topic Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript? in Alfresco Archive

Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

gronfelt — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:35:06 GMT

I have an ordinary webapp built with JavaScript, HTML and CSS, it's function is to connect to a LDAP-server and change the users password.Now I would like to create a Share component out of that app. I've separated the CSS, JS and HTML to different files. Then I created a xml file and named it pwcha

Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

gronfelt — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:08:10 GMT

I've got another issue too: If I put the JS code in the html.ftl-file, the JavaScript seems to work, however, the http request returns an empty string (I checked this with Firebug). If I issue the same HTTP request directly in the browsers adress field the return string is the expected. What could be the cause of that?

Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

stevericker — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:50:18 GMT

Just curious, did you ever figure this out? I'm a bit confused about where javascript code should go as well and wanted to piggyback off of anything you might've learned as I try to get up the learning curve! Thanks very much.

Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

gronfelt — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:16:43 GMT

Client-side javascript code is preferably put in tomcat/webapps/share/components/dashlets for instance, if it's a dashlet, and then included in the head.ftl-file.

Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

gronfelt — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:18:58 GMT

I'd like to extend my answer above with a question of my own:

Can client-side javascript files be included from a location outside the webapp? At the moment I include them like this:

<@script type="text/javascript" src="${page.url.context}/components/dashlets/jsFile.js"></@script>‍

Is there a way to put them in the shared classpath so that they're not overwritten at an upgrade, but still are reachable for the client?

Re: Simple Share component, where to put JavaScript?

mikeh — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:38:52 GMT

Client-side JavaScript files can be anywhere on the Internet - for example, a "share-extension" folder in webapps/ROOT.

Thanks,
Mike