Chapter 2. It's Time for the First Web Script

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• How to create a simple web script in Alfresco step by step
• The implementation of the first web script
• Extending the first web script to add a controller
• What happens behind the scene of a web script hit
• The most important things for any web script

It's now time to practically implement your first web script in Alfresco and get more familiar with Alfresco web script implementation. This chapter will help you get a clear understanding on how to create a simple web script in Alfresco, how to extend web script with controller implementation, and some fundamental things about web script implementation that are very important to know while working on Alfresco web scripts.

Consider a scenario where you are managing the project execution of developing an integration solution of a custom frontend application with Alfresco as backend repository. Now, you have been allocated a new developer to develop Alfresco web scripts who is not very familiar with web script implementation and you want to get him up to speed for web script development. Never mind, you can have him read through this chapter and he should be able to get a good understanding of developing web scripts in Alfresco after reading this chapter.