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    <title>topic Download as Zip custom folder type in Alfresco Archive</title>
    <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/download-as-zip-custom-folder-type/m-p/286504#M239634</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;When I download folders as zip which type is not cm:folder I get empty zip archive. For folders with cm:content type and for documents it works properly.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;More details:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;In our project we have created a custom folder type with parent cm:folder:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;type name="ef:folder"&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;title&amp;gt;Parent of all folders&amp;lt;/title&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;parent&amp;gt;cm:folder&amp;lt;/parent&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;mandatory-aspects&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;aspect&amp;gt;ef:typed&amp;lt;/aspect&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;/mandatory-aspects&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;lt;/type&amp;gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The problem is that when I press Download as Zip button for selected folder I get empty zip file. It comes from startNode method of ZipDownloadExporter.java:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;@Override&lt;BR /&gt;public void startNode(NodeRef nodeRef)&lt;BR /&gt;{&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; this.currentName = (String)nodeService.getProperty(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; path.push(new Pair&amp;lt;String, NodeRef&amp;gt;(currentName, nodeRef));&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; if (ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER.equals(nodeService.getType(nodeRef)))&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; String path = getPath() + PATH_SEPARATOR;&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ZipArchiveEntry archiveEntry = new ZipArchiveEntry(path);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; try&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; zipStream.putArchiveEntry(archiveEntry);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; zipStream.closeArchiveEntry();&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; catch (IOException e)&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; {&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; throw new ExporterException("Unexpected IOException adding folder entry", e);&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;&amp;nbsp; }&lt;BR /&gt;}&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Since custom folder has type ef:folder this check returns false:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;if (ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER.equals(nodeService.getType(nodeRef)))&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;and folder is not added to the zip.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Is it a bug (maybe proper solution would be to check not only node's type but also parent type)? &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;How it could be fixed without creating custom exporter for custom folder types?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Due to project restriction type of folder couldn't be changed to cm:folder.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>streetturtle</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2015-06-19T09:55:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Download as Zip custom folder type</title>
      <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/download-as-zip-custom-folder-type/m-p/286504#M239634</link>
      <description>When I download folders as zip which type is not cm:folder I get empty zip archive. For folders with cm:content type and for documents it works properly.More details:In our project we have created a custom folder type with parent cm:folder:&amp;lt;type name="ef:folder"&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;lt;title&amp;gt;Parent of all fo</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/download-as-zip-custom-folder-type/m-p/286504#M239634</guid>
      <dc:creator>streetturtle</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-06-19T09:55:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Download as Zip custom folder type</title>
      <link>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/download-as-zip-custom-folder-type/m-p/286505#M239635</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I had got an answer from stackoverflow: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://stackoverflow.com/a/30937163/1252056" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"&gt;http://stackoverflow.com/a/30937163/1252056&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Basically in &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;ZipDownloadExporter&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; class &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;startNode&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; method checks if nodeRef has a type &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;cm:folder&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;if (ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER.equals(nodeService.getType(nodeRef)))&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Which in case of a custom folder type (&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;ep:folder&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; for example) will return false.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;The solution is to check if a custom folder type is a child of &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;cm:content&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt; using dictionaryService:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;PRE class="language-none line-numbers"&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;if (dictionaryService().isSubClass((nodeService.getType(nodeRef), ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER))&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;‍&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;I raised a ticket: &amp;lt;a href="&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-21374" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-21374&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"&amp;gt;ALF-21374&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/download-as-zip-custom-folder-type/m-p/286505#M239635</guid>
      <dc:creator>streetturtle</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-06-29T07:40:00Z</dc:date>
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