Max size of 255 when create a node

[spilby]

Hi everybody,

I have a doubt with the max size when I try to create a node.

I'm using the getNodeService().createNode. When I set the title and the name properties, and the size exceeds 255 characters, my java webscript returns me a java.lang.IllegalArgumentException "Localname is too long".

I decompile the DbNodeServiceImpl class and I can see the code of this exception:

if(assocQName.getLocalName().length() > QName.MAX_LENGTH) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Localname is too long. Length of " + 
                 assocQName.getLocalName().length() + " exceeds the maximum of " + QName.MAX_LENGTH);
        }
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QName.MAX_LENGTH value is 255.

But when I create a new folder with the Alfresco share, and put on the name and title properties a string with 500 characters, it could be created ok, without size limit problems. How is possible?? How can I create a longest name with the API like the Alfresco share does? Is possible to change this max_length?

Thanks a lot!

[s_palyukh]

Hi,

I think the default Alfresco API uses FileFolderServiceImpl instead of DbNodeService… Thy the following:

FileInfo fileInfo = getFileFolderService().create(parentNodeRef,"someName", ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT);   
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[spilby]

Thanks, I try with FileFolderService. But the Map of properties, how can I create the node with a property list?

I do this now:

nodeRef = getNodeService().createNode(
                           parent, 
                           ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, 
                           QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, name),
                           type, 
                           properties).getChildRef();
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where properties is a

Map<QName, Serializable>‍

And then I do an addAspect.

[mrogers]

There should be a limit.   If you have found some way around that then its a bug.   Please be aware that some interfaces will truncate the name to fit.

[spilby]

Well, I found it on the alfresco class, the if that I wrote before. Is a limitation of the class, not a bug, or not? Everybody have this limit when call the create node method? I imagine a lot of people needs a name with more than 255 characters