KOBI glossary
Over the KOBI ecosystem, you are going to see this terms over the documentation.
Creating your applications
| Term |
Definition |
| Site application |
Micro Application that exposes base templates (HTML) to design your pages and common static resources (CSS/JS). |
| Backend application |
An application used to create a complete HTML page based on a Site application template with KOBI instruction to embed components or containers. |
| Micro application |
Deployable program, scalable in a cloud environment. An application contains components and services (ex REST) related to a specific functional area. |
| Components |
A HTML element that can be used to design pages or models, may be Fragments or Application context. |
| Fragment |
A piece of HTML used to render a part of the site (ex : Header, Product Box) |
| Application context |
A label used to find a Page Model to use in which your application will be rendered when using applicative mode (see Application resolution) |
Administration
| Term |
Definition |
| Site Configuration |
The configuration for your site, including domains, security, SEO… |
| Experience |
An override of a site configuration, accessible from a distinct domain, to experiment new application versions or configurations without disturbing the other users. |
| Resolver |
A KOBI Library used to resolve the URLs of your website. |
| Tenant |
A subset of the site by locale. A Subdomain is made from a Tenant and a Locale. |
| locale |
A language available for your site, associated with a tenant you get a subdomain, ex with www.mysite.fr, the tenant would be www and the locale fr-FR. |
Design a page
| Term |
Definition |
| Page models |
Basic structure that your pages can extend, ex: a Model may configure a Header component, a container and a Footer component, each Pages based on this Model will inherit this structure. |
| Page |
A Web page, with a unique URL. |
| Page variations |
A version of the page at a given time, you can create a variation of a page with some changes that will be live when you want it to be. |
| Versions and states |
Models, Pages and Variations are versionned, after creation they will be DRAFT, and LIVE after publication. |
