Repository Service API Quick Starts repository-service-api-quick-starts

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The following Quick Starts are available for the AEM Forms Repository service.

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Creating a folder using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Writing a resource using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Listing resources using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Reading a resource using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Updating a resource using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Searching for resources using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Creating relationships between resources using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Locking a resource using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Managing access control lists using the Java API

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Deleting a resource using the Java API

AEM Forms operations can be performed using the AEM Forms strongly-typed API and the connection mode should be set to SOAP

Applications/FormsApplication

Most AEM Forms repository service quick starts interact with an application named Applications/FormsApplication, as shown in the following illustration.

The folder FormsFolder is a location in the AEM Forms repository. You can, for example, programmatically add this folder to Applications/FormsApplication. (See Quick Start (SOAP mode): Creating a folder using the Java API.)

The path to a resource located in the AEM Forms repository is:

Applications/Application-name/Application-version/Folder.../Filename

NOTE
You can browse the AEM Forms Repository by using a web browser. To browse the repository, enter the following URL into a web browser https://[server name]:[server port]/repository. You can verify quick start results by using a web browser. For example, if you add content to the AEM Forms Repository, you can see the content in a web browser.
NOTE
Applications/FormsApplication does not exist by default. To follow along with the quick starts, create this application by using Workbench. For information about creating an application using Workbench, see Getting started with process design.

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Creating a folder using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-creating-a-folder-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example creates a folder called FormsFolder in the following location /Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/. (See Creating Folders.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;

 public class CreateFolder {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         // This quick start creates a folder in the AEM Forms repository
         //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named FormsApplication using Workbench
         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Create a RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean needed for creating resources
             RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean repositoryInfomodelFactory = new RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean(null);

             // Create a folder in a AEM Forms application named Application/FormsApplication
             ResourceCollection folder = repositoryInfomodelFactory.newResourceCollection(
                 new Id(),
                 new Lid(),
                 "FormsFolder"
             );

             // Set the folder’s description
             folder.setDescription("A folder to store forms");

             // Write the folder to the repository
             Resource newFolder = repositoryClient.writeResource("/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/", folder);

             // Retrieve the folder’s identifier value
             String msg = "The identifier value of the new folder is" + newFolder.getId();

             // Print folder verification message
             System.out.println(msg);

         } catch (Exception e) {
                 System.out.println(
                     "Exception thrown while trying to create the folder" +
                     e.getMessage()
                 );
           }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Writing a resource using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-writing-a-resource-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example writes a resource called loan.xdp in the repository. The resource is added to the /Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder location. (See Writing Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import com.adobe.idp.Document;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.Id;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.Lid;

 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.Resource;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.ResourceContent;

 public class WriteFile {

     // This quick start writes Loan.xdp to Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
     //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named FormsApplication using Workbench
     public static void main(String[] args) {

         try
         {
         //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
         Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
         connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
         connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
         connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
         connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
         connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

         ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

         //Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object
         ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

         //Specify the parent path
          String parentResourcePath = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

         //Create a RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean object
          RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean infomodelFactory = new RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean(null);

         //Create a Resource object to add to the Repository
          Resource newResource = (Resource) infomodelFactory.newImage(
                             new Id(),
                             new Lid(),
                             "Loan.xdp");

         //Create a ResourceContent object that contains the content (file bytes)
         ResourceContent content = (ResourceContent) infomodelFactory.newResourceContent();

         //Create a Document that references an XDP file
         //to add to the Repository
         FileInputStream myForm = new FileInputStream("C:\\Adobe\Loan.xdp");
         Document form = new Document(myForm);

         //Set the description and the MIME type
         content.setDataDocument(form);
         content.setMimeType("application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml");

         //Assign content to the Resource object
         newResource.setContent(content) ;

         //Set a description of the resource
         newResource.setDescription("An XDP file");

         //Commit to repository, and update resource
         //in memory (by assignment)
         Resource addResource = repositoryClient.writeResource(parentResourcePath, newResource);

         //Get the description of the returned Resource object
         System.out.println("The description of the new resource is "+addResource.getDescription());

         //Close the FileStream object
         myForm.close();

