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SURF + Application based website : Suggestions ?

deas0815 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:35:54 GMT

Hallo everybody,I'm working my way through SURF, and I'm wondering what the suggested approach is to embed an application into a SURF based website.Assume for example you want to code your application in JSF or Grails.Should one create (webscript-based ?) components delegating to the JSF/Grails appl

Re: SURF + Application based website : Suggestions ?

jpfi — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:08:22 GMT

Hi,
from my point of view using SURF doesn't make sense if you want to use more heavyweight technologies.
In this case I'd go the other way around: Write your application using JSF, Grails or any other web or portal technology/framework.
Then adapt & use Alfresco as Content Repository/Service via RESTful WebScripts, either integrate whole SURF components (presentation webscripts) or simply use data webscript and render the presentation within your framework.

Cheers, Jan

Re: SURF + Application based website : Suggestions ?

deas0815 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:57:44 GMT

Hallo Jan,

Hi,
from my point of view using SURF doesn't make sense if you want to use more heavyweight technologies.
In this case I'd go the other way around: Write your application using JSF, Grails or any other web or portal technology/framework.
Then adapt & use Alfresco as Content Repository/Service via RESTful WebScripts, either integrate whole SURF components (presentation webscripts) or simply use data webscript and render the presentation within your framework.

Cheers, Jan

hm … so seems technolgies are note yet integrated like they could/should be, right ?

But that is not so unusual - Portals and CMSs can also cause headaches.

What I had in mind was placing application components on pages in webstudio just as you place applications on pages in a portal.

Depending on the requirements of the project, I think that could be a pretty appealing approach.

regards
Andreas