Alfresco repository data via SURF application

[andrepra]

Hi,

I'm starting using SURF framework and I've read the wiki and the some tutorials fount on internet. I realized a simple stand alone application understanding the basic concepts. Now I want to go further and I would like to show data (documents and spaces) from Alfresco repository.
I know that is possible to access this data via JSON calls, but I see that it's possible to define connectors to Alfresco repository. Are these connectors useful to perform backend calls (so my surf application act as a proxy) or are used only to configure the locations of surf files (template, component, pages, ..) to work with WCM?
Exists any tutorial that explain how to build this 2 tiers application?

thanks
Andrea

[mikeh]

By far the best way to learn SURF is to look at the Share source code, which does exactly what you're asking.

Mike

[ssaravanan]

A good tutorial is available in the wiki for configuring SURF and WCM – http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Surf_Platform_-_Deployment_Configurations
Another very good example for building a sample SURF site is available  http://www.benh.co.uk/alfresco/surf-part-1-getting-started/
The webframework project has a simple sample webscript for making remote calls using connectors, which has to be configured in the
web-framework-config-remote.xml . If data is to be pulled out from DM , then you need to be authenticated, so edit the file to make it
look like this
                     

<endpoint>
            <id>alfresco.com</id>
            <name>alfresco.com website</name>
            <description>The alfresco.com website</description>
            <connector-id>http</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://www.alfresco.com</endpoint-url>
            <identity>none</identity>
         </endpoint>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

change to
                     

 <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco</id>
            <name>alfresco.com website</name>
            <description>The alfresco.com website</description>
            <connector-id>http</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service</endpoint-url>
                                <username>admin</username>
                                 <password>admin</password>
                                 <identity>declared</identity>
            <identity>none</identity>
         </endpoint>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

then run alfwf to see the remote connector working.
Hope this helps.

[andrepra]

Thanks for all replies. I've tried this code

var connector = remote.connect("alfresco");
var indexHtml = connector.get("/sample/folder/Company%20Home/Guest%20Home?guest=true");
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and that is what I need.

Thanks again
Andrea

[ugocei]

Declared identity does not work for me. I've also tried uncommenting the snippet in webscript-framework-config.xml that says:

<endpoint>
   <id>alfresco-system</id>
   <name>Alfresco - System access</name>
   <description>System account access to Alfresco</description>
   <connector-id>alfresco</connector-id>
   <endpoint-url>http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
   <identity>declared</identity>
   <username>admin</username>
   <password>admin</password>
   <unsecure>true</unsecure>
</endpoint>
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But when I try to use this endpoint, I get an error message that says: "Endpoint alfresco-system is not valid".

[ssaravanan]

You can find some sample webscripts on webframework project which make remote proxy call
to webscripts

[feroz]

Hi Andrea,
You said, you get what u need. Where i put that code in the surf project? Give me brief explanation about that.
Thank in advance
with regards,
Feroz