topic Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints in Alfresco Archive

Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:28:12 GMT

Hey people,i found the Cascading Constraints from Jean Barmash (http://blogs.alfresco.com/wp/jbarmash/2008/08/08/dynamic-data-driven-drop-downs-for-list-properties/)and need them for my current project. What i wanna do is to generate the List of values out of spaces that are in my customer folder. M

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:12:43 GMT

Does the query work in the Node Browser? Make sure it returns what you need before putting it into the config - from the snippet you provided it looks like you need a space after AND.

TYPE:”{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder” AND@\http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0\}name:'Customer"

Jean

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:44:58 GMT

k fixed that.


     <constraint name="my:customConstraint"
       type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >
       <parameter name="query">
         <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
         </value>
       </parameter>
     </constraint>
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then i get following error:


03:41:14,374 User:System ERROR [web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
net.sf.acegisecurity.AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException: A valid SecureContext was not provided in the RequestContext
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.credentialsNotFound(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:477)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvocation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:355)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:77)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.java:275)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:69)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy23.query(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.getSearchResult(LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.java:69)
        at org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedListConstraint.getAllowedValues(SearchBasedListConstraint.java:62)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISBasePropertyDefinition.<init>(CMISBasePropertyDefinition.java:108)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.createProperty(CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.java:126)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.createProperties(CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.java:104)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.init(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:394)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.afterDictionaryInit(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:465)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.onBootstrap(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:483)
        at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:62)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster$1.run(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:77)
        at org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor.execute(SyncTaskExecutor.java:49)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:75)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:246)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:617)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:355)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:189)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:69)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:525)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:627)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:553)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:488)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1149)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
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and in the localhost log file:


23.07.2009 05:01:54 org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext
23.07.2009 05:04:15 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext listenerStart
SCHWERWIEGEND: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener
net.sf.acegisecurity.AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException: A valid SecureContext was not provided in the RequestContext
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.credentialsNotFound(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:477)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvocation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:355)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:77)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.java:275)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:69)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy23.query(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.getSearchResult(LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.java:69)
        at org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedListConstraint.getAllowedValues(SearchBasedListConstraint.java:62)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISBasePropertyDefinition.<init>(CMISBasePropertyDefinition.java:108)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.createProperty(CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.java:126)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.createProperties(CMISAbstractTypeDefinition.java:104)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.init(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:394)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.afterDictionaryInit(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:465)
        at org.alfresco.cmis.dictionary.CMISAbstractDictionaryService.onBootstrap(CMISAbstractDictionaryService.java:483)
        at org.alfresco.util.AbstractLifecycleBean.onApplicationEvent(AbstractLifecycleBean.java:62)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster$1.run(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:77)
        at org.springframework.core.task.SyncTaskExecutor.execute(SyncTaskExecutor.java:49)
        at org.springframework.context.event.SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.multicastEvent(SimpleApplicationEventMulticaster.java:75)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.publishEvent(AbstractApplicationContext.java:246)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishRefresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:617)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:355)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:246)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:189)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
        at org.alfresco.web.app.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:69)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:525)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptor(HostConfig.java:627)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDescriptors(HostConfig.java:553)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:488)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1149)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
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(i get same error if i use <value> TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content" </value>)

customModel.xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!– Custom Model –>

<model name="custom:customModel" xmlns="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0">

   <!– Optional meta-data about the model –>
   <description>Custom Model</description>
   <author></author>
   <version>1.0</version>

   <imports>
      <!– Import Alfresco Dictionary Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/dictionary/1.0" prefix="d"/>
      <!– Import Alfresco Content Domain Model Definitions –>
      <import uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
   </imports>

   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="custom.model" prefix="custom"/>
   </namespaces>

