Dojo JavaScript framework

Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) uses the Dojo Toolkit as the JavaScript framework for client-side development. Use Dojo to build cross-platform, interactive UI components in the CMS editing interface.

Dojo is an open-source, client-side framework with the following features:

• UI widgets through the Dijit widget system
• Asynchronous communication
• Class declaration and modular development
• Desktop and mobile support

Components

The Dojo Toolkit consists of three components:

• dojo – The core API. Provides DOM manipulation, class declaration, event listening, message publishing and subscription, and asynchronous requests.
• dijit – The UI system built on the Dojo core. Manages and manipulates visual elements through its widget system.
• dojox – A collection of sub-projects built on the Dojo core. Acts as a repository of Dojo plugins and a testing ground for features intended for the Dojo or Dijit namespace.

Resources

The following resources help developers learn the Dojo framework:

• Tutorials – Topics organized by difficulty level and Dojo version.
  • Arrays made easy
  • Create a custom widget
  • Classy JavaScript with dojo.declare
• API – Code-generated API documentation for navigating framework objects.