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Custom or standard action in webscript

nowhere — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:01:43 GMT

Hi all,I have a very stupid question, but it's very important for me. I hope someone can give me a good start point.I have a webscript that browse my spaces…I can see folder and documents in it, but I can't add the possibility of executing an action on it. That's, I created a custom action and now I

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

lista — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:54:29 GMT

It's not exactly what you want, but maybe it can give you an idea:

http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=16690&p=54825&hilit=action+from+webscript#p54825

Cheers,
Ivan.

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

nowhere — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:15:36 GMT

Hi Ivan,
thanks for reply…I'll try it in the afternoon, now I can't, and I'll let you know.
But I was thinking…I'd like to prompt user with jsp defined in my action handler, that's:

 
public String getJSPPath()
   {
      return "/jsp/custom/create-custom-space.jsp";
   }
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Isn't it possible?

Still…what if I would use actions definition in web-client-config-custom.xml?
I mean this for example:

<config>
    <actions>
        <!– Quick Checkout document –>
   <action id="quick_checkout_doc">
       <evaluator>
      org.alfresco.web.action.evaluator.CheckoutDocEvaluator
       </evaluator>
            <label-id>quickcheckout</label-id>
            <image>/images/extension/QuickCheckOut_icon.gif</image>
            <action-listener>….
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I know. it makes the action available in web client alfresco…is it not possible to use it in webscript?

Thanks for patience
Greetings,
Nowhere

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

nowhere — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:05:08 GMT

Here I'm again…

It works fine for me this code:


   // Action
    Action action = null;
   
    // Execute Action
    action = this.getActionService().createAction("myaction", params);

    this.getActionService().executeAction(action, startNode);
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in my class extending "DeclarativeWebScript".

<bean id="webscript.com.sample.company.customspace.get" class="com.sample.alfresco.AuthenticationScript" parent="webscript">
  <property name="actionService">
      <ref bean="ActionService" />
  </property>
</bean>‍‍‍‍‍

I don't know if it's right, but it executes my action… :roll:

Still wondering about let user inserting parameters before execution of the action… :?

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

luxoliver — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:22:14 GMT

Hi,
I have create a Web Script who looks like the 'mytask' Alfresco Web Script.
If you want to add an icon on the existing webscript is really complicated, i advise you to modify it or create a 'looks like', and after to add it like in HTML.
First you have to disable the theme by modifying the javascript. After, you can choose to add an icon who refer to your action.

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

nowhere — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:34:45 GMT

Hi LuxOliver,
thanks for your reply!
I solved my problem using directly webscripts and not calling action from them but I'm still wondering for my first post problem…
That is, I can't invoke an action from my freemarker template…can you say me something about that?

Thanks again and sorry for delay in my answer.
Cheers,
Nowhere

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

luxoliver — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:10:28 GMT

Hello,
I don't think that you can call your custom action directly in your ftl.
To be able to use my own action I had used a JavaScript in which I make an Ajax call (with yahoo library) to a Java Bean.
Roughly I have Java classes in whom I have defines my actions and i call there with an Ajax call.
To use this method it is already necessary to be familiar with the Alfresco SDK and the creation of WAR.

I hope that helped you

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

nowhere — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:31:11 GMT

Hi again,
it's clear enough to me what you say.
I instead created a java backed webscript and put my action logic (create a content for example) in the java class. I don't know if it's a correct way, but it works. I hope it's not so bad…
Thanks for your helpfulness and excuse me for my bad english ops:

Greetings,
Nowhere

Re: Custom or standard action in webscript

luxoliver — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:26:28 GMT

I am glad to have been able to help you.
If you find that my answers were worth it you can give me a point.

Thank you and good continuation