Outreach Extensibility SDK

Welcome to the Outreach Extensibility SDK, a powerful library designed to streamline the development of client extensions for Outreach. If you are looking to enhance your Outreach experience and create custom extensions, this SDK is the ideal starting point. For comprehensive documentation and resources, please visit the Outreach Developer Portal.

Getting Started

To incorporate the Outreach Extensibility SDK into your project, please refer to our detailed guide here.

Usage Examples

Given that the Outreach context is exclusive to the Outreach environment, it's imperative to establish a secure connection over the local network for development purposes. For more information please check out our guide for Local Development.

Prerequisites

1. Node.js: Install Node.js which includes npm (Node Package Manager), required to manage the dependencies and run the React application.
2. OpenSSL: Ensure OpenSSL is installed on your system to generate self-signed SSL certificates. This is often pre-installed on UNIX-based systems (Linux, macOS), but for Windows, you may need to install it manually or use a tool like Git Bash that includes it.

Installation

To set up an example project, navigate to the 'examples' folder:

cd ./examples/my-first-outreach-app

Next, install the necessary Node.js modules using Yarn or npm:

yarn
# or
npm install

Generate SSL Certificate for HTTPS

You need to generate a self-signed SSL certificate or get one from a Certificate Authority (CA). For local development, a self-signed certificate will suffice.

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout localhost.key -out localhost.crt -subj "/CN=extension.outreach-dev.com"

This will create a localhost.key file for your private key and a localhost.cert file for your self-signed certificate, valid for 10 years (3650 days). Remember, browsers will not trust self-signed certificates by default, and you will need to proceed through security warnings or add an exception for your certificate.

Update the hosts file

The hosts file maps hostnames to IP addresses. On your local machine, add the following code to /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1    extension.outreach-dev.com

Now extension.outreach-dev.com will resolve to your local machine.

Running

Finally, run the project with the following command:

yarn start
# or
npm start

Creating a test app

Upon successful setup of the project, the next step involves registering the application with the Outreach platform. For more information check out Your first extension

1. Navigate to the Outreach extension dashboard.
2. Proceed to create a new extension. During this process, specify the extension.outreach-dev.com as the "Hosting URL". This will route requests from the Outreach extension to your local server.

Now the example project should be available within your Outreach extension

Questions or Assistance?

If you have any questions or require assistance while working with the Outreach Extensibility SDK, please do not hesitate to contact us at platform@outreach.io. Our dedicated support team is here to help you succeed.