topic Re: How to add more properties to properties file in Alfresco Archive

How to add more properties to properties file

vince20151 — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 23:25:34 GMT

I have a java backed webscript in alfresco (not share) that needs to connect to an external db. I like to keep the connection info (such as user, password, url) in a properties file rather than in the code. (e.g. mydb.username=admin, mydb.password=password123, etc..1. Where and what file name should

Re: How to add more properties to properties file

kaynezhang — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:20:50 GMT

You have several options
1. add a configuration document to your webscript. if your webscript's description document is yourwebscript.get.desc.xml then you can add a configuration file called yourwebscript.config.xml.
Then your java-backed webscript you can get your yourwebscript.config.xml stream through :
            String configPath = getDescription().getId() + ".config.xml";
            InputStream input = this.getContainer().getSearchPath().getDocument(configPath);

2.Or you can add your config element to global or scoped Config and inject config servcie into your webscript.

I recommend the firs one

Re: How to add more properties to properties file

vince20151 — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:43:30 GMT

Thanks so much for the tip. This works well. I like this method than going to global or scoped config as it is self contained in my webscript.