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How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

loftux — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:59:16 GMT

This is how you can sort on document name in Alfresco Share Document Library. If you like me don't like the semi-random listing :? Locate tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/filters.lib.jsFor the filters you would like sorted,

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

laurent1050 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:03:45 GMT

Thanks Loftux for this info.

I don't want to directly modify tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary/filters.lib.js. I'd prefer to copy this file in the shared directory of Tomcat.

Where in the shared directory must I copy the file filter.lib.js to override the normal one ?

Thanks
Laurent

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

loftux — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:44:22 GMT

In file web-scripts-application-context.xml you will find the beans for the classpath locations for webscripts. The default is alfresco/templates/webscripts, there is also one defined for alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts. Try placing your overrides there (having the same full path).
I'm not sure however that you can override only a single file, or if the extension path is read last (it doesn't look like that in the bean definition). I always do amps of my customizations, so this is really not an issue for me, and thus haven't tested.

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

laurent1050 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:36:07 GMT

Thanks for your quick answer.

I've tried to put filters.lib.js in

tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension\templates\webscripts

tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\templates\webscripts

But nothing happens.

It only works if I put the file in

tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts

Any ideas ?

Laurent

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

loftux — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:51:08 GMT

Since this is an include file (used as a lib for other webscripts), you may have to override those files as well, and possibly the entire webscript, all the files that make up the webscript.

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

laurent1050 — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:27:52 GMT

Nothing new if I had all the files from tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/documentlibrary to tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension\templates\webscripts\org\alfresco\slingshot\documentlibrary or tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\templates\webscripts\org\alfresco\slingshot\documentlibrary.

I've also tried to modify doclist.get.json.ftl, adding ?sort_by("displayName")


…
"items":
   [
      <#list doclist.items?sort_by("displayName") as item>
      {
         <@itemLib.itemJSON item=item />
      }<#if item_has_next>,</#if>
      </#list>
   ]
…‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

But no sort of the folders…

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

loftux — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:41:14 GMT

Since you are trying to use a freemarker sort, did the sort not work for you when edited filters.lib.js in its original location?

For Alfresco webscripts it seems like there is no easy override unless you start fiddling with bean definitions. For Surf (Share), this is built in and you can do exactly this (putting overrides in web-extension).
Maybe start a separate topic on the subject so it gets noticed if someone knows how to do it in Alfresco.

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

laurent1050 — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:31:56 GMT

The sort made in filters.lib.js works well. I just don't know where to put the file in shared.
But I'm discovering Alfresco and testing different solutions :wink:

Thank for your answers, I'll continue testing, and will start a new thread if needed.

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

croc — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:21:37 GMT

Hi guys,

Is the anyway I can do this "on the fly". Like adding a drop-downlist and list the values, then I want it to get sorted automatically based on the value selected from the drop-downlist.
I am using version 3.3.1

Thanks,
Croc

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

bbukvic — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:02:01 GMT

Hello

Is anyone making "sort on the fly" functionality?
If someone did, and if that 'somebody' want to share with ordinary dummy users , we (ordinary dummy users ) would be very grateful if we can see a description of the proceedings and all the necessary steps …

Thank you in advance

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

mikeh — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:18:18 GMT

Hello

Is anyone making "sort on the fly" functionality?
If someone did, and if that 'somebody' want to share with ordinary dummy users , we (ordinary dummy users ) would be very grateful if we can see a description of the proceedings and all the necessary steps …

Thank you in advance

It's already all on HEAD (i.e. it's available as part of Team and has since been merged to Community). It will be product when v4.0 is released in a couple of months or so or you can grab the code now and have a go at porting it back to v3.3 or v3.4.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

bbukvic — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:20:32 GMT

Thank you for information.

Re: How to sort on name in Document Library or javascript

kwilliamsjr — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:57:11 GMT

fyi I got it to work by modifying the filters.lib.js. I also modified filter.get.config.xml and filter.get.properties with the case I defined and relevant definitions. anyway for what it's worth here is what works:


         case "datesort":
            var argMax = args.max;
            filterQuery = "+PATH:\"" + parsedArgs.rootNode.qnamePath + "//*\"";
            filterQuery += " +TYPE:\"content\"";

            filterParams.sort = [
             {
                column: "@cm:" + dateField,
                ascending: false
             }];
           filterParams.query = filterQuery;
           break;‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

one question though… I modified the deployed file (only filters.lib.js) and I'd prefer to build that out in my build tree. can someone explain how I can do that as it exits in alfresco and not share so I can deploy it properly? I'm a little confused on the build structure… I have it working for share, I would just like to get it working for alfresco.

Mike?