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title: Helpers and utilities
slug: configured-commerce/docs/overview-of-helpers-and-utilities
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createdAt: 2026-08-13T10:46:27.000Z
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## Common

You can use these classes in most places in the application where server-side extensions are used.

- DateTimeProvider
- MessageProvider
- ReadPdf

## Handlers and pipes

You can use these classes in most places in the application, but are also used in handlers and pipes.

- IUnitOfWork
- ISiteContext
- IAuthenticationService
- ICookieManager

## Integration

The following specialty classes that should only be used within the integration workflow in objects like preprocessors, integration processors, and postprocessors.

- IJobLogger
- XmlDatasetManager
- DataSet Table and Column Names