         } catch (Exception e) {

              e.printStackTrace();
            }
         }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Listing resources using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-listing-resources-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example lists resources that are located in Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder. (See Listing Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;

 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.Resource;

 //This quick start lists the content located in Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
 //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named Applications/FormsApplication using Workbench
 public class ListFiles {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // List all the files located in the
             String resourceFolderPath = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

             // Retrieve the list of resources under the folder path
             List members = repositoryClient.listMembers(resourceFolderPath);

             // Print out the resources that were found
             System.out.println("The following resources were found:");
             for (int i = 0; i < members.size(); i++) {
                 Resource r = (Resource)(members.get(i));
                 System.out.println(
                     "Resource name: " +
                     r.getName() +
                     "  Resource Description: " +
                     r.getDescription()
                 );
             }

         } catch (Exception e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
           }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Reading a resource using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-reading-a-resource-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example reads a resource called Loan.xdp from the repository. The XDP file is located in /Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder/. (See Reading Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;

 //This quick start retrieves Loan.xdp from Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
 //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named FormsApplication using Workbench
 public class ReadFile {


     public static void main(String[] args) {

         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Specify the path to the Loan.xdp
             String resourceUri =  "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder/Loan.xdp";

             // Retrieve the XDP file
             Resource r = repositoryClient.readResource(resourceUri);

             // Print the resource verification message
             System.out.println(
                 "Resource " +
                 resourceUri +
                 " was successfully retrieved." +
                 "Resource content contains " +
                 r.getContent().getDataDocument().length() +
                 " bytes."
             );

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to read the file" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Updating a resource using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-updating-a-resource-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example updates /Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder by modifying its description. (See Updating Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;
 import java.util.*;

 //This quick start updates the description of Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
 //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named Applications/FormsApplication using Workbench
 public class UpdateResource {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         // This example will update a resource in the AEM Forms repository
         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Specify the URI of the resource to update
             String resourceUri =  "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

             // Retrieve the resource
             Resource resource = repositoryClient.readResource(resourceUri);

             // Update its description
             resource.setDescription("This folder stores XDP files");

             // Update the resource in the repository
             Resource updatedResource = repositoryClient.updateResource(
                 resourceUri,
                 resource,
                 true
             );

             // Print the resource verification message
             System.out.println(
                 "Resource " +
                 resourceUri +
                 "version " +
                 updatedResource.getMajorVersion() +
                 "." +
                 updatedResource.getMinorVersion() +
                 " was successfully updated."
             );

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to update the resource" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Searching for resources using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-searching-for-resources-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example searches for Loan.xdp in Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder. (See Searching for Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;

 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.query.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.query.sort.*;

 //This quick start searches for Loan.xdp in Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
 //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named FormsApplication using Workbench
 public class SearchResources {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Specify the URI of the target folder
             String testFolderUri = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

             // Specify the attribute name for which to search
             String name = "Loan.xdp";

             // Create a Query used in the search
             Query query = new Query();
             Query.Statement statement = new Query.Statement(
                 Resource.ATTRIBUTE_NAME,
                 Query.Statement.OPERATOR_BEGINS_WITH,
                 name
             );
             statement.setNamespace(ResourceProperty.RESERVED_NAMESPACE_REPOSITORY);
             query.addStatement(statement);

             // Create the sort order used in the search
             SortOrder sortOrder = new SortOrder();
             SortOrder.Element element = new SortOrder.Element(Resource.ATTRIBUTE_NAME, true);
             sortOrder.addSortElement(element);

             // Search for the resources
             List listProperties = repositoryClient.searchProperties(
                 testFolderUri,
                 query,
                 ResourceCollection.DEPTH_INFINITE,
                 0,
                 10,
                 sortOrder
             );

             // Display the resources that were found
             System.out.println("The following resources were found:");
             for (int i = 0; i < listProperties.size(); i++) {
                 Resource r = (Resource)(listProperties.get(i));
                 System.out.println(r.getName());
             }

