Remote access to Alfresco ECM.

[alexv]

Hi,

I'd like to summarize all the information about remote access to Alfresco I found on WIKI and forum. I need remote repository access from Java, and ideally it should not be vendor specific. So here are several options:

1. JCR API. It was the most preferable option, however remote access via JCR-RMI Jackrabbit connector is not stable enough because of threads/security issue (requires additional patch, which still didn't make it work at my place).
Cons: no stable remote access.

2. CMIS WS API. The page http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Draft_Implementation_Status#Web_Services_API_Binding says, that there are only few methods available from draft specification (there is no such method as object deleting for example).
Cons: implementation of the spec is not complete.

As a result, the only stable and complete solution for remote repository access is Alfresco WebServices API. Please, correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks,
Alex.

[mrogers]

The buzz at the moment is about webscripts.   These are another remote access method to add to your list. 
You may find alfresco already provides the webscripts you need,  If not its fairly easy to add them for your specific requirement.

There's also remote RMI APIs available but these are obviously vendor specific.

You may also find that CIFS or FTP give sufficient remote access to your documents.