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How to integrate custom javascript [message #824604]

Mon, 19 March 2012 21:34

Karsten Voigt

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Registered: July 2011

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Hi,

currently I try to add web analytics tracking to my RAP application, but up-to-know I found no proper approach to add the custom javascript to various views and editors.

I tried to use the Browser widget and everything works fine, but the browser widget always consumes some space that destroys the layout.

Is there a way to add the javascript tagging in browser widget that has no size (using the browser widgets setSize method has no effect)?
Do you know any alternative approach for adding the javascript tags?

Thanks for your support.

Regards
Karsten

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Re: How to integrate custom javascript [message #824991 is a reply to message #824604]

Tue, 20 March 2012 10:23

Tim Buschtoens

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Registered: July 2009

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Hi.

> currently I try to add web analytics tracking to my RAP application, but
> up-to-know I found no proper approach to add the custom javascript to
> various views and editors.

So you want to add JavaScript not once to your entire application
(executed at startup), but to specific views (executed when created)?

> Is there a way to add the javascript tagging in browser widget that has
> no size (using the browser widgets setSize method has no effect)?

You probably need to set the size not on the widget directly but on its
layout data.

Greetings,
Tim

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Re: How to integrate custom javascript [message #825024 is a reply to message #824991]

Tue, 20 March 2012 11:10

Karsten Voigt

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> So you want to add JavaScript not once to your entire application
> (executed at startup), but to specific views (executed when created)?

Correct; I need to track specific views, editors, dialogs, etc. The tracking on startup is quite easy, I used the body from custom branding to achieve that.

> You probably need to set the size not on the widget directly but on its
> layout data.

I will try to do that, but maybe there is a better approach Smile

Regards
Karsten

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Re: How to integrate custom javascript [message #825114 is a reply to message #825024]

Tue, 20 March 2012 13:37

Tim Buschtoens

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> I will try to do that, but maybe there is a better approach :)

Maybe, maybe not. The entire approach of using JS seems very tricky to
me. Can't you collect the data you need on the server?

Anyway, if you dont need your JS to run in an iFrame, you can also use
the JSExecuter class.

Greetings,
Tim

>
> Regards
> Karsten

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Re: How to integrate custom javascript [message #825764 is a reply to message #825114]

Wed, 21 March 2012 08:32

Karsten Voigt

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Hi,

I changed my implementation approach and now I'm using the REST API for analytics tracking. The usage of JSExecutor is not really useful, since that is a RAP internal component.

> The entire approach of using JS seems very tricky to
> me. Can't you collect the data you need on the server?

No :-); I'm using PIWIK to collect the data, create dashboards, etc.; just like Google analytics (but with more data security for the user). If I start to track everything on my own I will be lost in creating the required reports. Using the REST API requires more coding than the javascript tacking, but thats OK.

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Re: How to integrate custom javascript [message #825767 is a reply to message #825114]

Wed, 21 March 2012 08:32

Karsten Voigt

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