js-libraries.xml is not read from the specified path.

[Former Member]

Hi experts,
We have an issue with Backoffice not reading the js-libraries.xml. We have an angular widget and built as explained in AngularJS in Backoffice Framework

The result of not loading the js-libraries.xml is that it shows an error message in the Backoffice: AngularCNG is not defined and the built functionality does not work.

If we use the configuration property:
backoffice.cockpitng.additionalResourceLoader.enabled as true, it works, but, from the project.properties in backoffice:

if set true, widget resources and zul files are reloaded from the extension folder on page reload (convenient for developing, should be set to false on a production system) backoffice.cockpitng.additionalResourceLoader.enabled=false

From what we have investigated, it could be that WidgetJarResourceReader is not reading the entry in the jar file correctly. In WidgetJarResourceReader::hasResource looks for cng/js/js-libraries.xml and finds nothing, but the file exists in cockpitng/cng/js/js-libraries.xml

The rest of loaders are:

• BackofficeResourceLoader (disabled through the property)
  

• SassResourceLoader (only intended for css files)

• WidgetClassPathResourceLoader (always returns false on hasResource)

The example Creating an AngularJS Widget does not work if the property before mentioned is enabled.

Is this a bug in the platform or something we would need to change?

Thanks for your help.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

We made it to support!

And there is a workaround:

    <macrodef name="YOUREXTENSION_before_compile_backoffice">
                 <sequential>
                     <if>
                         <available file="${ext.YOUREXTENSION.path}/backoffice/resources/cng/js/js-libraries.xml" />
                         <then>
                             <mkdir dir="${ext.YOUREXTENSION.path}/backoffice/classes/cng/js" />
                             <copy todir="${ext.YOUREXTENSION.path}/backoffice/classes/cng/js">
                                 <fileset dir="${ext.YOUREXTENSION.path}/backoffice/resources/cng/js">
                                 </fileset>
                             </copy>
                         </then>
                     </if>
                 </sequential>
             </macrodef>

All the scripts that you add will need to be placed under cng/js folder