General extension points
These extension points enable you to extend DITA-OT. You can add Ant targets or imports; add a Java library to the classpath parameter; add a new transformation type; extend a catalog file; add new diagnostic messages, and more.
- ant.import
- Adds an Ant import to the main Ant build file.
- dita.conductor.lib.import
- Adds a Java library to the DITA-OT classpath.
- dita.conductor.target
- Adds an Ant
import to the main Ant build file.
Attention: This extension point is deprecated; use
ant.importinstead. - dita.conductor.target.relative
- Adds
an Ant import to the main Ant build file.
Tip: As of DITA-OT 3.0, the
ant.importextension point can be used instead. - dita.conductor.transtype.check
-
Adds a new value to the list of valid transformation types.
Tip: This extension point is still supported for backwards compatibility, but since DITA-OT 2.1, any new customizations should instead use the<transtype>element in the Plug-in descriptor file to define a new transformation. - dita.specialization.catalog
- Adds the
content of a catalog file to the main DITA-OT catalog file. Attention: This extension point is deprecated; use
dita.specialization.catalog.relativeinstead. - dita.specialization.catalog.relative
- Adds the content of a catalog file to the main DITA-OT catalog file.
- dita.transtype.print
- Defines a transformation as a print type.
- dita.xsl.messages
- Adds new diagnostic messages to DITA-OT.
- org.dita.pdf2.catalog.relative
- Adds the content of a catalog file to the main catalog file for the PDF plug-in.