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Web Scripts and Behaviours

riadhazzouz — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:28:30 GMT

I created a behaviour that display a message in the console once a file is created.I created a model following this tutorial Working With Custom Content Types in Alfresco | ECMArchitect | Alfresco Developer Tutorials . (descriptionand date attributes)How can I save that message to that model. Than u

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

roberto_gamiz — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:36:56 GMT

Hello,

To give you a more accurated answer It would be very usefull if you attached your custom model definition to the question.

Anyway from your behaviour implementation you have to use NodeService to specialize the type of the node created or add an aspect to it, depending how you have definited your model, and then set the property with your message.

NodeService | Alfresco Documentation

In this other link you can find the information you will need to develope a custom web script:

Web Script tutorials | Alfresco Documentation

Basicaly you need a web service that received the noderef of your content, load it and show the messagge property in the format you want.

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

riadhazzouz — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:16:00 GMT

is it possible to create a behavior inside a webscript ?

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

roberto_gamiz — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:02:59 GMT

I don't understand exactly what are your requirements.

Behaviors are pieces of logic that will be executed in response to an event in the respository and a web script is a REST service, are totally diferent things.

If you want to execute a piece java code when you call a web script you must see th Java Backed web scripts

Java-backed web scripts | Alfresco Documentation

Creating a Folder Listing Java-backed web script | Alfresco Documentation

On the other hand if what you want is execute the same code in a behavior and when you call the web script without duplicating code your best option is create a respository action and invoke it from both sides:

Adding new actions to the Document Library | Alfresco Documentation

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

riadhazzouz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:19:34 GMT

What I want to do is, when someone create a file, I want to display in the share a message "Username added a file with a filename" and save this event to a database in a table created by me.

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

roberto_gamiz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:20:47 GMT

Saving the event in your own database table is clearly a task that you could do in a behaviour.

When you say "display in share a message", do you mean show a realtime message to other users loged in share"?

Take into account that share already display this kind of information in the activity dashlets from the user and site dashboard. It's not real time but are to update everytime you reach the dashboard.

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

riadhazzouz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:23:49 GMT

Yes that's exactly what i want to do, I just want to display the message my way.

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

roberto_gamiz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:48:16 GMT

In that case in the following links you can find all the information you need to create a new dashlet:

Surf Dashlets | Alfresco Documentation

Aikau dashlets | Alfresco Documentation

The recomended way to create a new dashlet its using Aikau framework but how you want to adapt an existent dashlet maybe it will be easiest use Surf framework.

If instead of create a new dashlet you decide to modifing activity one you can consult this

Modifying Out-of-the-box Surf dashlets | Alfresco Documentation

Surf Extension Modules | Alfresco Documentation

Always is a good idea to study in Alfresco Source Code to use it like a guide in your developments, but in this case is much more recomendable.

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

roberto_gamiz — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:52:22 GMT

For the real-time approach I remember that some time ago i saw a real time activity monitor but i didn't test it. You could take a look:

GitHub - juliomaqueda/alfresco-activity-monitor

Re: Web Scripts and Behaviours

riadhazzouz — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:22:48 GMT

Thanks Roberto.