built-on-openfin · joeransegnola · Feb 3, 2026 · Dec 3, 2025 · Dec 15, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025
diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/HERE_Core_UI_Starter.png b/how-to/register-with-home/HERE_Core_UI_Starter.png
diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/README.md b/how-to/register-with-home/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-![HERE Core UI Example Application -- Adding your application the Content Discovery Service Via API](../../assets/HERO-STARTER-HERE-CORE-UI.png)
+![HERE Core UI Example Application -- Adding your application the Content Discovery Service Via API](./HERE_Core_UI_Starter.png)
 
 > **_:information_source: HERE Core UI:_** [HERE Core UI](https://resources.here.io/docs/core/hc-ui/) is a commercial product and this repo is for evaluation purposes (See [LICENSE.MD](LICENSE.MD)). Use of the HERE Core Container and HERE Core UI components is only granted pursuant to a license from HERE (see [manifest](public/manifest.fin.json)). Please [**contact us**](https://www.here.io/contact) if you would like to request a developer evaluation key or to discuss a production license.
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ npm run client
 npm run build
 ```
 
-![Register With Home](openfin-register-with-home.gif)
+![Register With Home](new-home.png)
 
 ### Note About The App
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const homeProvider: HomeProvider = {
   title: settings.homeProvider.title,
   id: settings.homeProvider.id,
   icon: settings.homeProvider.icon,
+  subHeader: homeSettings.subHeader,
   onUserInput: onUserInput,
   onResultDispatch: onSelection
 };
@@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ The [provider.ts](client/src/provider.ts) `getManifestCustomSettings` method rea
         "homeProvider": {
             "id":"register-with-home",
             "title":"Home Starter",
+            "subHeader": {
+              "title1": "Welcome to the",
+              "title2": "HERE Home Starter",
+              "subtitle": "Your gateway to HERE applications",
+              "icon": "http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico"
+            },
             "icon":"http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico",
             "queryMinLength": 3,
             "queryAgainst": ["title"]
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ The [provider.ts](client/src/provider.ts) `getManifestCustomSettings` method rea
 | **homeProvider** | Config related to the home provider setup to list things in Home and the Browser Add New View                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | id               | What your provider should be called                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | title            | The title that should be shown in the Home UI to represent your provider                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| subHeader        | A custom and optional object to add branding and a welcome message to the Home component. Please see the image above for referencing where the text and optional icon is placed.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 | icon             | The icon to show in the Home UI (top right section as well as an icon to switch between providers when there is more than one registered)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | queryMinLength   | How many characters should be typed before filtering the list?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | queryAgainst     | What do you wish to run the query against when inspecting your search results. An array of entries. If not specified it will default to ["title"]. Since this example stores the app definition inside of a cli search result's data field you can add data.tags to the array so that it will see if the query matches the start of a tag e.g. ["title","data.tags"] |
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ const homeProvider: HomeProvider = {
   title: settings.homeProvider.title,
   id: settings.homeProvider.id,
   icon: settings.homeProvider.icon,
+  subHeader: homeSettings.subHeader,
   onUserInput: onUserInput,
   onResultDispatch: onSelection
 };

diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/home.ts b/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/home.ts
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ export async function register(
 		title: homeSettings.title,
 		id: homeSettings.id,
 		icon: homeSettings.icon,
+		subHeader: homeSettings.subHeader,
 		onUserInput,
 		onResultDispatch: onSelection
 	};
 
+	console.log(`In home.ts with these settings: ${JSON.stringify(homeSettings.subHeader)}`);
 	homeRegistration = await Home.register(homeProvider);
 	console.log("Home configured.");
 	console.log(homeRegistration);

diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/provider.ts b/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/provider.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { CustomSettings } from "./shapes";
 window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
 	// Load the settings from the manifest
 	const customSettings = await getManifestCustomSettings();
-
+	console.log("Custom settings loaded from manifest:", customSettings);
 	// When the platform api is ready we bootstrap the platform.
 	const platform = fin.Platform.getCurrentSync();
 	await platform.once("platform-api-ready", async () => initializeWorkspaceComponents(customSettings));
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ async function initializeWorkspaceComponents(customSettings: CustomSettings): Pr
 async function getManifestCustomSettings(): Promise<CustomSettings> {
 	// Get the manifest for the current application
 	const app = await fin.Application.getCurrent();
-
+	console.log("Retrieving manifest for application:", app.identity.uuid);
 	// Extract the custom settings for this application
 	const manifest: OpenFin.Manifest & { customSettings?: CustomSettings } = await app.getManifest();
 	return manifest.customSettings ?? {};

diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/shapes.ts b/how-to/register-with-home/client/src/shapes.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,28 @@ export interface HomeProviderSettings {
 	 */
 	title: string;
 
+	/**
+	 * The optional title changes to display on home.
