Use Cases and Technologies for Integrating Magnolia with Alfresco
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The document discusses the integration of Magnolia with Alfresco, focusing on use cases and technologies for secure collaboration and content management. It highlights various integration challenges and concepts such as CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) and RESTful APIs, while outlining a framework for asset processes and remote form actions. Key conclusions emphasize the need for improvements and a community-driven approach for developing essential modules.
Use Cases and Technologies for Integrating Magnolia with Alfresco
- 1. USE CASES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTEGRATING MAGNOLIA WITH ALFRESCO Credit: Christmas Lights by Abhishek Shirali Some Rights Reserved CC-BY 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/abhishekshirali/11397502823
- 2. AXEL FAUST PRODYNA AG SENIOR IT CONSULTANT / SOFTWARE ARCHITECT
- 3. “The open platform for business-critical content management and collaboration.” In a (very) few words o Secure collaboration o Content-centric business processes o Compliant records management o Open ECM for on-premise, cloud and mobile
- 4. Subject Expert Group Marketing COLLABORATION Repository (on-premise) Enterprise Sync Hybrid Workflow External Agency Cloud Media Services Cloud API B2B / CLOUDON-PREMISE
- 6. Authors Publisher Direct Access SME Marketing External Agency Create draft video Create storyboard Fill with subject detail and sketch Submit for „overhaul“ Review draft Submit for review / inclusion Asset collaboration
- 7. Authors Publisher Direct Access SME Marketing External Agency Submission / Cherry-picking Browse & Import Create synchronization Ask / submit for inclusion Review & feedback OR Import alternatively
- 9. REST(-like) Generic domain model / API Different protocol bindings URL discovery Focus on file/folder (+ item) Formal type mechanism Existing full-featured libraries Proprietary API Typically JSON-based REST: focus on resources REST-like: anything (just make sure it‘s JSON)
- 10. CMIS ISSUES „Everyone integrate with ME!“ syndrome CMIS „transition phase“ – Magnolia 4.x – 5.x Some key DMS concepts not yet supported
- 11. REST ISSUES Majority of exposed API is „internal“ Discoverability of parameters / conditions Identifiers typically non-universal / non-uniform
- 13. CONCEPT Best of both worlds CMIS core + ReST add-ons to “flesh out” Both platforms = active participants Reusable / adaptable Generic CMIS services / API Pluggable actions, authentication, metadata mapping…
- 14. DEMO
- 15. CMIS CORE
- 17. MODULE STRUCTURE CMIS COMMON CMIS CLIENT CMIS MAPPING CMIS BROWSER APP CMIS CHEMISTRY CLIENT provides serivces implements data types Server configuration (JCR) Connector configuration (JCR) Logic configuration (JCR) „Standard“ content app
- 18. SERVICE ABSTRACTION Service Manager Service Factory Service Service FactoryImpl Service Impl Session Aspect produces produces retrieve service Apache Chemistry OpenCMIS provider API
- 19. SESSION ASPECT? CMIS session setup Host and binding Authentication Cache, proxy, compression…
- 20. EXAMPLE ASPECT External authentication (Alfresco) Magnolia trusted to authenticate user ReST setup call to obtain “user ticket” Verification “Magnolia as client” + user exists User ticket => CMIS “password”
- 21. CONFIGURATION
- 22. CONFIGURATION
- 25. MAPPING ELEMENTS Mapping Service Mapping Manager Context • direction • CMIS: identifier / parentIdentifier • JCR: identifier / parentIdentifier + path / parentPath • JCR workspace • contextData (arbitrary) Result • Primary / secondary type(s) • Mapped properties (key-value) • Binary stream • Property / type removals • Mapped children Mapping Rule Applicability Definition Composite Rule XY Rule
- 26. CONFIGURATION
- 27. REST INTERACTION
- 28. 1) Initiate asset process (REST) 2) Fetch / push asset(s) (CMIS) N) Post/fetch updates to/for Pulse (REST) N+1) Trigger review (REST) N+2) Fetch / view result (CMIS) N+3) Import asset(s) (CMIS) N+4) Notify completion (REST)
- 29. BASIC FRAMEWORK Primarily Magnolia Abstract service facades JAX-RS / ReSTEasy client Commands vs. actions / „remote forms“
- 33. REMOTE FORM ACTION Action X 1) Instantiate with form / item ID (ALF) Form Definition
- 34. REMOTE FORM ACTION Action X 1) Instantiate with form / item ID (ALF) Form Definition (MGNL) Form Definition Item 2) Build 3) Mix-in cust. fields
- 35. REMOTE FORM ACTION Action X 1) Instantiate with form / item ID (ALF) Form Definition Item 2) Build 3) Mix-in cust. fields (MGNL) Form Definition FormData 4) SubmitEditor Callback
- 37. CONCLUSIONS Highest „effort per progress“ in Magnolia UI (#1: replacing JCR dependancies) Wanted #1: CMIS module update (5.x) Wanted #2: Command parameter exposure Improbable: full identifier decoupling
- 38. FINAL REMARKS Magnolia 5.2.2 / Alfresco 4.0+ (minor fix req.) Plan: basic modules => Community • CMIS browser + client services • Simple submission / collaboration process Thanks for your attention!