can 'Share' be integrated into an application

[lpiccoli]

hi all,

i am requiring the functionality of 'Share' in a separate application, connecting to a remote alfresco repository.

Q1. Can Share the integrated into an existing application or is it a standalone WAR deployment? 

any help appreciated


-lp

[mikeh]

It depends what you mean by "integrate". Which parts are you trying to integrate and what's the existing app?

Thanks,
Mike

[lpiccoli]

thanks for the rapid response.

i will attempt to clarify my question.

integration is in my existing jboss/seam application.

the functionality i require is the nice GUI of the 'document library'. I want need that as a 'native' part of my application.

from what i can see there is a share.war deployment. can those share components be assembled into my own war?

is that what share is meant to for?

-lp

[mikeh]

is that what share is meant to for?

Well, that's what Surf is meant for (the framework upon which Share is built), but Share is a standalone application.

There's no reason why you could take the Share code and integrate it into your app - although it would likely need some work, it wouldn't just be a copy/paste exercise. Most of the Document Library rendering is done on the client via YUI, backed by data webscripts on the Repository tier.

Thanks,
Mike