andremmoraes / alfresco-jscript-extensions

Alfresco repository module with helpful javascript root object extensions which are helpful in much scenarios

alfresco-jscript-extensions

Alfresco (Master) Alfresco repository module with helpful javascript root object extensions which are helpful in much scenarios.

Important: Alfresco 4.2 - 5.0 is not supported anymore.

Usage since Alfresco 5.1.a

Add the dependencies to the Alfresco repository and share POM files of your WAR projects.

Alfresco SDK 2.x

<dependencies>
  ...
  <dependency>
    <groupId>de.jgoldhammer</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-jscript-extension</artifactId>
    <version>1.7</version>
    <type>amp</type>
  </dependency>
  ...
</dependencies>

<overlays>
  ...
  <overlay>
    <groupId>de.jgoldhammer</groupId>
    <artifactId>alfresco-jscript-extension</artifactId>
    <version>1.7</version>
    <type>amp</type>
  </overlay>
  ...
</overlays>

Alfresco SDK 3.x

<platformModules>
	<moduleDependency>
		<groupId>de.jgoldhammer</groupId>
        	<artifactId>alfresco-jscript-extension</artifactId>
        	<version>1.7</version>
        	<type>amp</type>
    	</moduleDependency>
</platformModules>

Following root objects are provided:

• attributes

  • get attributes by key
  • create attributes
  • remove attributes
  • example: tbd

• auth

  • to change the authentication to another user during the javascript execution
  • to get the current executing authenticated user
  • example: tbd

• batch

  • to provide a simple batch processing for javascript without any native functions
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/6941273

• database

  • to provide access to datasources (contributed by Florian Maul)
  • run queries on the alfresco registered datasources like the standard sql database
  • update data on the alfresco registered datasources like the standard sql database
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/e9aa16554e8cfe644d2fa9f85d63fbb3

• downloads

  • create downloads for nodes in the repository
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/5b751b1c31e88d555b17aba9e6944d0f

• favorites

  • add a favorite
  • remove a favorite
  • check if a node is a favorite
  • get all favorites of a user
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/2ff5df55407c79c3240f318873888b00

• fileWriter

  • allows to create files during a longer processing on the server filesystem and persist it afterwards in the alfresco repository or send the attachment by mail
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/77feac7db51a8bfba0033625108bf029

• policies

  • to temporarly disable or enable policy behavours during javascript extecution
  • policy behaviours can be enabled or disabled on a specific node or a certain aspect/type
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/6941414

• jobs

  • list all alfresco repo background jobs

  • start jobs in javascript via quartz Scheduler

  • create new temporary jobs which execute javascript logic

  • example to list jobs:

  • example to create a temporary quartz job with javascript execution: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/e6a91672da18ba90fd3a978b8737fb8e

• permissions

  • root object which exposes the permission service to javascript
  • ask for permissions on nodes
  • set permissions on nodes
  • clear permissions on nodes
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/43ef55e32eabc5c281a95948dc7b93c7

• repoAdmin

  • uses the repo admin interpreter from the repo admin console
  • write your commands and get back the result in the js-console
  • example 1: print(repoAdmin.exec('help')) - show the help
  • example 2: print(reopAdmin.exec('show models')); - show all additional datamodels

• rules

  • enable and disable the rulesservice globally
  • enable and disable certain rules
  • enable and disable rules executation for certain nodes
  • count rules
  • example: https://gist.github.com/jgoldhammer/442b18c730438114925f57616205203e

• tenantAdmin

  • uses the repo admin interpreter from the repo admin console
  • write your commands and get back the result in the js-console
  • example 1: print(tenantAdmin.exec('help')) - show the help
  • example 2: print(tenantAdmin.exec('show tenants')); - show all tenants (if you create one before!)

• trans

  • create a new transaction
  • start, commit and rollback (database) transactions during the javascript execution
  • example: tbd

• workflowAdmin

  • uses the workflowinterpreter from the workflow console
  • write your commands and get back the result in the js-console
  • example 1: print(workflowAdmin.exec('help')) - show the help
  • example 2: print(workflowAdmin.exec('show definitions')); - show all workflow definitions

Building

To build the module and its AMP / JAR files, run the following command from the base project directory:

mvn install