*  Minor updates (for example, 1.0.0 => 1.1.0) includes new features and smaller
   tasks without breaking changes.
*  Major updates (for example, 1.0.0 => 2.0.0) includes breaking changes which
   can be refactorings, features or bug fixes.

The changes between the different versions can be found in the
:ref:`changelog <changelog>`.


.. _issue tracker on GitHub: https://github.com/jobrouter/typo3-connector/issues
.. _JobRouter®: https://www.jobrouter.com/
.. _JobRouter REST Client: https://github.com/jobrouter/php-rest-client
.. _semantic versioning: https://semver.org/