Since the version 1.8.0 on iOS and 1.5.0 on Android, the Nuxeo Mobile application metadata layout can be customized from the server itself.
Layout Format
The format of the layout is simply a JSON object with the list of metadata to display: a label and a field.
The default layout looks like:
{
"name": "metadata",
"elements": [
{
"label": "created",
"field": "dc:created",
},
{
"label": "By",
"field": "dc:creator",
},
{
"label": "version",
"field": "versionLabel",
},
{
"label": "state",
"field": "state",
},
{
"label": "contributors",
"field": "dc:contributors",
}
]
}
The important part is the elements object, name is not used yet.
The mobile application tries to retrieve the "metadata" layout for a given document type. You need one layout per document type. If there is no custom layout, the default one is used.
How to Configure the Layout
The customization can be done in the Nuxeo Studio Designer, but "manually" for now.
Assuming you have a custom document type SuperFile, in the Resources tab of the Studio Designer, add a new file named nuxeo-superfile-metadata-layout.json.
Fill it with a JSON object defining what metadata you want to display, such as:
{
"name": "metadata",
"elements": [
{
"label": "label.mobile.superfile.created",
"field": "dc:created"
},
{
"label": "By",
"field": "dc:creator"
},
{
"label": "version",
"field": "versionLabel"
},
{
"label": "state",
"field": "state"
},
{
"label": "contributors",
"field": "dc:contributors"
},
{
"label": "label.mobile.superfile.nature",
"field": "dc:nature"
},
{
"label": "label.mobile.superfile.subjects",
"field": "dc:subjects"
},
{
"label": "label.mobile.superfile.modified",
"field": "dc:modified"
},
{
"label": "label.mobile.superfile.coverage",
"field": "dc:coverage"
}
]
}
The field can either reference a property of the document, given its xpath, or a top level property of the JSON representation of a Document (from the REST API), such as versionLabel or state.
Labels are internationalized, so you can fill messages.json files within the Studio Designer, in the UI > Translations tab. It fallbacks on displaying the label key if no label is found.
The Mobile application will load the messages.json files from the Nuxeo Server after a successful login.
This gives us the following result in the app:
For development purposes, you can directly edit the JSON files on your Nuxeo Server. The "metadata" layout is retrieved each time you view a document.
Handled Types
The following types can be displayed in the app. Note that we also handle "List of" those types.
- String
- Date
- Number
- User
- Group
- Directory
Limitations
This is still a work in progress, and the JSON format of the layout may change in the future, especially when the Studio Designer will generate it.
Field types not handled right now (won't display anything):
- content type
- list of complex types