Custom or standard action in webscript

[nowhere]

Hi all,
I have a very stupid question, but it's very important for me. I hope someone can give me a good start point.
I have a webscript that browse my spaces…I can see folder and documents in it, but I can't add the possibility of executing an action on it.
That's, I created a custom action and now I'd like to have an icon in my ftl template that let me execute that action. My action has an action handler that sends user to a custom jsp page where to insert data and then a class that extends "ActionExecuterAbstractBase" creates a space of a custom type I defined with properties entered in jsp page by user. Anyway, my action is working fine…all I need is recall it from a ftl template.
I'd also like to add standard action icon, such as edit-inline , check-out, delete..so users can execute them from my webscript page response.
Hoping someone can give me an hint…or a reference to some examples I can look for. If you need more details, let me know…I know I wasn't much clear in explanation.
Thanks in advance!

[lista]

It's not exactly what you want, but maybe it can give you an idea:

http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=16690&p=54825&hilit=action+from+webscript#p54825

Cheers,
Ivan.

[nowhere]

Hi Ivan,
thanks for reply…I'll try it in the afternoon, now I can't, and I'll let you know.
But I was thinking…I'd like to prompt user with jsp defined in my action handler, that's:

 
public String getJSPPath()
   {
      return "/jsp/custom/create-custom-space.jsp";
   }
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Isn't it possible? 

Still…what if I would use actions definition in web-client-config-custom.xml?
I mean this for example:

<config>
    <actions>
        <!– Quick Checkout document –>
   <action id="quick_checkout_doc">
       <evaluator>
      org.alfresco.web.action.evaluator.CheckoutDocEvaluator
       </evaluator>
            <label-id>quickcheckout</label-id>
            <image>/images/extension/QuickCheckOut_icon.gif</image>
            <action-listener>….
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I know. it makes the action available in web client alfresco…is it not possible to use it in webscript?

Thanks for patience 
Greetings,
Nowhere

[nowhere]

Here I'm again…

It works fine for me this code:

   // Action
    Action action = null;
   
    // Execute Action
    action = this.getActionService().createAction("myaction", params);

    this.getActionService().executeAction(action, startNode);
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in my class extending "DeclarativeWebScript".

<bean id="webscript.com.sample.company.customspace.get" class="com.sample.alfresco.AuthenticationScript" parent="webscript">
  <property name="actionService">
      <ref bean="ActionService" />
  </property>
</bean>‍‍‍‍‍

I don't know if it's right, but it executes my action…  :roll:

Still wondering about let user inserting parameters before execution of the action… :?

[luxoliver]

Hi,
I have create a Web Script who looks like the 'mytask' Alfresco Web Script.
If you want to add an icon on the existing webscript is really complicated, i advise you to modify it or create a 'looks like', and after to add it like in HTML.
First you have to disable the theme by modifying the javascript. After, you can choose to add an icon who refer to your action.

[nowhere]

Hi LuxOliver,
thanks for your reply!
I solved my problem using directly webscripts and not calling action from them but I'm still wondering for my first post problem…
That is, I can't invoke an action from my freemarker template…can you say me something about that?

Thanks again and sorry for delay in my answer.
Cheers,
Nowhere

[luxoliver]

Hello,
I don't think that you can call your custom action directly in your ftl.
To be able to use my own action I had used a JavaScript in which I make an Ajax call (with yahoo library) to a Java Bean.
Roughly I have Java classes in whom I have defines my actions and i call there with an Ajax call.
To use this method it is already necessary to be familiar with the Alfresco SDK and the creation of WAR.

I hope that helped you

[nowhere]

Hi again,
it's clear enough to me what you say.
I instead created a java backed webscript and put my action logic (create a content for example) in the java class. I don't know if it's a correct way, but it works. I hope it's not so bad…
Thanks for your helpfulness    and excuse me for my bad english   ops:

Greetings,
Nowhere

[luxoliver]

I am glad to have been able to help you.
If you find that my answers were worth it you can give me a point.

Thank you and good continuation