[jira] [Commented] (CONNECTORS-602) Add a new Alfresco WebScript API Repository Connector

["Piergiorgio Lucidi (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Piergiorgio Lucidi commented on CONNECTORS-602:
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After a first chat with Maurizio Pillitu (Alfresco) we decided to work together in an external module on github for implementing this new connector. 

Then I will migrate all the source code in a ManifoldCF branch for also adding integration tests.

The github module is available at the following address:
https://github.com/maoo/alfresco-webscript-manifold-connector

                
> Add a new Alfresco WebScript API Repository Connector
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CONNECTORS-602
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONNECTORS-602
>             Project: ManifoldCF
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Alfresco connector
>    Affects Versions: ManifoldCF 1.0.1
>            Reporter: Piergiorgio Lucidi
>            Assignee: Piergiorgio Lucidi
>             Fix For: ManifoldCF 1.2
>
>   Original Estimate: 120h
>  Remaining Estimate: 120h
>
> Taking a look at the Alfresco roadmap, it seems that during the next 18 months the CML SOAP API will not be supported anymore:
> [http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Product_Roadmap#End-of-life_3]
> The history of this connector is not happy, during the first step I asked to some Alfresco guys about the life of the SOAP API and I was assured that it would not be finished.
> Anyway this is not the best API exposed by Alfresco, for many reasons developers should use the REST API as their first choice. 
> The SOAP API was the only one API that allows to invoke Lucene queries without implementing new customizations/extensions on Alfresco.
> Now we have an official confirmation that the life of this SOAP API ends during the end of this year and the begin of the next one.
> My idea is to do a brainstorming with some Alfresco guys to understand together which APIs we should use to reimplement the connector.
> I would like to use the current HTTP services without installing nothing on the Alfresco side. But I have to check with them if this solution is feasible.
> I hope to have good news soon.

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