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "An exception occurred while attempting to search for resources." +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Creating relationships between resources using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-creating-relationships-between-resources-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example creates a relationship between two resources in the AEM Forms repository. (See Creating Resource Relationships.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;

 public class CreateRelationship {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         // This example creates a relationship between two resources in the AEM Forms repository.
         // First, two resources are created.
         // A dependence relationship between the two resources will then be established and verified.
         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Create a RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean needed for creating resources
             RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean repositoryInfomodelFactory = new RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean(null);

             // Specify the URI of the target folder for writing the resource
             String testFolderUri = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

             // Create the resources to be written to the folder
             Resource testResource1 = repositoryInfomodelFactory.newResource(
                 new Id(),
                 new Lid(),
                 "FormFolderA"
             );

             Resource testResource2 = repositoryInfomodelFactory.newResource(
                 new Id(),
                 new Lid(),
                 "FormFolderB"
             );

             // Set the resources’ descriptions
             testResource1.setDescription("test resource1");
             testResource2.setDescription("test resource2");

             // Write the resources to the folder
             repositoryClient.writeResource(testFolderUri, testResource1);
             repositoryClient.writeResource(testFolderUri, testResource2);

             // Retrieve the resources’ URIs
             String resourceUri1 = testFolderUri + "/" + testResource1.getName();
             String resourceUri2 = testFolderUri + "/" + testResource2.getName();

             // Retrieve the resources to verify that they were successfully written
             Resource r1 = repositoryClient.readResource(resourceUri1);
             Resource r2 = repositoryClient.readResource(resourceUri2);

             // Create a relationship between the two resources
             repositoryClient.createRelationship(
                 resourceUri1,
                 resourceUri2,
                 Relation.TYPE_DEPENDANT_OF,
                 true
             );

             // Verify the relationship
             List relations = repositoryClient.getRelated(
                 resourceUri1,
                 true,
                 Relation.TYPE_DEPENDANT_OF
             );

             // Print the relationship
             for (int i = 0; i < relations.size(); i++) {
                 Resource r = (Resource)(relations.get(i));
                 System.out.println("Related resource: " + r.getName());
             }

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to create the relationship" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Locking a resource using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-locking-a-resource-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example locks /Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder/Loan.xdp. (See Locking Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;

 public class LockFile {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         // This example will lock and unlock a resource in the AEM Forms repository.
         try {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Specify the URI of the resource to lock
             String resourceUri = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder/Loan.xdp";

             // Lock the resource
             repositoryClient.lockResource(
                 resourceUri,
                 Lock.SCOPE_EXCLUSIVE,
                 Lock.DEPTH_ZERO
             );

             // Retrieve the locks on the resource
             List locks = repositoryClient.getLocks(resourceUri);

             // Print out the locks for the resource
             System.out.println("The following locks now exist for the resource:");
             for (int i = 0; i < locks.size(); i++) {
                 Lock l = (Lock)(locks.get(i));
                 System.out.println(
                     "Lock owner: " +
                     l.getOwnerUserId() +
                     "  Lock depth: " +
                     l.getDepth() +
                     " Lock scope: " +
                     l.getType()
                 );
             }

             // Unlock the resource
             String lockToken = repositoryClient.unlockResource(resourceUri);

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to lock the file" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Managing access control lists using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-managing-access-control-lists-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example reads and creates access control lists (ACLs) in the repository.

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;

 public class UseACL {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         // This example will read and create access control lists for resources in the AEM Forms repository.
         try {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Specify the URI of the resource to be used
             String resourceUri = "/Applications/FormsApplication";

             // Retrieve the access control list for the resource
             AccessControlList acl = repositoryClient.readAccessControlList(resourceUri);

             // Retrieve a list of the users having access permissions
             List users = acl.getUsersWithPermissions();

             // Print out the list of users
             System.out.println("The following users have permissions:");
             for (int i = 0; i < users.size(); i++) {
                 String user = (String)(users.get(i));
                 System.out.println("User identifier: " + user);
             }

             // Set up a new access control list
             acl = new AccessControlList();

             // Retrieve a user identifier to be used in the access control list
             String userId = (String)(users.get(0));

             // Create traversal permissions for the user
             List permissions = new ArrayList();
             permissions.add(AccessControlEntry.READ_METADATA_USER_PERM);
             permissions.add(AccessControlEntry.READ_CONTENT_USER_PERM);
             acl.setPermissionsForUser(userId, permissions);

             // Set the access control list for the folder
             repositoryClient.writeAccessControlList(resourceUri, acl, true);

             // Print out confirmation message
             System.out.println("User " + userId + " has traversal permissions for the folder");

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to manage access control lists" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }

Quick Start (SOAP mode): Deleting a resource using the Java API quick-start-soap-mode-deleting-a-resource-using-the-java-api

The following Java code example deletes Loan.xdp from Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder. If this XDP file is not located in this folder, an exception is thrown. (See Deleting Resources.)

