Extension Points

The Extension Point system is a single, unified interface for extending various parts of the Ignition platform. Modules can provide new implementations of various abstract concepts with extension points. The Extension Point system is closely tied to the persistence and web interface system, reducing the amount of work required to expose and store configuration data.

Common Extension Point Types

The following are some of the systems in Ignition that expose themselves as extension points, allowing modules to seamlessly provide new implementations:

• Alarm Notification profiles
• Audit logging destinations
• Tag History Providers
• Realtime Tag Providers
• User sources
• OPC UA devices
• Cloud Connector modules

To get started building an extension point implementation, see Extending Ignition with Extension Points.