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Module dependent custom-slingshot-application-context.xml

itzamna — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:09:31 GMT

Hi all,I've developed some extensions (evaluator + indicator to provide some icons and a new document action for documents of our content types) that requires changes in the custom-slingshot-application-context.xml[1][2] in combination with changes in the share-config-custom.xml.All works fine so, f

Re: Module dependent custom-slingshot-application-context.xml

kaynezhang — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:28:32 GMT

First you need to create a Spring configuration file and place it in the package alfresco.module.<moduleId> and the file should be called module-context.xml.
Then you have two options :
option 1, paste you content of custom-slingshot-application-context.xml in to module-context.xml.
option 2 ,place custom-slingshot-application-context.xml in module package and import it into module-context.xml,like following


<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
<beans>
   
    <import resource="classpath:alfresco/module/<moduleId>/custom-slingshot-application-context.xml" />
    
</beans>
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Re: Module dependent custom-slingshot-application-context.xml

itzamna — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:23:34 GMT

Thank you for the both approches. I think I'll prefer option 1 as with this, there is one file less.
One question I have for the location of the module-context.xml: Where do I have to place it or otherwise where should this file be placed after the deployment in the exploded web-app?

I do have a module-context.xml already in my Alfresco Explorer project that is in folder "/src/main/config" (IDE) and will be deployed to "webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/myModule". But for Alfresco Share, I have currently less experience, so I don't know how to place the file there? I tried it similar, so with copying the file manually to "webapps/share/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/module/myModuleShare" but it won't work and I get the error "

[org.alfresco.web.scripts.ActionEvaluatorHelper] Evaluator 'myCompany.product.doclib.icon.openInExternalProgram.folders' not found.‍

" in logs.

Thanks for any further hint.

Re: Module dependent custom-slingshot-application-context.xml

itzamna — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:41:00 GMT

I'm still glad of any further advice. Thanks!

I've placed the file now in folder:
..\Git\myShareProject\src\main\resources\alfresco\web-extension

I've renamed it from "custom-slingshot-application-context.xml" into "custom-slingshot-myModuleName-context.xml". It seems to be working right now.

BUT: Is this a convenient approach?