\Web Scripts, Surf, & CMIS What is the Web Scripts framework? Alfresco’s REST API can be thought of in three chunks Alfresco URLs used by Explorer and Share (tagging, comments, blogs, discussions, etc.) CMIS URLs used for generic node operations, queries, and repository traversal Custom URLs Web Script Framework used to declare a URL, bind it to logic, provide views Model-View-Controller pattern Controller implemented in JavaScript or Java Views implemented in FreeMarker Deployed to the repository or the classpath What is CMIS? Draft OASIS specification, not a ratified standard yet Alfresco, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, FileNet support Alfresco rolled out an early implementation of the draft spec as well as a unit test suite Two parts Interoperability through standard SOAP and RESTful bindings SQL-based query language for rich content repositories RESTful responses returned as extended ATOM Think of it as a language-independent, repository-independent API for content management CRUD functions for nodes Check-in/check-out Associations Policies Queries Repository traversal What is SURf? Web application development framework built on web scripts Essentially web scripts++ Page definition Declarative handshakes to HTTP end points Page, page type, and object dispatching Includes built-in hooks for talking to Alfresco and loading objects from the repository Surf's two-tier architecture: - presentation tier... model objects, spring, freemarker, etc.) - repository tier (web scripts, repository, CMIS, Social UI, content graph, etc.) Demo Much more to explore: Alfresco Explorer Client Customization Behaviors Metadata Extractors Transformers Advanced Workflow (JBoss jBPM) Permissions Authentication against LDAP Web Services API AMPs Import/Export Web Content Management Sandboxes Web Forms Deployment More information and resources: Alfresco Developer Guide http://www.packtpub.com/alfresco-developer-guide/book Alfresco Content Community http://share.alfresco.com Alfresco Forums http://forums.alfresco.com Alfresco Wiki http://wiki.alfresco.com Alfresco Blogroll http://blogs.alfresco.com/planet/ ECM Architect http://ecmarchitect.com Optaros Home Page http://www.optaros.com

1. A Developer’s Introduction to the Alfresco Platform Part One: Learning Your Way Around Part Two: The Content Model, Rules & Actions Part Three: Web Scripts, Surf, & CMIS Jeff Potts Content Management Practice Lead

6. Surf’s Two-Tier Architecture Connectors Model Objects Pages Templates Components Themes Associations JSON Web Scripts Repository CMIS Social UI JSON Content Graph Documents Folders Associations Aspects Presentation Tier Repository Tier Spring REST Web Scripts FreeMarker Dispatcher Surf