Any good resources on creating components as experience fragments?

[Zendarkke]

I am trying to work with experience fragments and want to achieve two of the following.

Create and use a component as XF
I have a carousel component and i want the individual carousel slides to be an experience fragment?

I cannot find any good resources which help me in achieving this . They all point to page experience fragments.Do guide on how to move forward for the above

[mohanbudda]

See if this can help you which I got from google.

To create and use a component as an Experience Fragment (XF) in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), you essentially need to develop a custom component that inherits from the standard "xfpage" component, allowing you to define a reusable structure with editable content areas within your XF template.

Steps to create a custom XF component:

1. Create the Component Structure:

• Navigate to the component folder:

  In your AEM project, go to /apps/your-project/components/content/experience-fragments.
• Create a new component folder:

  Make a new folder named your-custom-xf-component within the experience-fragments folder.
• Add component files:

  • your-custom-xf-component.html: This is where you define the visual structure of your XF component, including placeholders for dynamic content.
  • your-custom-xf-component.js: This file will handle any JavaScript logic needed to interact with the component's content.
  • your-custom-xf-component.cq.dialog.xml: This is for creating the editing dialog in the AEM authoring interface, allowing users to configure the component properties.

2. Extend the xfpage component:

• Open your-custom-xf-component.js:
• Inherit from xfpage: Add the following line to your code:

JavaScript

    cq.domReady(function() {
        CQ.Ext.ns('AEM.Component.xfpage');
        AEM.Component.xfpage.YourCustomXFComponent = CQ.Ext.extend(AEM.Component.xfpage, {
            // Your custom component logic here
        });
    });

3. Define the XF template:

• In the AEM authoring interface:
  • Go to the "Experience Fragments" section.
  • Create a new XF template.
  • Select your newly created your-custom-xf-component from the component list.
  • Design the layout of your XF using the editable content areas provided by the component.

4. Using the XF in a page:

• In the page editor:
  • Navigate to the page where you want to insert the XF.
  • Add a new component to the page.
  • Choose the "Experience Fragment" component from the component library.
  • Select the XF template you created using the custom component.
  • Configure any necessary properties or content for the XF within the editing dialog.

Key points to remember:

• Content areas:

  Your custom XF component should define clear content areas using the cq:PageContent component to allow users to easily add content in the authoring interface.
• Custom styling and behavior:

  Use CSS and JavaScript within your component files to style and add interactive functionality to your XF.
• Data binding:

  If needed, utilize AEM's data binding mechanisms to dynamically populate content within the XF based on data sources.

Example Code Snippet (HTML):

Code

<div class="your-custom-xf-wrapper">
    <cq:PageContent cq:template="/libs/foundation/components/parsys/parsys.html"/>
    <p>This is some static content within your custom XF.</p> 
</div>

[arunpatidar]

Hi @Zendarkke 
You can use core component

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-core-components/using/wcm-components/c... 

There you have a possibility to add XF as carousel item(slide).