Share UI: Download logfile from repository

[itzamna]

Hi folks,

first of all, I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum for my question. If not, I'm sorry and please move the topic.

I have the following requirement:
In Share, I have my custom extension. The UI of the extension should contain a link like "Download Logfile". If a user (admin in all cases) clicks on it, the "alfresco.log" from the repository should be provided for download.

What I have already:
- A post webscript in Share that connects to Alfresco after the user click on the link
- A java based webscript in the repository that receive the request
- Based on JMX I get the logfile and prepare it already

Now I'm struggling, because I dont know what I have to send back to Share as response and how I can provide the file. Are there any best-practises that I should follow? Send a link to the repository directly? Or stream the file to Share and handle the download on Share side?

Thanks for any hints,
Itzamna

[sujaypillai]

Did you check out how the link "Download JMX Dump" works [only available in Enterprise edition]?

[itzamna]

Hi,

no I did not. I know the feature but I'm not sure if I can use it as a template. The reason is, that the Admin Console is running on repository side (i.e. http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/enterprise/admin/admin-supporttools) and not on Share side. On repository side it is much more easier because I dont need to establish a connection to the repository (I am there…) and I dont take care about sending the content back to the Share application (the initial problem above).
But thank you, I'll have a closer look to that anyway.