<!– ComTeam AG –>

<!– Mandatory List –>
   <constraints>

     <constraint name="custon:Kundenliste"
       type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >
       <parameter name="query">
         <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
         </value>
       </parameter>
     </constraint>
</constraints>
<types>
—————
</types>
<aspects>
        <aspect name="custom:Kunde">
                <title>Kunde</title>
                <properties>
                 <property name="custom:Kunde">
                 <title>Kunde</title>
                 <type>d:text</type>
                 <mandatory>true</mandatory>
                <constraints>
                 <constraint ref="custom:Kundenliste" />
                </constraints>
                </property>
                <property name="custom:Mitarbeiter">
                 <title>Mitarbeiter</title>
                 <type>d:text</type>
                 <mandatory>true</mandatory>
                </property>
                </properties>
        </aspect>
</aspects>
</model>
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custom-model-context.xml


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>

<beans>

        <bean id="LuceneSearchBasedListConstraintInitializer"
                class="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint">

                <property name="serviceRegistry">
                        <ref bean="ServiceRegistry"/>
                </property>
        </bean>


    <!– Registration of new models –>
    <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
        <property name="models">
            <list>
                <value>alfresco/extension/customModel.xml</value>
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>

</beans>
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cant see any mistake

/edit:

if i change type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" to type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedListConstraint"

I get the error that instance of org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedListConstraint cant be created with condition custom:Kundenliste

but i have no clue where the mistake is -.-

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:13:34 GMT

Nothing jumps out at me here, sorry.

Which version of Alfresco are you using? Presence of CMIS references in the stack trace tells me it's 3.1 or 3.2. The original code was written in 3.0. I know they redid security in 3.2 significantly, so I wonder if this is interfering somehow and is the reason why you are seeing the exceptions related to security.

I'd try to get back to the basics a bit - i.e. make sure you can have a constraint that does a null search that doesn't depend on your custom model. This will at least tell you if the problem is that some of the infrastructure has changed around the call to SearchService, or whether it's something else.

Also, maybe try to inline the constraint definition, as opposed to having it separate in constraints section.

Jean

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:26:35 GMT

yes its v3.2

I can setup a 3.0 with same customModel and try if i get same error, maybe that helps.

For me that sounds like i cant perform the search query cause there is no authed user to do so.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:12:35 GMT

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the infrastructure has changed. One place to check is configuration - perhaps something new needs to be configured for the constraints that wasn't before. I don't have a 3.2 installation handy, so I can't retry, sorry.

For me that sounds like i cant perform the search query cause there is no authed user to do so.

Yeah, sounds like it, which is a bit strange, since you are likely running while being logged into the Explorer, thereby it should pick up your security context.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:13:28 GMT

this is a bootup error so it cant have my security context

/edit:

same config version 3.0 works

hope Alfresco is intrested in including this to V3.2 also, since its very usefull.

now I'm working on a dependent dropdown.

Its looking good already. But when my Alfresco loads the "Edit Properties" page i get:


javax.faces.FacesException: org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.ParseException: Failed to parse XPath…
Unexpected '$'
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it says Unexpected $

my constraint is:


     <constraint name="custom:Auftragsliste" type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >
        <parameter name="query">
        <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder" </value>
        </parameter>
     </constraint>
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some hints?

for me the problem seems to be that lucene gets parsed my placeholder query instead of replaxing ${custom:AKunde} with the value of the property.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:09:34 GMT

still actual topic pls help

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:29:39 GMT

Sorry for delay - finally had a chance to look at it.

It looks like you are using the wrong constraint (LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint). Try SearchBasedDependencyListConstraint - that's the one that handles substitutions.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:37:12 GMT

i tryed that (also ur example says sth different).

Thats the error then:


org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'extension.dictionaryBootstrap' defined in file [/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-model-context.xml]: Invocation of init$
Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Could not import bootstrap model alfresco/extension/customModel.xml
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.initDictionary(DictionaryBootstrap.java:147)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.bootstrap(DictionaryBootstrap.java:108)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeCustomInitMethod(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1240)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1205)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1171)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:425)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:251)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:156)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:248)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:160)
        at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:287)
        at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:352)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:244)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:187)
        at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:49)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:791)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:771)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:525)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:830)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:490)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1149)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:311)
        at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:117)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
        at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
        at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Failed to compile model custom:customModel
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.CompiledModel.<init>(CompiledModel.java:112)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2Model.compile(M2Model.java:134)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryDAOImpl.putModel(DictionaryDAOImpl.java:217)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.DictionaryBootstrap.initDictionary(DictionaryBootstrap.java:143)
        … 42 more
Caused by: org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryException: Failed to construct an instance of type 'org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedDependencyListConstraint' for constraint 'custom:Auftragsliste'
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2ConstraintDefinition.resolveInternal(M2ConstraintDefinition.java:192)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.M2ConstraintDefinition.resolveDependencies(M2ConstraintDefinition.java:125)
        at org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.CompiledModel.<init>(CompiledModel.java:107)
        … 45 more
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if its a LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint i can compile it?!

my constraint is that:


          <constraint name="custom:Auftragsliste"
       type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedDependencyListConstraint" >

        <parameter name="query">
        <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder" </value>
        </parameter>
     </constraint>
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and i set the property like that:


                 <property name="custom:AAuftrag">
                 <title>Auftrag:</title>
                 <type>d:text</type>
                 <mandatory>true</mandatory>
                 <index enabled="true">
                  <atomic>true</atomic>
                  <stored>false</stored>
                  <tokenised>false</tokenised>
                 </index>
                <constraints>
                 <constraint ref="custom:Auftragsliste" />
                </constraints>
                </property>
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web-client-config-custom:


   <config evaluator="aspect-name" condition="custom:Kunde">
        <property-sheet>
            <show-property name="custom:AKunde" component-generator="CustomListComponentGeneratorWithRefresh"/>
            <show-property name="custom:AMitarbeiter"/>
            <show-property name="custom:AProduktformat"/>
            <show-property name="custom:AAuftrag" component-generator="CustomDependentListComponentGenerator"/>
        </property-sheet>
   </config>
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Failed to construct an instance of type 'org.alfresco.sample.constraints.SearchBasedDependencyListConstraint'

why is he failing to create the instance? do i need to provide any default value maybe for the dynamic list of custom:AKunde (generated out of a Space) but normally that should be handled by custom component generator….

have no clue what to try

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:36:17 GMT

Sorry, I forgot the hierarchy - LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint is the right one to use. Once again not sure what's going on - I suggest you try if it works with a simpler query just to see if it works at all. Use one without any substitutions first to get confidence that it works, then move on to a simple query with a very simple substitution.

why is he failing to create the instance? do i need to provide any default value maybe for the dynamic list of custom:AKunde (generated out of a Space) but normally that should be handled by custom component generator….

I'd definitely worry about default values - make sure that you have some kind of default value on your property in the content model definition. The component generator is UI, it doesn't set underlying properties on the nodes.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

mbailen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:09:01 GMT

Hi Jean,

I'm using your drop downs and having similar problems. I had it working in 3.0, but it won't boot in 3.2. If I comment out just the constraint line in the aspect definition and leave the rest of the code as is, it does not bomb. I'm using a simple category query:

 <constraint name="me:group_constraint" type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >
       <parameter name="query">
         <value> PATH:"/cm:generalclassifiable/cm:Group/*" </value>
       </parameter>
 /constraint>
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The log says:

15:53:54,295 ERROR [org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader] Context initialization failed
net.sf.acegisecurity.AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException: A valid SecureContext was not provided in the RequestContext
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.credentialsNotFound(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:477)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.AbstractSecurityInterceptor.beforeInvocation(AbstractSecurityInterceptor.java:355)
        at net.sf.acegisecurity.intercept.method.aopalliance.MethodSecurityInterceptor.invoke(MethodSecurityInterceptor.java:77)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.impl.ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.invoke(ExceptionTranslatorMethodInterceptor.java:49)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl.audit(AuditComponentImpl.java:275)
        at org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditMethodInterceptor.invoke(AuditMethodInterceptor.java:69)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:106)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
        at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)
        at $Proxy44.query(Unknown Source)
        at org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.getSearchResult(LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint.java:71)
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Am I missing something simple? If you have any ideas, please let me know. I found the feature very useful. Thanks

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

jbarmash — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:36:40 GMT

Not sure - seems like some infrastructure has changed in 3.2. "The Storm" seems to be having the same issues.

If it works in 3.0 but not in 3.2, then it might be some kind of regression bug - I'd encourage you to create a JIRA issue. All the code is trying to do is get SearchService via ServiceRegistry. I suppose another thing to try is to inject the SearchService directly into the constraint definition - maybe that will set the security context correctly.

I don't have a 3.2 environment to test this in (not doing an Alfresco project right now), but to diagnose this further I'd try to debug deep down into Eclipse until something jumps out at me.

Yet another thing to try potentially, since it seems like CMIS code is not part of the call stack, is to perhaps try to do a search using CMIS querying (maybe that will allow to bypass the faulty code).

Sorry can't be more helpful, seems like something is amiss here.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:37:22 GMT

its not working in 3.2 sadly

but still struggling with my Depency Constraint :X

//made another step:

with this i get no error, but an empty list for my dependency list:


          <constraint name="custom:Auftragsliste"
       type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >

   <parameter name="query">
   <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x20020_AG/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder" </value>
   </parameter>
     </constraint>
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and


                 <property name="custom:AKunde">
                 <title>Kunde</title>
                 <type>d:text</type>
                 <mandatory>true</mandatory>
       <default>BMW</default>
                 <constraints>
                  <constraint ref="custom:Kundenliste" />
                 </constraints>
                 </property>
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(default value is one of the spaces in the Kundenliste Space.

but why is the Dependency List empty?

PS: jbmarsh i can give u remote access to my 3.0 testbox if it helps u

/edit2:

maybe its cause my lucene query is broken :X :X testing with correct one now

/edit3:

ITS WORKING w000000000000000000000000000000t

i'll pass a tutorial soon what I did to make it work.

another intresting thing would be, how can i make the Search work for Dependency List, cause now it only shows the dependency List for my default value, no matter if i change it in the list or not

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

mbailen — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:33 GMT

Just a quick update on my attempts to get this working with 3.2. I tried the search using an inline constraint and it failed. Also I tried creating a class for doing a CMIS search which used the same method for grabbing a security context and it failed.

At this point, I'm not familiar enough with the faces client to get much further… If anybody can point me to an example of a better way to make the query, I will give it a shot.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:25:41 GMT

Hi guys,

long time not been around but now I got a new problem.

I tryed to use 2 Variables in one query:


          <constraint name="custom:Themenliste"
       type="org.alfresco.sample.constraints.LuceneSearchBasedListConstraint" >

        <parameter name="query">
        <value> PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/cm:${custom:AKunde}/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/cm:${custom:AAuftrag}//*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder" </value>
        </parameter>
     </constraint>
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the error i get:


javax.faces.FacesException: org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/cm:ComTeam/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/cm:${custom:AAuftrag}//*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/cm:ComTeam/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/cm:${custom:AAuftrag}//*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/cm:ComTeam/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/cm:${custom:AAuftrag}//*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
caused by:
org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.lucene.ParseException: Failed to parse XPath…
Unexpected '$'
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seems like he parses the Query after replacing the first Variable, but when i look to the Java Code


    /**
     * Pulls out tokens corresponding to property names
     * 
     * @param query
     * @return
     */
    private String replaceQueryParametersWithValues(String query, Map<String, String> props)
    {
        String finalQuery = query;
        for (String key : props.keySet())
        {
            String token = "\\$\\{" + key + "\\}";
            finalQuery = query.replaceAll(token, props.get(key));
        }
        return finalQuery;
    }
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it should replace all tokens, any1 see a mistake? I used default vars that are existing, so that cant be the problem.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:04:33 GMT

small update, tryed it with 3 values and still only the first one gets replaced:


javax.faces.FacesException: org.alfresco.repo.search.SearcherException: Failed to parse query: PATH:"/app:company_home/cm:ComTeam_x0020_AG/cm:Kunden/cm:ComTeam/cm:_x0030_2_x0020_Auftragsordner/cm:${custom:AAuftrag}/cm:${custom:AStruktur}//*" AND TYPE:"{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}folder"
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the function to do this is:


    private List<String> getPropertyNames(String query, String tokenRegexpExpression)
    {
        Pattern patternMatcher = Pattern.compile(tokenRegexpExpression);
        Matcher matcher = patternMatcher.matcher(query);
        List<String> arr = new ArrayList<String>();
        while (matcher.find())
        {
            String propToken = matcher.group();
            propToken = propToken.substring(2, propToken.length() - 1);
            arr.add(propToken);
        }
        return arr;
    }
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from my understanding this function adds all ${} regex pattern things to the array and returns it, but seems like it only does it for the first, some1 know why?

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
SOLUTION:
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


    /**
     * Pulls out tokens corresponding to property names
     *
     * @param query
     * @return
     */
    private String replaceQueryParametersWithValues(String query, Map<String, String> props)
    {
        String finalQuery = query;
        for (String key : props.keySet())
        {
            String token = "\\$\\{" + key + "\\}";
            finalQuery = query.replaceAll(token, props.get(key));
        }
        return finalQuery;
    }
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the line:


finalQuery = query.replaceAll(token, props.get(key));
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needs to replaceAll in finalQuery not in query

so it must be:


finalQuery = finalQuery.replaceAll(token, props.get(key));
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Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

dynamolalit — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:26:51 GMT

Hi All,

I am using Alferesco3.2r with Tomcat 6.0.

I am also following same blog post for categories & getting the same error.I have posted @

http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25855&p=84025#p84025

I tried with other approach, i am getting some other error there which i posted @

http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25837&p=84043#p84043

Is there any JIRA for this till now or any workaround as i am struggling with it for some time. ops:

Is there any other thing exists to be used for categories instead of this as default alfresco category selector is not user friendly.

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

thestorm — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:41:21 GMT

hi,

its not working with versions past 3.0 since they changed the security model …

sadly, this function is a must have in my opinion so I have to stick with 3.0 :-S

Re: Alfresco Cascading Constraints

dynamolalit — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:22:00 GMT

Hi Storm,

Thanks for your reply.

I have to use 3.2 only here but bad part :?: is that there is no JIRA issue I could find for this so that i can present it to others.

Also Alfresco engineers are not replying on it which is again heartbreaking so that i can try to persuade on this. :roll:

Can you tell me, if you know, any other way to achieve this.

I tried with AjaxCategorySelector but i am getting Base is null error .

Here is my edit-content-properties.jsp

  
<%
EditNodeCategoriesDialog dialog2 = (EditNodeCategoriesDialog) FacesHelper.getManagedBean(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), "EditNodeCategoriesDialog"););
%>
….

<f:verbatim>
<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="paddingRow"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td></f:verbatim><h:outputText value="#{msg.categories}" /><f:verbatim>:</td>
<td width="98%">
</f:verbatim>
<r:multiValueSelector id="multi-category-selector"
value="#{dialog2.getCategories}"
lastItemAdded="#{dialog2.getAddedCategory}"
selectItemMsg="#{msg.select_category}"
selectedItemsMsg="#{msg.selected_categories}"
noSelectedItemsMsg="#{msg.no_selected_categories}"
styleClass="multiValueSelector">
<f:subview id="categorySelector">
<r:ajaxCategorySelector id="catSelector" styleClass="selector"
value="#{dialog2.getAddedCategory}"
label="#{msg.select_category_prompt}" />
</f:subview>
</r:multiValueSelector>
<f:verbatim>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="paddingRow"></td></tr>
</table>
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Any idea is welcome!