Modify live search in Alfresco Commmunity 5.0.d

Question

I am using Alfresco Community 5.0.d and trying to find the files related to live search.

I would like to remove or modify the people finder in live search. Please let me know the files or way to achieve it.

Share-header.get.js info is below:

if (!user.isAdmin)
{
  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_MY_FILES");
  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_SHARED_FILES");

  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_SITES_MENU");
  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_PEOPLE");

  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_REPOSITORY");
  widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_BECPG");
}

//Disable people search 
var headerSearch = widgetUtils.findObject(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_SEARCH");
if (headerSearch)
{ 
  headerSearch.config.showPeopleResults = false;       
  headerSearch.config.placeholder="Search files, sites";      
}

Below is extensions.xml

<extension>
    <modules>
        <module>
            <id>Update Site Header</id>
            <version>1.0</version>

true org.alfresco.share.header com.site-header share-header

As I added below lines, now I could see that my file, shared file and other menu items being removed for user(non admin) but no changes in search box.

Credit : Muralidharan

<auto-deploy>true</auto-deploy>
<evaluator type="default.extensibility.evaluator"/>

Screenshot of html structure for search box.

Below is screenshot of modules/deploy:

Screenshot of debug mode :

Thanks in advance

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer 1 · 2017-01-17T07:05:21.400

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We excluded people search using below script.

//Disable people search 
var headerSearch = widgetUtils.findObject(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_SEARCH");
if (headerSearch)
{ 
  headerSearch.config.showPeopleResults = false;       
  headerSearch.config.placeholder="Search files, sites";      
}

And we placed this file, in the following path. C:\Alfresco5\tomcat\webapps\share\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\web-extension\site-webscripts\com\quanticate\header\share-header.get.js

Use the module extension to apply your customisation in Share and store this file into alfresco\web-extension\site-data\extensions\extensions.xml

<extension>
  <modules>
    <module>
      <id>Menu customisation</id>
      <auto-deploy>true</auto-deploy>
      <evaluator type="default.extensibility.evaluator"/>
       <!-- default.extensibility.evaluator is applied to determine if the module should be executed -->
      <customizations>        
         <customization>
            <targetPackageRoot>org.alfresco</targetPackageRoot>
            <sourcePackageRoot>com.quanticate.header</sourcePackageRoot> <!-- Your package path should go here -->
            <alwaysApply>
               <webscript>share-header</webscript>
            </alwaysApply>
         </customization>
      </customizations>
    </module>
  </modules>
</extension>

edited Jan 17 '17 at 07:05

answered Jan 16 '17 at 12:18

Muralidharan Deenathayalan

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I have added the script and restarted the tomcat but no change is reflected. Also I have updated my post with my share-header.get.js file info. Any idea? – nikhil84 Jan 16 '17 at 14:45
Where you have placed the share-header.get.js file ? – Muralidharan Deenathayalan Jan 16 '17 at 16:29
I added module extension details and this should work now for you. – Muralidharan Deenathayalan Jan 17 '17 at 07:05
I already made that change in extensions.xml (updated in post) and path of files are fine. Still not working ...any idea? – nikhil84 Jan 17 '17 at 10:44
Menu items are getting removed but search is still showing people as suggestion. any idea? thanks – nikhil84 Jan 17 '17 at 13:38
widgetUtils.deleteObjectFromArray(model.jsonModel, "id", "HEADER_SEARCH"); This command remove the search box but headerSearch.config.showPeopleResults = false; headerSearch.config.placeholder="Search files, sites"; these doing nothing – nikhil84 Jan 17 '17 at 13:58
Can you check the module extension from http://IP:POST/share/page/modules/deploy page? – Muralidharan Deenathayalan Jan 18 '17 at 05:35
I have updated the post with screenshot of modules/deploy url. – nikhil84 Jan 18 '17 at 13:51
I followed this and it worked like charm. https://community.alfresco.com/message/806438-re-not-able-to-disable-suggestion-in-alfresco?commentID=806438&et=watches.email.thread#comment-806438 – nikhil84 Jan 19 '17 at 12:56
I have added your code but placeholder is not changing. – nikhil84 Jan 19 '17 at 13:27
Issue for your changes not working was that I was using older version of Aikau 1.0.8 and now I have upgraded to 1.0.101 so your recommendation works fine. – nikhil84 Jan 19 '17 at 16:53
Great. Thanks for sharing. – Muralidharan Deenathayalan Jan 20 '17 at 04:15

nikhil84 · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-23T09:36:11.707

I followed below link and it worked like a charm.

https://community.alfresco.com/message/806438-re-not-able-to-disable-suggestion-in-alfresco?commentID=806438&et=watches.email.thread#comment-806438

Summary: Override the live-search-people.get.json.ftl file to produce no result for live search.

Steps:

Extract alfresco-remote-api-5.0.d (/Applications/alfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib)
Goto /Applications/alfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/lib/alfresco-remote-api-5.0.d/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search and copy live-search-people.get.json.ftl
Then goto Applications/alfresco-5.0.d/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/slingshot/search (create new directory if not exist) and paste the file copied earlier
Open that file in editor like sublime text and replace with following code.

<#import "../../repository/person/person.lib.ftl" as personLib/>

<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)> { "totalRecords": 0, "startIndex": 0, "items": [ ] }
Restart the tomcat and test live search.

Thanks to Angel and Alex for answer followed with clarification.

Interesting finding that I was using Aikau 1.0.8 Because of that the changes recommended by Muralidharan was not working (older version) so now as I move to newer version of Aikau (1.0.101) then those changes are good to go.

Thank you Muralidharan!

/****NOTE****/

If your using older version of Aikau (like 1.0.8) than you have to override the extension Or If your using newer version of Aikau (like 1.0.101) than you can directly make changes.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 18 '17 at 14:42

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You have to override the files containing the webscript response. Search for the Freemarker template files which have the rendered output and over-ride it .

answered Jan 18 '17 at 14:42

user6784900

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finding right file is itself difficult and I am new to Alfresco.. if you could tell about which file needs to be changed? – nikhil84 Jan 18 '17 at 14:48
Live search in Alfresco is implemented in Aikau . The related webscripts are packaged in share.war .You have to create your own extensions to override the required files as per your requirement. – user6784900 Jan 18 '17 at 15:48
Click on "Toggle Developer View" in Debug Menu drop down. That enables you to see the Aikau widget information. The Widget type you are looking for is alfresco/header/SearchBox . – user6784900 Jan 18 '17 at 19:13
added a screenshot, please have a look at it. – nikhil84 Jan 19 '17 at 10:57
how can I find this file in alfresco community so I could edit it? – nikhil84 Jan 19 '17 at 12:03

Modify live search in Alfresco Commmunity 5.0.d

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