 /*
     * This Java Quick Start uses the following JAR files
     * 1. adobe-repository-client.jar
     * 2. adobe-livecycle-client.jar
     * 3. adobe-usermanager-client.jar
     * 4. adobe-utilities.jar
     * 5. jboss-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed
     * on JBoss)
     * 6. commons-code-1.3.jar
     * 7. jacorb.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     * 8. jnp-client.jar (use a different JAR file if the forms server is not deployed on JBoss)
     *
     * The JBoss files must be kept in the jboss\client folder. You can copy the client folder to
     * your local development environment and then include the 3 JBoss JAR files in your class path
     *
     * These JAR files are located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/common
     *
     * The adobe-utilities.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/jboss
     *
     * The jboss-client.jar file is located in the following path:
     * <install directory>/jboss/bin/client
     *
     * If you want to invoke a remote forms server instance and there is a
     * firewall between the client application and the server, then it is
     * recommended that you use the SOAP mode. When using the SOAP mode,
     * you have to include additional JAR files located in the following
     * path
     * <install directory>/sdk/client-libs/thirdparty
     *
     * For information about the SOAP
     * mode and the additional JAR files that need to be included,
     * see "Setting connection properties" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     *
     * For complete details about the location of the AEM Forms JAR files,
     * see "Including AEM Forms Java library files" in Programming
     * with AEM Forms
     */
 import java.util.*;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactory;
 import com.adobe.idp.dsc.clientsdk.ServiceClientFactoryProperties;
 import com.adobe.repository.bindings.dsc.client.ResourceRepositoryClient;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.infomodel.bean.*;
 import com.adobe.repository.RepositoryException;
 import com.adobe.idp.Document;


 // This quick start deletes Loan.xdp from Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder
 //If this XDP is not located in this folder, an exception is thrown
 //Ensure that you create a AEM Forms application named FormsApplication using Workbench
 public class DeleteResource {

     public static void main(String[] args) {

         try
         {
             //Set connection properties required to invoke AEM Forms
             Properties connectionProps = new Properties();
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT, "https://[server]:[port]");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL,ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SOAP_PROTOCOL);
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_SERVER_TYPE, "JBoss");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME, "administrator");
             connectionProps.setProperty(ServiceClientFactoryProperties.DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD, "password");

             // Create the service client factory
             ServiceClientFactory myFactory = ServiceClientFactory.createInstance(connectionProps);

             // Create a ResourceRepositoryClient object using the service client factory
             ResourceRepositoryClient repositoryClient = new ResourceRepositoryClient(myFactory);

             // Create a RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean needed for creating resources
             RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean repositoryInfomodelFactory = new RepositoryInfomodelFactoryBean(null);

             // Specify the URI of the target folder from which the resource is deleted
             String testFolderUri = "/Applications/FormsApplication/1.0/FormsFolder";

             // Create the resource to be written to the folder
             Resource testResource = repositoryInfomodelFactory.newResource(
                 new Id(),
                 new Lid(),
                 "Loan.xdp"
             );

             // Retrieve the resource’s URI
             String resourceUri = testFolderUri + "/" + testResource.getName();

             // Retrieve the resource to verify that it exists
             Resource r = repositoryClient.readResource(resourceUri);

             // Print the resource verification message
             System.out.println(r.getName() +" is about to be deleted");

             // Delete the resource
             repositoryClient.deleteResource(resourceUri);

         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println(
                 "Exception thrown while trying to delete the resource" +
                 e.getMessage()
             );
         }
     }
 }
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