Is there ANY way to connect from remote web-app to Alfresco?

[wciesiel]

Hi all,

As in the topic: is there any valid, feasible and production-grade method of accessing content stored in Alfresco from remote web-app (might be a webapp deployed onto the same application server where Alfresco sits)? I need to create fairly simple web-application using content from Alfresco (but WCM is not an option here).

If there is such a way - can anybody give me a step by step instructions how to achieve such connectivity (or point me to decent tutorial on WIKI or this forum)? How to obtain/build connectivity jars ?

I someone could send some sample application (or application stub) connecting to Alfresco 2.1 I would GREATLY appreciate it.

With regards,
Wojtek

[wciesiel]

please, reply. It's crucial for me - I need to provide working demo of a CMS-based web-app by the end of this week. If I can't connect remotely to the Alfresco then I need to choose other CMS solution.

JCR introduction on the wiki is mentioning client connector jars that are not included in neither binary war bundle nor SDK… Therefore I was not able to run even examples…

I would really appreciate any advice in this topic - what should be done to achieve such connectivity. Preferably without hacking alfresco code to provide custom RMI interface…

Alfresco is being deployed as an webapp on the JBoss Portal (but NOT as a portlet)

[jpfi]

Hi Wotjek,
there are several ways to connect your webapp to an alfresco repo.
Depending on the question what you want to achieve you should consider the WebScript APIs. IMHO this is often the best way to mashup your webapp with content from an alfresco repo. (take a look: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts)
But you could also choose the Alfesco Java API (http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Content_Management_Java_API), the webservice API (http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Content_Management_Web_Services) or the PHP SDK (http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/PHP_SDK)

cheers,
jpfi

[wciesiel]

thanks a lot, mate

Wojtek

[wciesiel]

BTW - what's the point of advertising Alfresco as JCR compatible repository if there's no easy and hassle-free way to use it as a JCR-compliant repository from remote application?