Implementing the Go-to-Google DocLib Action - Alfresco Content Services - 23.4 - 23.4 - Ready - Alfresco - external

This action is different from all the others that we have implemented in that it is not backed by a specific JavaScript function. Instead it is of type link and just takes you to the Google search home page when clicked.

Open the add-doclib-actions-extension-modules.xml Surf Extension module file that we have used so far in this tutorial, it is located in the aio/aio-share-jar/src/main/resources/alfresco/web-extension/site-data/extensions directory.

Then define the Go-to-Google DocLib action as follows:

<extension>
    <modules>
        <module>
            <id>Add Document Library Actions (Send-as-Email, Call WS, Show Msg, Go to Google)</id>
            <version>1.0</version>
            <auto-deploy>true</auto-deploy>
            <configurations>
                <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="DocLibActions">
                    <actions>
                    ...
                        <action id="alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle"
                                icon="google"
                                type="link"
                                label="alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle.label">
                            <param name="href">http://www.google.com</param>
                            <param name="target">_blank</param>
                        </action>
                    </actions>
                </config>
            </configurations>
        </module>
    </modules>
</extension>

The google-16.png icon for this action should already be available if you implemented the Send-As-Email action above.

Open up the aio-share-jar.properties file locate din the aio/aio-share-jar/src/main/resources/alfresco/web-extension/messages directory. Then add the following property to it:

 alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle.label=Go to Google

This is done in the add-doclib-actions-extension-modules.xml file in the section called actionGroups::

<extension>
    <modules>
        <module>
            <id>Add Document Library Actions (Send-as-Email, Call WS, Show Msg, Go to Google)</id>
            <version>1.0</version>
            <auto-deploy>true</auto-deploy>
            <configurations>
                <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="DocLibActions">
                    <actions>
                     ...
                    </actions>

                     <actionGroups>
                        <actionGroup id="document-browse">
                            ...
                            <action index="403" id="alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle" />
                        </actionGroup>
                        <actionGroup id="document-details">
                            ...
                            <action index="403" id="alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle" />
                        </actionGroup>
                        <actionGroup id="folder-browse">
                            <action index="403" id="alfresco.tutorials.doclib.action.goToGoogle" />
                        </actionGroup>
                    </actionGroups>
                </config>
            </configurations>
        </module>
    </modules>
</extension>

The Go-to-Google action will be displayed in the same views as the other actions that we have implemented, plus for folders when in Browse view. We give it an index of 403 so it is displayed after all the other custom DocLib actions that we have implemented.

/all-in-one$ ./run.sh build_start

Note that the other DocLib actions are not visible when you look at the Folder actions. This is because they have not been configured to be visible for this view type. Invoking the “Go to Google” action will open up www.google.com in a different tab in the Browser.