topic Detailed space view according to content type in Alfresco Archive

Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:31:12 GMT

Hi there,after perusing through the forums, I found out how to create customized detailed view (see http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=25906).The only issue is that it implies that all the content in a given space will be shown identically.Is there a way to list the contents in a

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

savic_prvoslav — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:40:28 GMT

The only issue is that it implies that all the content in a given space will be shown identically.

This is wrong, you can create if statements and split content by type.

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:52:48 GMT

Thanks for your reply. Could you give me a bit more details of how to do that, maybe an example of code doing that?

thanks

David

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

savic_prvoslav — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:03 GMT

space is current space

<#list space.childrenByLuceneSearch[" +TYPE:\"cm:content1\""?sort_by(['properties','cm:modified'])?reverse as child>

<#if (child.hasPermission("Read"))>

create table hire

</#if>
</#list>

<#list space.childrenByLuceneSearch[" +TYPE:\"cm:content2\""?sort_by(['properties','cm:modified'])?reverse as child>

<#if (child.hasPermission("Read"))>


create table hire
</#if>
</#list>

<#list space.childrenByLuceneSearch[" +TYPE:\"cm:content3\""?sort_by(['properties','cm:modified'])?reverse as child>

<#if (child.hasPermission("Read"))>

create table hire

</#if>
</#list>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:55:33 GMT

[sorry post erased due to mistake]

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:26:03 GMT

After a little investigation, I am gathering your code would go in a template that should get applied to the desired space.

That's cool, but what I am after is not a template but rather, a way of modifying the browse.jsp file so that accross all the spaces, a standard set of list according to content type is available. Quite importantly, if no content of a certain type is present, then the list for that type is simply not shown (i.e. no "No items to display .. blablabla", no listing at all!).

if I create a new rich list in the jsp file and ensures that its columns get rendered if the content type is of a certain value, then this works (…ish… I get a java lang exception that I need to look into). It's just a little bit heavy handed!

Thanks

David

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

savic_prvoslav — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:39:15 GMT

Well, that what are you asking for is not so hard to do.
you need to overrice BrowseBean.java and add binding (looks like this )binding="#{BrowseBean.spacesRichList}" , also add methods to return your nodes of certain type .

in browse bean add a:richList(s) s, how many you need.

and in method that return nodes you must parse nodes by type like:

Repository
          .getServiceRegistry(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance())
          .getDictionaryService().isSubClass(s,
             ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT) //you would have your custom type hire

of course you define type ( in java class so it would be easier to use it )
static final QName TYPE_CONTENT = QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, "content");
//you put your custom stuff.( like so static final String CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI = "http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0";

and his is it, really easy .

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:23 GMT

thanks for your reply.

That sounds promissing. I am sure it is very easy to do but I am a total newb at Java (my background was php and I am switching over for the purpose of Alfresco!). Would it be too much asking you to detail a bit more how you achieve all this (I know it sounds like I am asking to be taken by the hand… well yeah! that's exactly what it is!) :-)…

Thanks

David

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

savic_prvoslav — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:14:13 GMT

I am sorry about that I can not print you code but I can tell you what you need do.

Task 1: override BrowseBean
( if you have project in eclipse you face faces-cusom.xml )

create class ort.somepackage.CustomBrowseBean
go to tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/FACES-CONFIG-BEANS.XML
copy paste the part

   <managed-bean>
      <description>
         The bean that holds folder browse state.
      </description>
      <managed-bean-name>BrowseBean</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class>org.alfresco.web.bean.BrowseBean</managed-bean-class>
….‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

to faces-config-custom.xml .

change <managed-bean-class>org.alfresco.web.bean.BrowseBean</managed-bean-class>‍

<managed-bean-class>ort.somepackage.CustomBrowseBean</managed-bean-class>‍

Task 2: checkout how it works with content list
attach the source from alfresco api and look at the code, to understand the binding and content list

Task 3: create few methods splits content by file type use that dictionary part
this is easy no explaining needed

Task 4: open browse.jsp copy paste a:list part and change the binding and value and columns values, in tast 2 you should see how this works and added needed methods and params.
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you should try it and if you have a problem let me know, only way to learn is to try.

PS: I assume that you have types part done .

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:56:42 GMT

Thanks Savic,

you are absolutely right! The only way to learn is to try. Believe me, I have been learning a hell of a lot since I started playing with Alfresco about 1 month ago! The thing is that I have to learn both Alfresco and Java and that is not a small job! Pretty steep learning curve on both!!!

Anyway, I will try what you suggested and will let you know if I have managed!

Cheers

David

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

david_labbe — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:51:29 GMT

After thinking through the solutions and their "scalability" to the whole application, your suggestion of a freemarker template might actually be the way forward.

Is it possible to reproduce the action links (edit, download, view details…) in a freemarker templates?

Thanks again for your help!

Cheers

David

Re: Detailed space view according to content type

savic_prvoslav — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:28:14 GMT

yes, I do believe so too, any how templates has limitation in a way that you can not create same actions as you can with jsp ( or previous idea). but you can still do something, like details, downlaod and other.

of course for additional stuff you can create your own like edit and so on just bu looking into implementation of for instance details Dialog .

everything you need to know is located hire :

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/URL_Addressability#ExternalAccessServlet

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/URL_Addressability#DownloadContentServlet