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package org.joget.tutorial;
import org.joget.apps.app.service.AppPluginUtil;
import org.joget.apps.app.service.AppUtil;
import org.joget.apps.datalist.model.DataList;
import org.joget.apps.datalist.model.DataListColumn;
import org.joget.apps.datalist.model.DataListColumnFormatDefault;
public class FileLinkDatalistFormatter extends DataListColumnFormatDefault {
private final static String MESSAGE_PATH = "messages/FileLinkDatalistFormatter";
public String getName() {
return "File Link Datalist Formatter";
}
public String getVersion() {
return "5.0.0";
}
public String getClassName() {
return getClass().getName();
}
public String getLabel() {
//support i18n
return AppPluginUtil.getMessage("org.joget.tutorial.FileLinkDatalistFormatter.pluginLabel", getClassName(), MESSAGE_PATH);
}
public String getDescription() {
//support i18n
return AppPluginUtil.getMessage("org.joget.tutorial.FileLinkDatalistFormatter.pluginDesc", getClassName(), MESSAGE_PATH);
}
public String getPropertyOptions() {
return AppUtil.readPluginResource(getClassName(), "/properties/fileLinkDatalistFormatter.json", null, true, MESSAGE_PATH);
}
public String format(DataList dataList, DataListColumn column, Object row, Object value) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
}
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Then, we have to do a UI for admin user to provide inputs for our plugin. In getPropertyOptions method, we already specify our Plugin Properties Options definition file is locate at "/properties/fileLinkDatalistFormatter.json". Let us create a directory "resources/properties" under "file_link_datalist_formatter/src/main" directory. After create the directory, create a file named "fileLinkDatalistFormatter.json" in the "properties" folder.
In the properties definition options file, we will need to provide options as below. Please note that we can use "@@message.key@@" syntax to support i18n in our properties options.
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[{
title : '@@datalist.fileLinkFormatter.config@@',
properties : [{
name : 'formDefId',
label : '@@datalist.fileLinkFormatter.form@@',
type : 'selectbox',
options_ajax : '[CONTEXT_PATH]/web/json/console/app[APP_PATH]/forms/options',
required : 'True'
},
{
name : 'attachment',
label : '@@datalist.fileLinkFormatter.attachment@@',
type : 'checkbox',
options : [{
value : 'true',
label : ''
}]
}]
}] |
Once we done the properties option to collect input, we can work on the main method of the plugin which is format method.
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public String format(DataList dataList, DataListColumn column, Object row, Object value) {
String result = (String) value;
if (result != null && !result.isEmpty()) {
try {
String formDefId = getPropertyString("formDefId");
AppDefinition appDef = AppUtil.getCurrentAppDefinition();
result = "";
String attachment = "";
if ("true".equals(getPropertyString("attachment"))) {
attachment = "?attachment=true";
}
//get the id of this record
String primaryKeyValue = (String) LookupUtil.getBeanProperty(row, dataList.getBinder().getPrimaryKeyColumnName());
HttpServletRequest request = WorkflowUtil.getHttpServletRequest();
//suport for multi values
for (String v : value.toString().split(";")) {
if (!v.isEmpty()) {
// determine actual path for the file uploads
String fileName = v;
String encodedFileName = fileName;
try {
encodedFileName = URLEncoder.encode(fileName, "UTF8").replaceAll("\\+", "%20");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
// ignore
}
String filePath = request.getContextPath() + "/web/client/app/" + appDef.getAppId() + "/" + appDef.getVersion().toString() + "/form/download/" + formDefId + "/" + primaryKeyValue + "/" + encodedFileName + "." + attachment;
if (!result.isEmpty()) {
result += ", ";
}
result += "<a href=\""+filePath+"\" target=\"_blank\">"+StringUtil.stripAllHtmlTag(fileName)+"</a>";
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
LogUtil.error(getClassName(), e, "");
}
}
return result;
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c. Manage the dependency libraries of your plugin
Our plugin is using org.displaytag.util.LookupUtil classLookupUtil and class, it required displaytag and jsp-api library. So, we have to add it to our POM file.
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<!-- Change plugin specific dependencies here --> <dependency> <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId> <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId> <version>2.0</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>displaytag</groupId> <artifactId>displaytag</artifactId> <version>1.2</version> <exclusions> <exclusion> <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> </exclusion> <exclusion> <artifactId>jcl104-over-slf4j</artifactId> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> </exclusion> <exclusion> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId> </exclusion> </exclusions> </dependency> <!-- End change plugin specific dependencies here --> |
d. Make your plugin internationalization (i18n) ready
We are using i18n message key in getLabel and getDescription method. We also used i18n message key in our properties options definition as well. So, we will need to create a message resource bundle properties file for our plugin.
Create directory "resources/messages" under "file_link_datalist_formatter/src/main" directory. Then, create a "FileLinkDatalistFormatter.properties" file in the folder. In the properties file, let add all the message keys and its label as below.
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org.joget.tutorial.FileLinkDatalistFormatter.pluginLabel=File Link Datalist Formatter org.joget.tutorial.FileLinkDatalistFormatter.pluginDesc=To format the column value as attachment download link. datalist.fileLinkFormatter.config=Configure File Link Formatter datalist.fileLinkFormatter.form=Form datalist.fileLinkFormatter.attachment=Download as Attachment? |
e. Register your plugin to Felix Framework
We will have to register our plugin class in Activator class (Auto generated in the same class package) to tell Felix Framework that this is a plugin.
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public void start(BundleContext context) {
registrationList = new ArrayList<ServiceRegistration>();
//Register plugin here
registrationList.add(context.registerService(FileLinkDatalistFormatter.class.getName(), new FileLinkDatalistFormatter(), null));
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f. Build it and testing
Let build our plugin. Once the building process is done, we will found a "file_link_datalist_formatter-5.0.0.jar" file is created under "file_link_datalist_formatter/target" directory.
Then, let upload the plugin jar to Manage Plugins. After upload the jar file, double check the plugin is uploaded and activated correctly.
8. Take a step further, share it or sell it
You can download the source code from .
To download the ready-to-use plugin jar, please find it in http://marketplace.joget.org/.
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