AJAX (jQuery) and Alfresco WebScript

[giorgio_cardell]

I got Alfresco 2.1 installed on a linux server inside an Intranet.
I made a Web Script which browse alfresco folders and gives and personalized xml as output
(I started from the sample available "get.atom" http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts_Examples#Folder_Browse.2FRSS_Feed )

Now I need to read this XML output on company Intranet Portal Site using javascript.
I use jQuery libraries and personalized scripts. Those scripts usually read physical XML loaded on portal server.
Alfresco Webscripts needs authentication…

- There's a way to get authenticated through Javascript ?
- Should I move original documents to VCM area to remove authentication ?
- There's a space inside alfresco where authentication is not needed ?
- Or better, could I write my XML output physically inside a VCM folder and deplay it on another server I choose, in this case portal server ?

Any help will be appreciated

[ben]

You have several options as you list, however I belive HTTP basic authentication may be the best option.  Take a look at this post - http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=11970

As Peter notes, HTTP basic authentication is used for authenticating Web Scripts accessed via /alfresco/service (see http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts#Invoking_a_Web_Script).

Be aware of cross domain scripting issues with the jQuery requests, you may need some type of proxy.

Regards, Ben.

[giorgio_cardell]

Hi Ben,
I solved te cross domain issue using json approch:
For info: http://chamnapchhorn.blogspot.com/2008/07/jquery-cross-domain-ajax-query.html

I solved the authentication problems creating a special user called "alfresco_srv" and using a ticket approch:
http://<host>:<port>/<contextPath>/<servicePath>/api/path/Workspace/SpacesStore/Company%20Home/children?alf_ticket=<ticket>


HERE IS HOW EVERYTHING WORKS:
I ask alfresco for the needed json file using and Ajax call with ticket.
The json contains all the neeed information, filename, modified date, author and more
once i get the file, jQuery will convert everything into HTML and insert the output inside the page.

That's all