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Repository JavaScript root objects reference

The JavaScript API provides a number of root objects which are available from your JavaScript code.

The root objects have various types, depending on which part of the system they expose. For example, the common repository concepts, such as the Company Home folder and the logged in user, are represented through objects of type ScriptNode. These objects support the full range of properties and object-oriented API of the ScriptNode class.

Depending on the context in which the script is invoked, other types of root object are available that represent aspects of the system such as server details, user information, request headers and parameters passed to the script. Further, a variety of services are accessible from your JavaScript code, each of these services has a corresponding root object, on which properties can be accessed and a variety of methods called as dictated by the service’s API.

The root objects available to your JavaScript code will depend on the context in which the code is invoked. Different contexts will have access to a different set of root objects. There are several contexts to be considered:

  • Repository Web scripts (see this reference)
  • Surf Web Scripts (see this reference)
  • Rules/actions
  • Workflow
  • Share

This information looks at the most commonly used root objects. More specialized root objects are described in more detail in the relevant sections of this documentation.

Simple root objects

The following table lists root objects that do not expose an API, but consist of simple data structures or types:

Root Object Type in Script Runtime Description
guest Boolean True if the user is logged in as a guest
server Object Server details
model Object Used to pass a model from the control script to the view renderer (template). Web scripts only.

Root objects that expose ScriptNode objects

The following table lists root objects that expose ScriptNode objects:

Root Object Type in Script Runtime Description
companyhome org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The company home ScriptNode. See ScriptNode API for properties and methods.
document org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The current node ScriptNode (if any)
person org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The ScriptNode representing the Person object of the currently authenticated user. See ScriptNode API for properties and methods.
roothome org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The store root ScriptNode. The repository root folder. See ScriptNode API for properties and methods.
script org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The ScriptNode representing the script object itself. This is only available if the script is loaded from the Java classpath.
space org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The primary parent ScriptNode for the current node (ScriptNode). For a script executing from a rule, the space object is the space in which the rule resides. If the rule is inherited, this might not be the expected space.
userhome org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode The current user’s Home Space ScriptNode. See ScriptNode API for properties and methods.

Root objects also available in web scripts

The following table lists root objects that are available when the script is running as a web script. See the web script reference for additional information on these root objects.

Root Object Type in Script Runtime Description
args List List of arguments passed to the script
argsM List List of arguments passed to the script
cache Object Object containing cache information
headers List List of headers passed to the script
headersM List List of headers passed to the script
session Object Object containing session information for the user connection
url Object Object containing information about the URL used to invoke web script

Root objects that expose additional APIs

The following table lists root objects that expose additional APIs:

Root Object Type in Script Runtime Description
actions org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Actions Root object providing invocation of registered actions
activities org.alfresco.repo.activities.script.Activity Root object providing access to the Alfresco Process Services API.
appUtils org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ApplicationScriptUtils Root object providing access to methods specifically for external application use
bulkFSImport org.alfresco.repo.bulkimport.script.BulkImport Bulk Import object
classification org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Classification Access to the root elements of the Classification API
cmis org.alfresco.repo.cmis.client.CMISLocalConnectionManagerImpl CMIS client
cmisServer org.alfresco.repo.cmis.rest.CMISScript CMIS server REST access
crossRepoCopy org.alfresco.repo.jscript.CrossRepositoryCopy Cross repository copy support.
imap org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Imap Root object providing access to IMAP methods for mailbox support
format org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.FormatModel Format model
jsonUtils org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.json.JSONUtils JSON utilities. Web scripts only.
logger org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptLogger Root object providing access to console logging facilities for script debugging
msg org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptMessage Web scripts only
paging org.alfresco.repo.web.util.paging.Paging Paging API. web scripts only.
people org.alfresco.repo.jscript.People Root object providing access to and manipulation of person objects and groups
presence org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Presence Root object providing access to methods for detecting online presence of users
search org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Search Root object providing access to the various Content Services search interfaces such as FTS-Alfresco, Lucene, XPath, and Saved Search results
session org.alfresco.repo.jscript.Session Session-related information such as the current authentication ticket
slingshotDocLib org.alfresco.repo.jscript.SlingshotDocLibCustomResponse Slingshot
stringUtils org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.ScriptableUtils String utilities
test org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptTestUtils Root object providing access to test utilities
utils org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptUtils Root object providing access to a library of helper functions that are not provided as part of generic JavaScript
workflow org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jscript.WorkflowManager Root object providing access to the workflow service.

Root Objects that expose services

The following table lists root objects that expose services:

Root Object Type in Script Runtime Description
actionTrackingService org.alfresco.repo.action.script.ActionTrackingService Root of the Action Tracking Service
atom org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.atom.atomService Atom service
commentService org.alfresco.repo.web.scripts.comment.ScriptCommentService Root of the Comment Service
formService org.alfresco.repo.forms.script.ScriptFormService Root of the Form Service
groups org.alfresco.repo.security.authority.script.ScriptAuthorityService Root of the Group authorities providing access to advanced authority APIs for manipulating groups and zones.
invitations org.alfresco.repo.invitation.script.ScriptInvitationService Root of the Invitations API providing access to invitations for web sites.
preferenceService org.alfresco.repo.preference.script.ScriptPreferenceService Root of the Preference Service
ratingService org.alfresco.repo.rating.script.ScriptRatingService Root of the Rating Service
renditionService org.alfresco.repo.rendition.script.ScriptRenditionService Root of the Rendition Service
replicationService org.alfresco.repo.replication.script.ScriptReplicationService Root of the Replication Service
siteService org.alfresco.repo.site.script.ScriptSiteService The root of sites service providing access to the sites service.
taggingService org.alfresco.repo.Tagging.script.ScriptTaggingService Root of the Tagging Service
thumbnailService org.alfresco.repo.thumbnail.script.ScriptThumbnailService Root of the Thumbnail Service
transfer org.alfresco.repo.transfer.script.ScriptTransferService The root of transfer service providing access to the transfer service.

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