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Navigator

The Navigator API enables your add-on to change the page displayed using JavaScript.

Methods

getLocation (callback)

Returns the context of the current page within the host application.

This method will provide a context object to the passed in callback. This context object will contain information about the page currently open in the host application.

The object will contain a target, which can be used when calling the go method, and a context map containing in formation about the opened page.

Currently this method supports two contexts in Confluence only:

contentview: The host application is currently viewing a page, blog post or other content.
contentedit: the host application is currently editing a page, blog post or other content.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
callback	function	function (location) {...}

Example

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AP.navigator.getLocation(function (location) {
  console.log(location)
  // location will be:
  // {
  //   "target": "contentview",
  //   "context": {
  //     "contentId": 1234,
  //     "contentType": "page",
  //     "spaceKey": "DS"
  //   }
  // }
});

go (target, context)

Navigates the user from the current page to the specified page. This call navigates the host product, not the iframe content.

Requires a target location and the corresponding context. Navigating by passing a concrete url is currently unsupported.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
target	Navigator~target~Jira \|\| Navigator~target~Confluence	The type of page to navigate to.
context	Navigator~context	Specific information that identifies the page to navigate to.

Example

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// To navigate to the view page for a piece of content in Confluence:
AP.navigator.go('contentview', {contentId: '12345'});

// To navigate to the view page for version 2 of a piece of content in Confluence:
AP.navigator.go('contentview', {contentId: '12345', versionOverride: 2});

// To navigate to the edit page for a piece of content in Confluence:
AP.navigator.go('contentedit', {contentId: '12345'});

// To navigate to the issue view page of an issue in Jira:
AP.navigator.go('issue', {
  issueKey: 'TEST-1'
});

// To navigate to any page in the current site:
AP.navigator.go('site', {
  relativeUrl: '/browse/TEST-1'
});

reload()

Triggers a reload of the parent page.

Throttle is applied to prevent infinite reloads

Example

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AP.navigator.reload();

Types

Navigator~target~Confluence

Defines the available navigation targets for Confluence.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
contentview	String	The view page for pages, blogs and custom content. Takes a `contentId` to identify the content.
contentedit	String	The edit page for pages, blogs and custom content. Takes a `contentId` to identify the content.
spaceview	String	The space view page. Takes a `spaceKey` to identify the space.
spacetools	String	The space tools page. Takes a `spaceKey` to identify the space.
dashboard	String	The dashboard of Confluence.
userProfile	String	The profile page for a specific user. Takes a `username` or `userAccountId` to identify the user.
addonModule	String	The module page within a specific add-on. Takes an `addonKey` and a `moduleKey` to identify the correct module.
contentlist	String	The list/collector page for pages, blogs and custom content contained in a space. Takes a `spaceKey` and a `contentType` to identify the content type.
site	String	A specific location contained within a site. Takes a `relativeUrl` to identify the path.

Navigator~target~Jira

Defines the available navigation targets for Jira.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
dashboard	String	A dashboard in Jira. Takes a `dashboardId` to identify the dashboard.
issue	String	An issue in Jira. Takes an `issueKey` to identify the issue.
addonModule	String	A module page within an add-on. Takes an `addonKey` and a `moduleKey` to identify the module.
userProfile	String	The profile page for a Jira User. Takes a `userAccountId` to identify the user.
projectAdminSummary	String	The admin details of a Jira project. Takes a `projectKey` to identify the project. Only accessible to administrators.
projectAdminTabPanel	String	The admin panel defined by a connect addon. Takes an `addonKey`, `adminPageKey`, `projectKey`, and `projectId`. Only accessible to administrators.
site	String	A location in the site. Takes either a `relativeUrl` or `absoluteUrl` to identify the path.

Navigator~context

Defines the context information required for navigation targets.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
contentId	String	Identifies a piece of content. Required for the `contentView` target.
contentType	String	Identifies the type of content. Can be either `page` or `blogpost`. Required for the `contentEdit` target.
spaceKey	String	Identifies a space. Required for the `spaceView` and `spaceTools` targets.
username	String	Identifies a user. One of this or `userAccountId` required for the `userProfile` target.
userAccountId	String	Identifies a user. One of this or `username` required for the `userProfile` target.
addonKey	String	Identifies a connect add-on. Required for the `addonModule` and `projectAdminTabPanel` targets.
moduleKey	String	Identifies a connect add-on module. Required for the `addonModule` target.
dashboardId	String	Identifies a Jira dashboard. Required for the `dashboard` target in Jira.
projectKey	String	Identifies a Jira project. Required for the `projectSummary`, `projectAdminSummary` and `projectAdminTabPanel` targets.
issueKey	String	Identifies a Jira issue. Required for the `issue` target.
adminPageKey	String	Identifies a Jira Project Admin Tab Panels module key. Required for the `projectAdminTabPanel` target.
projectId	String	Identifies a Jira Project by its ID number. Required for the `projectAdminTabPanel` target.
customData	String	Contains parameters that will be added as query parameters to the product url with "ac." prepended. Used only in `addonModule` target. See Add-on specific context parameters for more info.
embeddedContentRender	String	Identifies the mode for rendering embedded content in Confluence, such as attachments embedded in a page. This only applies to the `contentView` target. Valid values are `current` (render the embedded content using the latest version) and `version-at-save` (render the embedded content using the version at the time the content was saved). This parameter is optional and defaults to `current`.
relativeUrl	String	Identifies a specific page within a site. Required for the `site` target and must begin with `/`.
absoluteUrl	String	Identifies a specific page within a site. Required for the `site` target and must be within the site's domain.