Learning Alfresco web scripts : learn a powerful way to successfully implement unique integration solutions with Alfresco / Ramesh Chauhan.

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Includes index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with Web Scripts; Understanding web scripts; Reasons to use web scripts; Understanding when to use a web script; Understanding where web scripts can be used; Understanding how web scripts work; MVC in web scripts; Making web scripts work; Types of web scripts; Data web script; Presentation web script; Summary; Chapter 2: It's Time for the First Web Script; Creating your first web script in Alfresco; Understanding the web script URI.

Adding arguments to a web scriptExtending the first web script to use the controller; Behind the scenes of web script execution; A web script without a controller; A web script with a controller; Important things for any web script; HTTP methods supported by a web script; Web script arguments; Explicit arguments; Implicit arguments; Understanding which one to choose; Response formats for a web script; Response formats supported by the web script framework; Specifying the response format; Summary; Chapter 3: Understanding the Web Script Framework; Execution flow of web scripts.

Overall flow for a web scriptBehind the scenes implementation; Components of the web script framework; Web Script Runtime; Servlet Runtime; Portlet Runtime; JSF Runtime; Facebook Runtime; SURF Runtime; Web Script Authenticator; HTTP basic authenticator; Alfresco explorer authenticator; JSR-168 Authenticator; JSR-168 Authenticator with Alfresco Explorer support; Facebook Authenticator; Web Script Container; Repository Container; Presentation Container; Other supporting components; Configuration service; Web Script registry; Format registry; Script processor registry.

Template processor registrySearch path; Understanding the wiring of web script framework components; Deployment architecture; Summary; Chapter 4: Building Blocks of Web Scripts; The description document -- it's a must!; Mandatory declarations; The tag; The tag; The tag; Optional declarations; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; kind; Controller implementation -- not mandatory!; The JavaScript-backed controller; Understanding when to use the JavaScript controller.

The Java-backed controllerUnderstanding when to use a Java-backed controller; Response templates -- yes, they are required!; I18N for a web script -- it's optional; Adding a resource bundle for the hello world web script; Modifying the response template to use labels; Configuration document -- it's optional; Accessing configuration in controller; Accessing configuration in a template; Naming conventions -- the most important thing; Summary; Chapter 5: Invoking Web Scripts; Invoking a web script from a web browser; Executing a web script using web browser plugins; Poster -- Firefox add-on.

If you are an Alfresco developer who has no experience with web scripts and you want to start developing Alfresco web scripts, then this book is definitely for you.

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