topic Re: Facelets??? in Alfresco Archive

Facelets???

manuelgentile — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:46:20 GMT

Is it possible to integrate into the Alfresco Web Client a set of pages made with Facelets!?!?!?It's a special content editor??Thanks

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:44:47 GMT

I have an xml editor written using facelets. Is it possible to add this editor into alfresco web client!?!?

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:06:35 GMT

Yes it is possible. You can run JSP and Facelets based JSF apps within the same application so yes, you could have your facelets page called.

I'm not sure what you mean by

an xml editor written using facelets

. Facelets is just a view layer for JSF, is the XML editor a JSF component or is it JavaScript/DHTML that has been embedded into the facelets page?

Either way I don't think you are tied to facelets, it would be fairly simple to take the XML editor and place it on a JSP page.

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:56:29 GMT

Thanks Gavin,
I'm trying to explain better.
I made a facelets application (some xhtml pages and other pieces of xhtml as custom tag) to manage a set og jaxb 2.0 generated bean.
I want to manage that kind of xml data file into Alfresco (store, search edit and so on…)
I ask you if i's possible to use facelets…and I'm very happy that it is possible.

Another question, I think facelets is a very useful view technology, you think that is possible to move Alfresco Web Client on Facelets?

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:28:33 GMT

It's funny you should ask as I spent Friday investigating that possiblity.

In theory, yes we could move to it, it all depends how much time we get in our frantic release cycles to do it

The most likely scenario is that we move parts of the application to facelets where it would be most valuable.

If we were starting another project application/project now we would more than likely base it on facelets.

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:12:40 GMT

I will spend some times on this task… if I reach some goals I like to share results with the Alfresco Community! 🙂

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:43:15 GMT

Please do!

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:48:39 GMT

I start with facelets conversion of the Alfresco Web Client.
I need some help…..
I don't knwo if it is right to start a new Forge Project and start a call for the partecipation in the project?

I just have some code to share …..

🙂

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:40:12 GMT

Yes, the forge is the perfect place for this, go ahead and create a project.

I look forward to seeing what you've done so far.

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:44:24 GMT

Just a warning before you spend all your time converting the whole application, we have recently decided to embark on a re-design of the client for the 2.0 version (due by the end of the year) so you may want to factor that into your plans.

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:18:14 GMT

Are you going to use facelets? or other view framework!??!

BTW I have already convert some pages like browse.jsp and so on….

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 07:29:53 GMT

No, we are planning on sticking with standard JSF as we have too much invested in the current approach to start from scratch, besides we won't have enough time to redesign the UI and switch framework 😞

I did spend a day a few weeks ago converting some of the existing UI i.e. browse.jsp to facelets to see what would be involved. I managed to get the overall page structure functioning but some of our components were not behaving as expected in the facelets environment.

I'm therefore very keen to see how far you have gotten with the conversion process. What problems/challenges have you faced? Have you had to make any changes to our code?

Let me know when you have created the forge project and I'll take a look.

Cheers,

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:54:47 GMT

What are the components that have different behaviuors in the facelets environment? Some examples?
I did not found any differences using browse.xhtml ?!?!?!

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:53:01 GMT

If I remember rightly some of the action listener methods did not work correctly and I had a few issues using our rich list component if there was more than one item to display in a list.

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 06:30:25 GMT

If you want i can post some xhtml pages and the configurations.
Do you want it to check the functionality???

Re: Facelets???

gavinc — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:41:00 GMT

Yes, I'm very keen to see whatever you have working, please post them.

Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:15:24 GMT

alfresco.taglib.xml


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE facelet-taglib PUBLIC
  "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Facelet Taglib 1.0//EN"
  "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-facesconfig_1_0.dtd">

<facelet-taglib>
   <namespace>http://www.alfresco.org/alfresco</namespace>
   <tag>
      <tag-name>inputDatePicker</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>javax.faces.Input</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.DatePickerRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>


   <tag>
      <tag-name>modeList</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ModeList</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.ModeListRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>listItem</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ListItem</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>listItems</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ListItems</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>errors</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>javax.faces.Messages</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.Errors</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   

   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>actionLink</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ActionLink</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.ActionLinkRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>booleanEvaluator</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.BooleanEvaluator</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>

