Configuration 

ai3-alttext has no extension-specific settings in the TYPO3 Extension Manager. All configuration is done via environment variables that are read by wegewerk/ai3_core .

Environment variables 

The following environment variables must be set on the server before the extension can communicate with the ZAK-AI API:

ZAKAI_API_KEY

ZAKAI_API_KEY
Type
string
Default
(empty)

The API key issued by ZAK-AI for your account. When this variable is empty, all API calls will throw a RuntimeException.

ZAKAI_SECRET

ZAKAI_SECRET
Type
string
Default
(empty)

The shared secret used together with ZAKAI_API_KEY to build the HTTP Basic Authorization header (base64(secret + ':' + apiKey)).

Set these variables in your server environment, .env file, or TYPO3 config/system/additional.php:

config/system/additional.php 
putenv('ZAKAI_API_KEY=your-api-key');
putenv('ZAKAI_SECRET=your-secret');
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TCA override 

The extension overrides the alternative column of the sys_file_metadata table to add the Add alttext generation to batch field control button. No manual TCA configuration is required.

JavaScript modules 

The extension registers its JavaScript modules under the @wegewerk/ai3alttext/ namespace via Configuration/JavaScriptModules.php. The following modules are available:

Module Purpose
@wegewerk/ai3alttext/fileList.js Renders the file list and handles bulk selection
@wegewerk/ai3alttext/fileElement.js Handles per-file actions (generate, approve, edit)
@wegewerk/ai3alttext/subFolders.js Renders the folder tree and recursive accept action
@wegewerk/ai3alttext/add-to-batch.js FormEngine field control button behaviour
@wegewerk/ai3alttext/ai3api.js Shared Ajax helper for all backend API calls