Can you provide any sample code available to access out-of-box web scripts( provided by Alfresco) from web application (login to alfresco, create folders, upload documents) Web-Scripts is new for me. I am used to code using plain java API (Example Filenet API). Does Alfresco provide JAR files containing JAVA API which I can use for all repository operations like login,create folder,upload/download documents etc…….. My requirement is to create folders(spaces) in Alfresco through custom web application and upload documents to those spaces.
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You can access out-of-the-box web scripts using the following URL (use your own host and port).
http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/index
You can refer docs.alfresco.com for more Java, JavaScript APIs and all about Alfresco development.
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Can you provide any sample code available to access out-of-box web scripts( provided by Alfresco) from web application
As @Kintu said you can access the list of the Alfresco's out of the box webscripts using this URL:
/alfresco/service/index/all
And to make you own web script This tutorial is a good way to get started. From your web application you can consume them like any other plain old REST API.
Does Alfresco provide JAR files containing JAVA API
Alfresco provides a rich set of services that you can use in your web scripts.
My requirement is to create folders(spaces) in Alfresco through custom web application and upload documents to those spaces
- To create a folder you can use this endpoint:
POST /alfresco/service/api/site/folder/{site}/{container}/{path}
The minimum request body is of the form:
{ "name": "NewNodeName" }
The full set of parameters accepted in the request is of the form:
{
"name": "NewNodeName",
"title": "New Node Title",
"description": "A shiny new node",
"type": "cm:folder"
}
- To upload files you can use this endpoint (HTML form data):
POST /alfresco/service/api/upload
Check the docs for more informations about this endpoint.
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I suggest starting with API Explorer, later on you can always use something not documented as nicely as this is.
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As someone who is already familiar with Filenet maybe you are already familiar with CMIS? That is probably the easiest way to create folders and documents in Alfresco. There are a number of CMIS clients available at Apache Chemistry, including OpenCMIS, which is a Java client.
You can find a bunch of code samples at the Apache Chemistry web site as well.
One advantage of using CMIS to do this is that CMIS works on a variety of repositories, not just Alfresco. Why go to the trouble of learning an Alfresco-specific REST API when there is already an industry standard? Learn it once and use it often.
