ConnectorLib C++ 25.2
ConnectorLib C++ SDK Programming Guide

# Extend ConnectorBase

To create a new connector, you must include the SDK header files in the source file. Add the following include statement at the top of the source file you created:

    #include <autonomy/connector/connector.hpp>

So that the required classes are conveniently accessible, add the following `using` statement within the namespace that defines your connector implementation:

    namespace myconnectornamespace {
       using namespace autonomy::connector::cppsdk;
       ...
    } //namespace myconnectornamespace

Below the `using` statement, define the main connector class. This class must extend the class `ConnectorBase` from the `cppsdk` namespace. It must also specify the display name of the connector, and which features are available:

    class MyConnector : public ConnectorBase
    {
    public:
        MyConnector()
          : ConnectorBase("My Connector")
        {}

        Features::feature_type features()
        {
            return Features::synchronize;
        }

        void synchronize(const SynchronizeTask& task)
        {
            std::string target = task.taskConfig().get("Target", "World");
            task.log().normal("Hello " + target);
        }
    };

This is not enough to build the connector; two additional functions must be defined that allow the library to create and destroy the connector instance. These functions are wrapped in a convenient macro that should be placed at the end of the file, outside the namespace:

    CONNECTOR_LIBRARY_CLASS(myconnectornamespace::MyConnector)

NOTE: As shown in the example above, any connector implementation must extend `ConnectorBase`.

The implementation of synchronize uses `task.taskConfig()` and `task.log()` which provide access to the configuration and log for the task.

The constructor of `ConnectorBase` is passed the string "My Connector". This is the name of the connector as it is displayed to the user, and can be any string.

A Visual Studio project with this sample code is provided in the SDK (see the `HelloWordConnector` project in the `CodeSamples` solution).

This very basic connector implements only the `synchronize` fetch action. Your class does not have to implement the `synchronize` action, and it could implement other actions such as `collect`, `view`, `update`, and `delete`.

The body of the `synchronize` method reads a configuration value and writes a log message. It reads the value of the `Target` configuration parameter (which has a default value of "World") and then writes it to the synchronize log at the normal log level.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery ConnectorLib C++ 25.2

Topic Title: Extend ConnectorBase