Extend a Sitecore Pipeline

Extending one of Sitecores pipelines with some custom code is straightforward. Just remember that to extend the pipeline at the right spot making sure that Sitecore has generated the data you need to use. If you extends the httpRequestBegind pipeline, you will not be able to get any data about the requested item before the Sitecore.Pipelines.HttpRequest.ItemResolver has finished etc.

Create your custom code and letting your class inheriting from Sitecore.Pipelines.HttpRequest.HttpRequestProcessor (In the case of extending the httpRequest pipeline):

The next step you need to do is to add your extension into the settings of the httpRequestBegin pipeline as a new processor. In this case, I want my extension to start after:


You could add your extension directly under the above processor in the web.config file. Though of course best practice is to add a new include file, making sure the new include file is rendered in the desired order:

 
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
  <sitecore>
    <pipelines>
      <httpRequestBegin>
        <processor patch:after="*[@type='Sitecore.Pipelines.HttpRequest.IgnoreList, Sitecore.Kernel']"
          type="MyExtensions.Pipelines.HttpRequest.Sleep, MyExtensions" />
      </httpRequestBegin>
    </pipelines>
  </sitecore>
</configuration>

... finally, load yourDomain/Sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx to verify your extension is rendered the right place: