topic Access Document content in Java action : 'virtual' NodeRef ? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/access-document-content-in-java-action-virtual-noderef/m-p/258997#M212127 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'd like, in a Java action called inside a workflow, to retrieve the document content I just submitted.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I encountered some strange behaviour (to my point of view) : when executing action targetting document(s) : these document(s) seems inside sort of "virtual" NodeRef.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I'd like to know if my assumption (about "virtual" noderef) is true, or, if not, I'd like to understand the underlying behaviour about this <img id="smileyhappy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyhappy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.png" alt="Smiley Happy" title="Smiley Happy" /></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My processdefinition sample :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&lt;process-definition xmlns="urn:jbpm.org:jpdl-3.1" name="wf:adhocCustom"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; …<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;task-node name="adhoc"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;task name="wf:adhocTask" swimlane="assignee"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;event type="task-create"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;script&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (bpm_workflowDueDate != void) taskInstance.dueDate = bpm_workflowDueDate;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (bpm_workflowPriority != void) taskInstance.priority = bpm_workflowPriority;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/script&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/event&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/task&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;transition name="" to="completed"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;action class="foo.bar.MyAction"&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/action&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/transition&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;/task-node&gt;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; …&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&lt;/process-definition&gt;<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>Then I have following implementation :</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />public class MyAction extends JBPMSpringActionHandler {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; private NodeService nodeService;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; private ContentService contentService;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; private FileFolderService fileFolderService;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; @Override<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; protected void initialiseHandler(BeanFactory factory)<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ServiceRegistry services = (ServiceRegistry) factory.getBean(ServiceRegistry.SERVICE_REGISTRY);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; nodeService = services.getNodeService();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; contentService = services.getContentService();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fileFolderService = services.getFileFolderService();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; public void execute(final ExecutionContext context) throws Exception<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Retrieving current "virtual" node hosting modified documents [1]<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NodeRef virtualDirectory = ((JBPMNode) context.getContextInstance().getVariable("bpm_package")).getNodeRef();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Browsing every modified files, and calling target sites deployments [2]<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for(FileInfo fileInfo : fileFolderService.listFiles(virtualDirectory)){<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// Retrieving document file path &amp; content<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Path filePath = nodeService.getPath(fileInfo.getNodeRef());<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;String fileContent = contentService.getReader(fileInfo.getNodeRef(), ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT).getContentString();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;// …<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />}<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><BR /><SPAN>In [1] I retrieve current bpm_package's NodeRef.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>In my particular case, as I said earlier, this NodeRef seems to not be an "existing" Node Reference (some sort of "virtual directory).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I made this assumption because :</SPAN><BR /><LI>When I execute fileFolderService.getFileInfo(virtualDirectory), it returns null (directory seems not to *really* exist)</LI><LI>When iterating over virtualDirectory children ([2]), I only see modified document (other documents residing at the same level of the current modified document don't appear in the listing)</LI><BR /><SPAN>Are my assumptions right ?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>(that is : is the algorithm in [2] a "good" algorithm allowing to retrieve modified document(s) content(s) ?)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance !</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:27:17 GMT fcamblor 2011-02-09T23:27:17Z Access Document content in Java action : 'virtual' NodeRef ? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/access-document-content-in-java-action-virtual-noderef/m-p/258997#M212127 Hi all,I'd like, in a Java action called inside a workflow, to retrieve the document content I just submitted.I encountered some strange behaviour (to my point of view) : when executing action targetting document(s) : these document(s) seems inside sort of "virtual" NodeRef.I'd like to know if my as Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:27:17 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/access-document-content-in-java-action-virtual-noderef/m-p/258997#M212127 fcamblor 2011-02-09T23:27:17Z Re: Access Document content in Java action : 'virtual' NodeRef ? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/access-document-content-in-java-action-virtual-noderef/m-p/258998#M212128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>No ALAIK there is no concept of virtual nodeRef in alfresco.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>There might be something else you are missing here.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>try to call the same class on some event like "node-leave" event.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:38:46 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/access-document-content-in-java-action-virtual-noderef/m-p/258998#M212128 mitpatoliya 2011-02-11T09:38:46Z