Custom Object creation in Livesite.

santoshrt

Hi,

I am trying to create a custom component, which will refer to a custom object(a java class that extends com.interwoven.livesite.external.BaseExternal).
I wanted to know the location where the java class file should be deployed/placed so that the custom object and method can be referred in the custom components Content XML section.

Thanks,
Santosh.

shanon

>I wanted to know the location where the java class file should be deployed/placed so that the custom object and method can be referred in the custom components Content XML section.

You should read the TeamSite UTIK documentation on how to extend TeamSite/Content Center for in-depth knowledge... here's the short version:

* All External source should go here:

<iwhome>/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/src

* Backup then edit this file:

<iwhome>/local/config/lib/content_center/reference/builld.xml

Find this section and add in the line that's commented:

   <target name="compile" depends="init"
           description="Create the toolkit's .jar from source files">
      <mkdir dir="${output}/src" />
      <javac srcdir="${sourceDir}"
             destdir="${output}/src"
             excludes="**/*.properties"
             deprecation="on" >
         <classpath>
            <pathelement path="${iw-home}/servletd/common/lib/jsp-api.jar"/>
            <pathelement path="${iw-home}/servletd/common/lib/servlet-api.jar" />
            <pathelement path="${iw-home}/cssdk/cssdkiface.jar" />
            <fileset dir="lib" />
<-- Add this line in to get all JARs from ContentCenter -->
            <fileset dir="${iw-home}/httpd/webapps/content_center/WEB-INF/lib"/>
            <pathelement path="${output}/src"/>
         </classpath>
      </javac>

      <jar destfile="${output}/${toolkit}.jar">
         <fileset dir="${output}/src" />
         <fileset dir="${sourceDir}" includes="**/*.properties" />
      </jar>
   </target>

* Now that you've added ContentCenter JARs you'll be able to compile LiveSite classes...

Change directories to here:

<iwhome>/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src

And run make_toolkit.ipl to integrate your classes with ContentCenter:

<iwhome>/iw-perl/bin/iwperl <iwhome>/bin/make_toolkit.ipl

After this has run successfully, your classes will be stored in this JAR:

<iwhome>/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_out/customer.jar

The make_toolkit.ipl adds the JAR to ContentCenter, however you must also add this JAR to the WEB-INF/lib directory of the LiveSite Runtime applicatoin on your production system in order for those external components to render properly in RUNTIME.

HTH,
Shanon