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Remote access API for Alfresco 2.1?

aspa
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‎08-01-2007 05:59 AM

I'm developing a Java based application that uses Alfresco 2.1 for document storage. The application will run in a separate JVM instance and not in the Alfresco repository JVM.

What are my options for programmatically accessing the document storage out-of-process?
Can the Foundation Services API be accessed remotely?
I've read about problems with the Alfresco JCR-RMI API in earlier releases but are these issues still present with 2.1?
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davidc
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‎08-01-2007 06:51 AM

You can use the Web Services API (WSDL/SOAP approach) http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Content_Management_Web_Services or you can use Web Scripts as of 2.1 (HTTP/RESTful approach) http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts
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aspa
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‎08-03-2007 03:12 AM

How complete is the WS API considered compared to the Foundation Services API?

What kind of roadmap does Alfresco have for remote repository access from Java?
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davidc
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‎08-03-2007 06:04 AM

We attempt to provide 100% coverage of functionality with the Web Services API - but, it tends to lag behind the foundation services.

Moving forward, we'll continue to invest in the Web Services API (which can provide client-side java bindings).  However, we're also starting to invest in a RESTful Web Services API, which we've started by introducing the Web Scripts framework in 2.1.  Over time, we'll provide a formal supported HTTP API, likely to be based on specs such as ATOM/APP etc.  Client-side java bindings will be provided too, however, 3rd party java libraries such as ROME etc will be usable against such an open api.
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aspa
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‎08-04-2007 03:02 AM

thank you, David.
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cyril
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‎08-30-2007 12:41 PM

You can use the Web Services API (WSDL/SOAP approach) http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Content_Management_Web_Services or you can use Web Scripts as of 2.1 (HTTP/RESTful approach) http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts

Can you please give us an idea of differences between those two APIs in terms of performance and features?
Specifically, if you do a lucene query through SOAP, can you get the actual documents back? Or do you just get paths you need to look up individually?
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