Implementing a connector service¶

The first step is to create a class derived from the base connector service and implement all the methods described in the API above. Your class declaration should look something like:

namespace MyName\MyExt\Service;
class ConnectorSpecialThingy extends \Cobweb\Svconnector\Service\ConnectorBase {
   ...
}

It is considered a best practice to place your class file in the Classes/Services folder of your extension.

You must then register your service with the TYPO3 CMS service API. This goes into your extension’s ext_localconf.php file and will look like that:

\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::addService(
   $_EXTKEY,
   // Service type
   'connector',
   // Service key
   'tx_svconnectorspecial_sv1',
   array(
      'title' => 'Special Connector',
      'description' => 'Connect to a special server',
      'subtype' => 'special',
      'available' => true,
      'priority' => 50,
      'quality' => 50,
      'os' => '',
      'exec' => '',
      'className' => \MyName\MyExt\Service\ConnectorSpecialThingy::class,
   )
);

The base service provides several utility methods to access method or properties of the \TYPO3\CMS\Lang\LanguageService class and of the \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Charset\CharsetConverter class independently of context (FE or BE).