+	 */
+	subHeader?: {
+		/**
+		 * First title text to display in the subheader.
+		 */
+		title1?: string;
+		/**
+		 * Second title text to display in the subheader (renders on a new line).
+		 */
+		title2?: string;
+		/**
+		 * Subtitle text to display in the subheader.
+		 */
+		subtitle?: string;
+		/**
+		 * URL of the icon to display in the subheader.
+		 */
+		icon?: string;
+	};
+
 	/**
 	 * The icon to display in home.
 	 */

diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/new-home.png b/how-to/register-with-home/new-home.png
diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/public/common/images/icon-blue.png b/how-to/register-with-home/public/common/images/icon-blue.png
diff --git a/how-to/register-with-home/public/manifest.fin.json b/how-to/register-with-home/public/manifest.fin.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	},
 	"platform": {
 		"uuid": "register-with-home",
+		"name": "Register With Home - v23.0.0",
 		"icon": "http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico",
 		"autoShow": false,
 		"providerUrl": "http://localhost:8080/platform/provider.html",
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@
 		"homeProvider": {
 			"id": "register-with-home",
 			"title": "Home Starter",
+			"subHeader": {
+				"title1": "Welcome to the",
+				"title2": "HERE Home Starter",
+				"subtitle": "Your gateway to HERE applications",
+				"icon": "http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico"
+			},
 			"icon": "http://localhost:8080/favicon.ico",
 			"queryMinLength": 3,
 			"queryAgainst": ["title"]

diff --git a/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/fdc3v1.2-appd.schema.json b/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/fdc3v1.2-appd.schema.json
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 				"updatable": {
 					"description": "What can be specified when launching a native app. This is an array of named types to reflect the properties you are happy to be specified.\nBy default nothing can be set outside of the app definition when launching the app.",
 					"items": {
-						"$ref": "#/definitions/NativePreference<never>"
+						"$ref": "#/definitions/NativePreference%3Cnever%3E"
 					},
 					"type": "array"
 				}
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreferenceUrl"
 							},
 							{
-								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreference<never>"
+								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreference%3Cnever%3E"
 							}
 						]
 					},
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
 								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreferenceUrl"
 							},
 							{
-								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreference<never>"
+								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreference%3Cnever%3E"
 							}
 						]
 					},

diff --git a/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/fdc3v2.0-appd.schema.json b/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/fdc3v2.0-appd.schema.json
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 				"updatable": {
 					"description": "What can be specified when launching a native app. This is an array of named types to reflect the properties you are happy to be specified.\nBy default nothing can be set outside of the app definition when launching the app.",
 					"items": {
-						"$ref": "#/definitions/NativePreference<never>"
+						"$ref": "#/definitions/NativePreference%3Cnever%3E"
 					},
 					"type": "array"
 				}
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
 								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreferenceUrl"
 							},
 							{
-								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreference<never>"
+								"$ref": "#/definitions/ViewPreference%3Cnever%3E"
 							}
 						]
 					},
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
 								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreferenceUrl"
 							},
 							{
-								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreference<never>"
+								"$ref": "#/definitions/WindowPreference%3Cnever%3E"
 							}
 						]
 					},

diff --git a/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/snapshot.schema.json b/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/snapshot.schema.json
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
 				"rules": {
 					"description": "List of rules for creation of new content.",
 					"items": {
-						"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentCreationRule<ContentCreationBehavior>"
+						"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentCreationRule%3CContentCreationBehavior%3E"
 					},
 					"type": "array"
 				}

diff --git a/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/window.schema.json b/how-to/workspace-platform-starter/public/schemas/window.schema.json
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
 				"rules": {
 					"description": "List of rules for creation of new content.",
 					"items": {
-						"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentCreationRule<ContentCreationBehavior>"
+						"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentCreationRule%3CContentCreationBehavior%3E"
 					},
 					"type": "array"
 				}