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ruchi sharma, modified 13 Years ago.
How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 95 Join Date: 3/24/11 Recent Posts
Hi,
I am trying to call the new struts action defined in ext (struts-config-ext.xml, tiles-defs-ext.xml) from a portlet.
But, unfortunately its not working for me, can anybody tell me with an example how to achieve this.
Thanks
Ruchi
Chintan Akhani, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Regular Member Posts: 111 Join Date: 3/13/08 Recent Posts
From which portlet you are calling struts action, whether it is a plugin portlet or ext?
ruchi sharma, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 95 Join Date: 3/24/11 Recent Posts
HI Chintan,
It is a plugin portlet.
Thanks
Ruchi
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Lalit Jugran, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 33 Join Date: 7/25/10 Recent Posts
Hi Ruchi,

If you are talking about struts path in ext environment(like liferay 5.2.3) then following steps may be helpful.

1- make a PortletURL in the jsp of portlet where you want to use this path.

PortletURL submitURL=renderResponse.createActionURL();
submitURL.setParameter("struts_action","/ext/abc/manage_account/manage");
submitURL.setWindowState(WindowState.NORMAL);

2- Make following entry in the struts-config.xml

<action path="/ext/abc/manage_account/manage" type="com.abc.portlet.manage_account.action.ManageAccountAction" >
<forward name="portlet.ext.abc.manage_account.view" path="portlet.ext.abc.manage_account.view" />
</action>

3- Make following entry in tiles-defs.xml
<definition name="portlet.ext.abc.manage_account.view" extends="portlet">
<put name="portlet_content" value="/portlet/manage/view2.jsp" />
</definition>

view2.jsp is the destination jsp, where you will navigate after following this struts path. In liferay 6 there is no scope of extending these files struts-config.xml or tiles-defs.xml

Hope this will help...
ruchi sharma, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 95 Join Date: 3/24/11 Recent Posts
Hi Lalit,
I did almost the same configuration which you mentioned for struts-config.xml & tiles-defs.xml.
In my case its not taking me to the destination jsp... I am on to the same page.(My action class is not even called).
And ya I want to tell you that I am using Liferay 6.... may be thats why its not working for me...
Is their any other way to do the same for liferay 6 ??

Thanks
Ruchi
Priya Pratheep, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 38 Join Date: 3/14/13 Recent Posts
Hi I am new to struts and Liferay I don't know how to handle my code in tiles-defs.xml Below is my code


ProjectMgmtAction .java

public class ProjectMgmtAction extends Action{
	
	private Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ProjectMgmtAction.class);
	@Override
	public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
		
		logger.debug("----------------------- inside ProjectMgmtAction --------------------------------");
		if (form!=null)
			logger.debug("form = " +form.getClass().toString());
		else
			logger.debug("form=null");
		if (form==null){
			String userid = request.getRemoteUser();
			logger.debug("userid = " +userid);
			request.setAttribute("APSE_USER_ID", userid);
		}
		else if (form instanceof DynaActionForm){
			logger.debug("----------------------- inside DynaActionForm --------------------------------");
			
			DynaActionForm actionform=(DynaActionForm)form;
		
		    String procode = (String)actionform.get("procode");
			request.setAttribute("procode", procode);			
	
		}
		else
			logger.error("form is not instanceof DynaActionForm");
			
		return mapping.findForward("continue");
	}
}


portlet.xml 

	<portlet-name>apse-projectmgmt-portlet</portlet-name>
		<display-name>APSE Project Management</display-name>
		<portlet-class>com.bmtap.apse.projectmgmt.portlet.ProjectMgmtPortlet</portlet-class>
		<init-param>
			<name>ServletContextProvider</name>
			<value>com.liferay.util.bridges.struts.LiferayServletContextProviderWrapper</value>
		</init-param>
		<init-param>
			<name>ViewPage</name>
			<value>/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/portlet_action/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/viewAction</value>
		</init-param> 
		
		<init-param>
			<name>view-action</name>
			<value>/portlet_action/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/viewAction1</value>
		</init-param>


struts-config.xml file
	<action path="/portlet_action/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/viewAction1" type="com.bmtap.apse.projectmgmt.action.ProjectMgmtAction">
			<forward name="continue" path="/jsp/project_costingsheet2.jsp"></forward>			
		</action>

		<action attribute="projectCostingSheetForm2" name="DynaFormBean" path="/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/projectCostingSheetAction2" type="com.bmtap.apse.projectmgmt.action.ProjectMgmtAction">
			<forward name="continue" path="/jsp/project_costingsheet2.jsp"></forward>
		</action>


I want to call project_costingsheet2.jsp from portlet B
1. onClick of link in Portlet A, I want display project_costingsheet2.jsp in Portlet B.
2. When you directly access Portlet B, project_list.jsp should be displayed.


for project_list.jsp the struts.xml file have
<action path="/portlet_action/apse-projectmgmt-portlet/viewAction" type="com.bmtap.apse.projectmgmt.action.ProjectMgmtAction">
			<forward name="continue" path="/jsp/project_list.jsp"></forward>			
		</action>


One week I am running behind this...Can anybody help me how to handle my tiles-defs.xml file

Thanks and Regards
Priya
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Amit Doshi, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a portlet ??
Liferay Master Posts: 550 Join Date: 12/29/10 Recent Posts
Hi Ruchi,

My First Question why you prefer EXT , you can do the same thing in the HOOK also.

And if you try to create the new Struts Action then I prefer you to do in hook or Override the Existing one. Because EXT required to Restart the Server..

Please check below link, how to use the Struts action in HOOK.

http://www.liferay.com/community/forums/-/message_boards/message/14288957
http://www.liferay.com/web/mika.koivisto/blog/-/blogs/7132115

Hope it helps.

Regards,
Amit Doshi
ruchi sharma, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a plugin portlet ??
Junior Member Posts: 95 Join Date: 3/24/11 Recent Posts
Hello Amit,
Thanks for telling me the other way to do it, I'll go through the links try to do , if it matches my required conditions.
And i'll get back to you.
And as mentined by Lalit in previous post I did the same thing to call the (new) struts action (not overiding the existing one) from my plugin portlet, is it not possible in liferay 6 ??

Regards
Ruchi
ruchi sharma, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a plugin portlet ?? (Answer)
Junior Member Posts: 95 Join Date: 3/24/11 Recent Posts
Hello friends,
Its working now....
Their was problem in "PortletUrl"
Now my portlet Url is like this :
PortletURL redirectURL = PortletURLFactoryUtil.create(request, PortletKeys.WIKI, themeDisplay.getPlid(), ActionRequest.ACTION_PHASE);
redirectURL.setWindowState(WindowState.NORMAL);
redirectURL.setParameter("my_param_01", "01");
and rest all the configuration is similar as Lalit posted.

Thanks
Ruchi
Chintan Akhani, modified 13 Years ago.
RE: How to call the struts action (in ext) from a plugin portlet ??
Regular Member Posts: 111 Join Date: 3/13/08 Recent Posts
for 'post' method below is the alternate approach to call your custom method.

<portlet:actionURL var="myURL1" name="myURL1">
<portlet:param name="struts_action" value="/" />
</portlet:actionURL>

If your method type is 'get' than below is the way to create a url.

<portlet:renderURL var="myURL2">
<portlet:param name="struts_action" value="/blogs/edit_entry" />
</portlet:renderURL>