How to update the editor external images list with JBoss 5.1?

ericford May 20, 2010 3:25 PM

The richfaces:editor properties allows specifying an "external_image_list_url" to enable the advanced mode of the imageHandler plug-in. That property points to a javascript file containing the list of available images. With JBoss 4.x it was possible to have that url point to a file in a "virtual", physically external directory. That capability, in turn, facillitated dynamic updates to the file which meant newly uploaded images could be made immediately available within the editor. JBoss 5.1 no longer supports creating "virtual" directories using <Context> nodes in the server.xml file. Since that was the mechanism used to enable referencing an external directory, the utility of the richfaces:editor imageHandler plugin has been severly degraded (IMHO).

I realize this is a JBoss issue but it has a significant impact on RichFaces. I'm looking for suggestions to overcome this problem.

1. Re: How to update the editor external images list with JBoss 5.1?

ericford Jun 6, 2010 2:58 PM (in response to ericford)

Found an answer in another forum: http://www.coderanch.com/t/436452/JBoss/JBoss-virtual-directory-jboss

In a nutshell, you need to deploy a separate, expanded .war file containing any files (or directories) you want to modify on the fly. The contents of the war can then accessed via url or directly (by your application) from the file system. The referenced article also recommends adding a separate deployment folder, as well.
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