Alfresco Gradle SDK Examples

Gradle-based project with examples using Xenit's Alfresco Gradle SDK to bootstrap Alfresco development

Plugins

For Alfresco development, you need to apply 2 plugins. This will configure your project with an amp task that includes the jar built in this project.

plugins {
    id 'eu.xenit.alfresco' version "0.1.3" // Have a look at https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/eu.xenit.alfresco for the latest version
    id 'eu.xenit.amp' version "0.1.3"
}

The eu.xenit.alfresco plugin introduces the alfrescoProvided configuration that makes it possible to define Alfresco dependencies that are already provided in the Alfresco war, and should not be included in the amp file. These dependencies are available when running unit tests.

Amp configuration

An amp has some typical files and folders. The module.properties file is required. You can override their locations in the ampConfig extension:

property	description	default	required
moduleProperties	The file that describes your extension.	`project.file('src/main/amp/module.properties')`	false
configDir	This folder will be put on the classpath of the war.	`project.file('src/main/amp/config')`	false
web	This folder will end up in the "web" directory of the amp file.	`project.file('src/main/amp/web')`	false
dynamicExtension	Jar and dependencies are treated as Dynamic Extensions.	false	false

More information about Dynamic Extensions for Alfresco can be found here. This plugin can bundle Dynamic Extensions in an amp file. This means that the jar and dependencies should be put in the correct location in the amp file.

Usage

To build an amp, run the amp task. In case you have the gradlew wrapper in your project, run.

./gradlew amp

In case you have gradle installed on your system, run.

gradle amp

The built amp should be visible in build/dist/