custom java action

[showbiz]

Hi,

I'm new in Alfresco and i want to create an action (with Java Code) applicable to a document.

I have added the followings tags in web-client-config custom

   <config>
      <actions>       
         <action id="myAction">
            <label>MyAction</label>
            <image>/images/icons/add.gif</image>                        
         </action>            
         <!– Add action to more actions menu for each document–>
         <action-group id="document_browse_menu">
            <action idref="myAction" />
         </action-group>         
      </actions>
   </config>
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My questions is how i could connect this declaration with Java Code, i have proved to defining the tag 'action' and 'actionListener' but it don't work.

   <config>
      <actions>       
         <action id="myAction">
            <label>MyAction</label>
            <image>/images/icons/add.gif</image>                    
                 <action>es.alfresco.myAction</action>
         </action>            
         <!– Add action to more actions menu for each document–>
         <action-group id="document_browse_menu">
            <action idref="myAction" />
         </action-group>         
      </actions>
   </config>
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Thanks in advance

[jarrett]

Have you registered your action/ bean in your context.xml file in the extension directory? You'll probably need to add something to the context file located at <tomcat>/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/<your_company->-action-context.xml.

What you'll want to add will look similar to this:

<!– Your Action Bean –>
<bean id="your-action" class="com.your.comapny.action.name" parent="action-executer">
   <property name="nodeService">
      <ref bean="NodeService" />
   </property>
</bean>

[showbiz]

Hi Jarret, thank you for your response.

Yes, i have created the file 'my-action-context.xml' in path ''tomcat>/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/":

<beans>
   <bean id="myAction"
         class="es.sia.alfresco.action.executer.MyActionExecuter"
         parent="actionexecuter">
      <property name="nodeService">
         <ref bean="NodeService" />
      </property>
   </bean>
   <bean id="extension.actionResourceBundles" parent="actionResourceBundles">
      <property name="resourceBundles">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco.extension.custodiaactionmessages</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
</beans>
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But, ¿how is the calling in the <action-listener> tag, I have proved with:

<action-listener>#{myAction.executeImpl}</action-listener>
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But i get this error

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Exception while invoking expression #{myAction.executeImpl}
caused by:
javax.faces.el.PropertyNotFoundException: Base is null: myAction
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Thank you very  much for your help.

[showbiz]

I have solved a sintaxys error in the declaration of the bean, now a i get this error:

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Exception while invoking expression #{myAction.executeImpl}
caused by:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: es.sia.alfresco.action.executer.MyActionExecuter.executeImpl(javax.faces.event.ActionEvent)
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Why is necesary my method have a ActionEvent parameter?

[cheffilet]

Because of the scenario if you wishes to retrieve more informations about the current environment being there when an action will be clicked. Therfore the action-listener tag informs alfresco to etablish a faces-binding to a commandlink/commandbutton: There will be something like this generated:

<h:commandLink … actionLister="#{myAction.executeImpl}" value="…" action="…"/>
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This method most provide one argument with type of an ActionEvent.

Following example should work:

package es.sia.alfresco.action.executer;
class MyActionExecuter extends … {
   
  public void executeImpl(ActionEvent ae) {
   Object val = ae.getSource();
   //do something with the "clicked source"
  } 

}

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[jayjayecl]

Hi Jarret, thank you for your response.

Yes, i have created the file 'my-action-context.xml' in path ''tomcat>/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/":

<beans>
   <bean id="myAction"
         class="es.sia.alfresco.action.executer.MyActionExecuter"
         parent="actionexecuter">
      <property name="nodeService">
         <ref bean="NodeService" />
      </property>
   </bean>
   <bean id="extension.actionResourceBundles" parent="actionResourceBundles">
      <property name="resourceBundles">
         <list>
            <value>alfresco.extension.custodiaactionmessages</value>
         </list>
      </property>
   </bean>
</beans>
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But, ¿how is the calling in the <action-listener> tag, I have proved with:

<action-listener>#{myAction.executeImpl}</action-listener>
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But i get this error

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Exception while invoking expression #{myAction.executeImpl}
caused by:
javax.faces.el.PropertyNotFoundException: Base is null: myAction
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Thank you very  much for your help.

You made a mistake in your bean declaration :

<bean id="myAction"
         class="es.sia.alfresco.action.executer.MyActionExecuter"
         parent="action-executer">

If this is still not working, one thing to check is whethet this file is read by Alfresco.
In order to check this, make an XML mistake in this very file, and see if when starting Alfresco, an exception is raised.

[joaotpd]

Hi! …
I'm trying to do the same thing… but i can't get it…
I have the the Tag example (SDK TaggingSample) working with this structure:

alfresco.extension
   

tagging-context.xml
     tagsModel.xml
     web-client-config-custom.xml
     webclient.properties

org.alfresco.sample
    

TagActionExecuter.java
     TagActionHandler.java
     tag-action-messages.properties

web.jsp.extension
    

tag.jsp

but, to run the action I have to go: Run Action… then chose the action… then…
I want to run the action from the document_browse_menu…
I've already tried with this in:
web-client-config-custom.xml

<alfresco-config>

   <config evaluator="aspect-name" condition="tag:taggable">
      <property-sheet>
         <show-property name="tag:tags" />
      </property-sheet>
   </config>
   
   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Action Wizards">
      <action-handlers>
         <handler name="tag" class="org.alfresco.sample.TagActionHandler" />
      </action-handlers>
   </config>

   <config>
      <actions>
        <action id="tag">
           <label>Tag Document</label>
           <image>/images/icons/tagDoc.gif</image>
           <action-listener>#{tag.executeImpl}</action-listener>
        </action>
         
        <!– Add action to more actions menu for each document –>
        <action-group id="document_browse_menu">
           <action idref="tag" />
        </action-group> 
         
      </actions>
   </config>

</alfresco-config>
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… but I'm getting this error:

javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Exception while invoking expression #{tag.executeImpl}
caused by:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: org.alfresco.sample.TagActionExecuter.executeImpl(javax.faces.event.ActionEvent)
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Can anyone please help??…
Thanks in advance!!

João Duarte

[jeyaa]

Hi did you found the solution? If so please post it.

Thanks