Zimlet Developers Guide:Java and JSP

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This section describes how to incorporate Java and JSP with your zimlets.

JSP

JavaServer Pages (JSP) allow you to create dynamic page content with Java. The JSP pages included with your zimlet are executed on the Zimbra server.

To reference a JSP page from your zimlet, you need the page URL (sometimes referred to as the "resource location").

Calling from Zimlet Definition File

If you plan to call your JSP page from the Zimlet Definition File (for example, from an <actionUrl> element), the path to the JSP is:

/service/zimlet/{zimlet-name}/{jsp-file-name}.jsp

For example, calling a JSP file named "jspfile.jsp" (located at the root of your zimlet package) from an <actionUrl> element:

<actionUrl method="get" target="/service/zimlet/com_zimbra_simplejspaction/jspfile.jsp" />

Note: if using the Development Directory, the path will include _dev. For example:

<actionUrl method="get" target="/service/zimlet/_dev/com_zimbra_simplejspaction/jspfile.jsp" />

Calling from Zimlet Handler Object

If you plan to call your JSP page from your Zimlet Handler Object in JavaScript, you can use ZimletBaseObject.getResource(). For example:

var jspUrl = this.getResource("jspfile.jsp");

See the JavaScript API Reference for more information.

Once you have the JSP resource location, you can invoke the page using AjxRpc.invoke.

var response = AjxRpc.invoke(null, jspUrl, null, null, true);

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Verified Against: Zimbra Collaboration Suite 6.0 Date Created: 12/22/2009
Article ID: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Zimlet_Developers_Guide:Java_and_JSP Date Modified: 2009-12-31



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