Content Finder - Query Builder

Deprecated

Available since version 1.0.0

Why is this deprecated?

Since 6.2, the UI page editor should be use for editing AEM Sites pages, and not the ClassicUI page editor. Since this feature directly supports extending the ClassicUI page editor’s content finder, it is deprecated.

Purpose

Use QueryBuilder HTTP API syntax to drive ContentFinder queries instead of more restrictive GQL.

How to Use

  • Install the ACS AEM Commons package
  • Create a new Content Finder Tab JS file
  • Update the contentfindertab config JS object to include:
    • url: “/bin/wcm/contentfinder/qb/view.json”

    • baseParams: { .. }

      • JS object representing the QueryBuilder API key/value pairs used to drive all of the ContentFinder Tab’s queries
      • If no baseParams are set then the suggestField will populate the query param

    • getParams: { .. }

      • JS object representing the dynamic QueryBuilder API key/value pairs used to drive all of the ContentFinder Tab’s queries (baseParams will be used in conjunction with these)

Result Hit Definition

Page Hit

  • name: resource.getName()
  • path: hit.getPath()
  • title: page.getTitle() || page.getPageTitle() || page.getNavigationTitle() || page.getName()
  • excerpt: hit.getExcerpt() || page.getDescription()
  • ddGroups: page
  • type: Page

Asset Hit

  • name: resource.getName()
  • path: hit.getPath()
  • title: asset.getProperty("dc:title") || asset.getName()
  • excerpt: hit.getExcerpt() || asset.getMetadataValue("dc:description")
  • mimeType: asset.getMimeType()
  • size: < asset size >
  • type: Asset

Other Hit

  • name: resource.getName()
  • path: hit.getPath()
  • title: resource.getName()
  • excerpt: hit.getExcerpt()
  • type: Data

Notes

If no path keys are specified, the serlvet’s suffix will be used to scope the search Query parameter query is translated to QueryBuilder param: fulltext

Example ContentFinder Tab Implementation:

/* For more complete documentation, please see:
http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/widgets-api/index.html?class=CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab
and http://chanchal.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/how-to-add-your-own-content-finder-tab-in-cq5/
*/
{
    /* Tab name */
    tabTip: CQ.I18n.getMessage("QueryBuilder"),

    /* Unique tab Id in form: cfTab-<unique-name> */
    id: "cfTab-QueryBuilder",

    /* Tab icon */
    iconCls: "cq-cft-tab-icon pages",

    /* Fixed value */
    xtype: "contentfindertab",

    /* Defines tab order */
    ranking: 1,

    /* Paths under which this Tab can appear in the content finder */
    allowedPaths: [
        "/content/*",
        "/etc/scaffolding/*"
    ],

    /* JS Function which returns a JS object representing the search criteria.
     Because this is a function it can produce dynamic JS objects based on other input items (ex. Tab search/filter inputs)
     See input item defintions in the "items" field */
    getParams: function () {
        /* Get suggestField widget as defined below */
        var suggestField = CQ.Ext.getCmp("cfTab-QueryBuilder-SearchField");

        return {
            /* get suggestField's value and send as QB's fulltext param */
            "fulltext": suggestField.getValue(),
            "10_property": "jcr:content/metadata/tiff:ImageWidth",
            "10_property.value": "800"
        };
    },

    items: [
        CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab.getQueryBoxConfig({
            "id": "cfTab-QueryBuilder-QueryBox",
            "items": [
                CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab.getSuggestFieldConfig({
                    "id": "cfTab-QueryBuilder-SearchField",
                    /* Update suggestion URL to search over proper content path via the suffix */
                    "url": "/bin/wcm/contentfinder/suggestions.json/content"
                })
            ]
        }),

        /* Result Box Config renders the infinite scrolling lists of results */
        CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab.getResultsBoxConfig({

            /* Unique tab results Id in form: cfTab-<unique-name>-resultBox */
            id: "cfTab-QueryBuilder-resultBox",

            /* Enables/disables infinite scrolling; default behavior is true */
            disableContinuousLoading: false,

            /* Defines the component Drop Targets the result items can be dragged/dropped into */
            /* Values: [CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_ASSET, CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_COMPONENT, CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_DEFAULT, CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_PAGE, CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_PARAGRAPH] */
            itemsDDGroups: [CQ.wcm.EditBase.DD_GROUP_ASSET],

            /* Defines the type component type that is created when a result is dragged into a Parsys */
            /* Triggered via "alt-drag" from ContentFinder */
            itemsDDNewParagraph: {
                path: "foundation/components/image",
                propertyName: "./fileReference"
            },

            items: {
                tpl: '<tpl for=".">' +
                    '<div class="cq-cft-search-item" title="{pathEncoded}" ondblclick="CQ.wcm.ContentFinder.loadContentWindow(\'{[CQ.HTTP.encodePath(values.path)]}.html\');">' +
                    '<div class="cq-cft-search-thumb-top"' +
                    ' style="background-image:url(\'{[CQ.HTTP.externalize(CQ.HTTP.encodePath(values.path))]}.thumb.48.48.png\');"></div>' +
                    '<div class="cq-cft-search-text-wrapper">' + '<div class="cq-cft-search-title">{[CQ.shared.XSS.getXSSTablePropertyValue(values, \"title\")]}</div>' +
                    '</div>' +
                    '<div class="cq-cft-search-separator"></div>' +
                    '</div>' +
                    '</tpl>',
                itemSelector: CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab.DETAILS_ITEMSELECTOR
            },

            tbar: [
                CQ.wcm.ContentFinderTab.REFRESH_BUTTON,
                "->"
                /* Add other xtypes here, common use-case is a button */
            ]
        }, {
            /* Path to ContentFinder QueryBuilder */
            url: "/bin/wcm/contentfinder/qb/view.json"
        }, {
            /* Base params to include in ALL searchs;
             These are the fixed search criteria for all searches initiated from this ContentFinderTab */
            baseParams: {
                "type": "dam:Asset",
                "path": "/content/dam",

                "1_property": "jcr:content/metadata/dam:MIMEtype",
                "1_property.value": "image/jpeg",

                "orderby": "@jcr:content/cq:lastModified",
                "orderby.sort" : "desc"

            }
        }, CQ.CF_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
    ]
}