topic Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript in Alfresco Archive

Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

eureka — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:23:23 GMT

Hi all, please forgive me if this topic has already been submitted but I wasn't able to find it. My issue is the following: I've developed a Java backed webscript for share that requires user authentication (because I need it to make a call to Alfresco, among the other things) and I want to call thi

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

mitpatoliya — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:00 GMT

you can append guest=true in the end of url as extra argument.
and change authentication to guest
well NONE should also work may be you are missing something else

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

ddraper — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:38:07 GMT

You can also use the "runas" attribute on your authentication element in the WebScript descriptor. Obviously you need to be very aware of security issues when granting user access to unauthenticated users - note that this attribute is only available for web script implementations placed into the Java classpath.

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

zladuric — Sat, 25 May 2013 21:03:09 GMT

You can also try directly to backend: /share/proxy/alfresco-noauth/… That enabled non-authenticated users to use the share proxy to backend.

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

eureka — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:01:53 GMT

Is it possible to combine guest authentication (to keep the informations about tenant) and runas admin?

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

ddraper — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:27:35 GMT

I've never tried this, but I don't see why this shouldn't work. The quickest way to find out would probably be to try it

Re: Call Share custom webscript from client side javascript

eureka — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:30:45 GMT

As soon as I'll have time I'll try it and let you know