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GWT+Alfresco Integration Architecture

hanumeshm — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:20:16 GMT

Hi, I am using GWT/Smart GWT for presentation and Alfresco as CMS. This is basically for enabling document management only. (like storing documents, retrival, restricting access permissions for various users etc)I have various questions regarding finaliszation of Architecture. 1. xxxFrontEnd.war

Re: GWT+Alfresco Integration Architecture

ribz33 — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:39:19 GMT

Hi,

we are making an application with architecture Alfresco+GWT.
We decide to use Alfresco Web scripts with JSON format output.

GWT part only make presentation. All sevices are in alfresco, we create a dedicated business service layer.
So our GWT call webscripts, webscripts use our business services (composite services), our business services use alfresco services (elementary services) and alfresco service use alfresco repository.

Be careful with the SOP, you need to be on same domain, you can't do cross-domain or you will need to make more complicated call in GWT (use of callback, be careful with security)

Webscript are light-weight and easy to develop. You can mix Javascript or Java Webscripts. Ouput in JSON is quick and easy with Freemarker. We can separate dev on front and back with little "fake" webscript returning static datas.

You don't need to use JCR, JCR API is more restrictive than Alfresco API.

Hope this help

Re: GWT+Alfresco Integration Architecture

raghavendra_pra — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:05:27 GMT

I would suggest to make use of webscripts.