   <tag>
      <tag-name>panel</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.Panel</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>richList</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.RichList</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.RichListRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>dataPager</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.DataPager</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>column</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.RichListColumn</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>sortLink</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.SortLink</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>menu</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.Menu</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>breadcrumb</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.Breadcrumb</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.BreadcrumbRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
        <tag-name>convertXMLDate</tag-name>
      <converter>
         <converter-id>org.alfresco.faces.XMLDateConverter</converter-id>
      </converter>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
        <tag-name>convertSize</tag-name>
      <converter>
         <converter-id>org.alfresco.faces.ByteSizeConverter</converter-id>
      </converter>
   </tag>

</facelet-taglib>

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Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:15:53 GMT

repo.taglib.xml


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE facelet-taglib PUBLIC
  "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Facelet Taglib 1.0//EN"
  "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-facesconfig_1_0.dtd">

<facelet-taglib>
   <namespace>http://www.alfresco.org/repo</namespace>
   <tag>
      <tag-name>page</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>javax.faces.Input</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.DatePickerRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>simpleSearch</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.SimpleSearch</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>shelf</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.Shelf</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>shelfGroup</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ShelfGroup</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>shelfItem</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ShelfItem</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>clipboardShelfItem</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ClipboardShelfItem</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>recentSpacesShelfItem</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.RecentSpacesShelfItem</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>   
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>shortcutsShelfItem</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.ShortcutsShelfItem</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>nodeDescendants</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.NodeDescendants</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.NodeDescendantsLinkRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>actions</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.Actions</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>   
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>permissionEvaluator</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.PermissionEvaluator</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>   
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>nodeInfo</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.NodeInfo</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>   
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>nodePath</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.NodePath</component-type>
         <renderer-type>org.alfresco.faces.NodePathLinkRenderer</renderer-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   <tag>
      <tag-name>lockIcon</tag-name>
      <component>
         <component-type>org.alfresco.faces.LockIcon</component-type>
      </component>
   </tag>
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   



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Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:16:49 GMT

the initial part of the web.xml

<web-app>
   <display-name>Alfresco Web Client</display-name>

   <description>Alfresco Web Client</description>
 

   <context-param>
      <param-name>facelets.LIBRARIES</param-name>
      <param-value>
         /WEB-INF/taglib/sloop/sloop.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/amg/amg.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/tomahawk.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/sandbox.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/alfresco.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/repo.taglib.xml;/WEB-INF/taglib/bsh.taglib.xml
      </param-value>
   </context-param>
   <context-param>
      <param-name>facelets.DEVELOPMENT</param-name>
      <param-value>true</param-value>
   </context-param>
   <context-param>
      <param-name>javax.faces.DEFAULT_SUFFIX</param-name>
      <param-value>.jsp</param-value>
   </context-param>
   <context-param>
      <param-name>facelets.VIEW_MAPPINGS</param-name>
      <param-value>*.xhtml</param-value>
   </context-param>
   <context-param>
      <param-name>com.sun.faces.validateXml</param-name>
      <param-value>true</param-value>
   </context-param>
   <context-param>
      <param-name>com.sun.faces.verifyObjects</param-name>
      <param-value>true</param-value>
   </context-param>

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Re: Facelets???

manuelgentile — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:18:38 GMT

in the faces-custom-config

<application>
   <view-handler>com.sun.facelets.FaceletViewHandler</view-handler>
</application>‍‍‍

and


<navigation-rule>
      <from-view-id>/jsp/sloop/browse/browse.xhtml</from-view-id>
      <!– showDocDetails and showSpaceDetails moved to /jsp/* above –>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>checkoutFile</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/checkout-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>checkinFile</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/checkin-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>undoCheckoutFile</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/undocheckout-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>updateFile</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/update-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>editFile</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/edit-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>editHtmlInline</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/edit-html-inline.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>editTextInline</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/edit-text-inline.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>manageInvitedUsers</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/roles/manage-invited-users.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>manageContentUsers</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/roles/manage-content-users.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>manageRules</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/rules.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>previewContent</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/preview-file.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>previewSpace</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/preview-space.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>startDiscussion</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/forums/create-topic.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>showForum</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/forums/forum.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>showTopic</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/forums/topic.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>saveNewSearch</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/save-search.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>saveEditSearch</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/dialog/edit-search.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>manageDeletedItems</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/trashcan/trash-list.jsp</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
      <navigation-case>
         <from-outcome>editLOMInline</from-outcome>
         <to-view-id>/jsp/sloop/dialog/edit-lom-inline.xhtml</to-view-id>
      </navigation-case>
   </navigation-rule>

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