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Web script using SOLR API

mcasanket — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:15 GMT

Hi All! I have installed Alfresco 4.0 community version. I want to write a simple web script that gives me a list of users. I want to write this web script using SOLR JAVA API. Can anyone knows how to use SOLR JAVA API?Please help me!Thanking you!

Re: Web script using SOLR API

jpfi — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:09:56 GMT

Hi,
is there a reason why you like to do this? I mean why don't you use Alfresco's JavaScript or JavaAPI? if you like to code in Java then just write a Java backed WebScript that calls personService.getAllPeople().

Calling Solr directly with SOLRJ is the same mistake as querying Alfresco's DB directly.
Cheers, Jan

Re: Web script using SOLR API

mcasanket — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:16:58 GMT

Hi Jan,
If I use personService.getPerson("abc.xyz") in web script then it will user SOLR API to get the results?
I meant, my logs are active for SOLR. But when I when I call the above code nothing get printed related to SOLR…. I meant no SOLR query fired…

Plz help!

WebScript that calls personService.getAllPeople().
Cheers, Jan

thanking you!

Re: Web script using SOLR API

mrogers — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:39:13 GMT

Some commands will use SOLR, some won't, why would getAllPeople need to use SOLR? In general the more complicated search methods will use lucene or solr.

Re: Web script using SOLR API

mcasanket — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:07:31 GMT

Ohh is it… :!:

So it means if I write or use some old web script (before alfresco 4.0) then It will use solr api's automatically? I meant to say Do I need to rewrite web scripts using SOLR API's?
The ServiceRegistry, NodeService and any other query fired on repository will automatically use SOLR ?

alfresco-global.properties
index.subsystem.name=solr

Some commands will use SOLR, some won't, why would getAllPeople need to use SOLR? In general the more complicated search methods will use lucene or solr.

Please help!

Re: Web script using SOLR API

jpfi — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:33:01 GMT

Hi,
No, you won't have to rewrite the code. Alfresco's searchService encapsulate the concrete search subsystem.
If you're using solr subsystem you'll only have in mind that that your data isn't sychronously indexed is it was mostly done via lucene before.
Best, jan

Re: Web script using SOLR API

mcasanket — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:04:35 GMT

Hi Jan,
Thanks for your reply!

I want to know that as the data is asynchronously indexed, is there any way to see the log when it goes for indexing…!!!? As in my one post you suggest me to active log for SOLR and it helped me a lot… Is there any logging through which I can see that the data is being indexed now…

If you're using solr subsystem you'll only have in mind that that your data isn't sychronously indexed is it was mostly done via lucene before.

Thanking you!