Creating Content Services (deprecated) Spaces

Summary of steps
Create Content Services (deprecated) spaces using the Java API
Create Content Services (deprecated) spaces using the web service API

Spaces store content in organized groups. A space is essentially a folder that stores content such as PDF or XML documents, images, audio, videos, and so on. You can create new spaces by using the Document Management Java or web service API (Deprecated). For example, you can create a space named Test Directory, as shown in the following illustration.

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The web service quick starts that correspond to the Document Management service use the following WSDL:

http://localhost:8080/soap/services/DocumentManagementService?WSDL&lc_version=9.0.1

For information about the Document Management service, see Services Reference for LiveCycle.

Note: Adobe is migrating Adobe® LiveCycle® Content Services ES customers to the Content Repository built on the modern, modular CRX architecture, acquired during the Adobe acquisition of Day Software. The Content Repository is provided with LiveCycle Foundation and is available as of the LiveCycle ES4 release.

Summary of steps

To create a space, follow these steps:

Include project files.
Create the service client.
Define the space name.

Include project files

Include the necessary files in your development project. If you are using Java to create a client application, include the necessary JAR files. If you are using web services, include the proxy files.

Add the following JAR files to your project’s class path:

adobe-livecycle-client.jar
adobe-usermanager-client.jar
adobe-contentservices-client.jar
adobe-utilities.jar (required if LiveCycle is deployed on JBoss)
jbossall-client.jar (required if LiveCycle is deployed on JBoss)

Note: These JAR files are required if you are using the EJB connection mode. If you are using the SOAP connection mode, include additional JAR files.

Create the service client

Before you can programmatically create a space, establish a connection and provide credentials. This task is accomplished by creating a service client, which is based on the LiveCycle service named Document Management.

Define the space name

Invoke the Document Management service’s createSpace method to create a space. Specify the name of the new space and the store name. The default value for this parameter is SpacesStore.

Create Content Services (deprecated) spaces using the Java API

Create a space by using the Document Management Service API (Java):

Include project files.

Include client JAR files, such as adobe-contentservices-client.jar, in your Java project’s class path.
Create the service client.
- Create a ServiceClientFactory object that contains connection properties.
- Create a DocumentManagementServiceClientImpl object by using its constructor and passing the ServiceClientFactory object.
Define the space name.

Create a Content Services (deprecated) space by invoking the DocumentManagementServiceClientImpl object’s createSpace method and passing the following values:
- A string value that specifies the name of the store where the space is created. You can specify SpacesStore for this parameter value. This value is a mandatory parameter.
- A string value that specifies the fully qualified path of the new space (for example, /Company Home/Test Directory). This value is a mandatory parameter.
The createSpace method returns a string value that specifies the identifier value of the new space. This identifier value is in a GUID format, such as 556acef7-8478-46d9-bdd6-ea955d21d617.

Create Content Services (deprecated) spaces using the web service API

Create a space by using the Document Management Service API (web service):

Include project files.

Create a Microsoft .NET project that uses MTOM. Ensure that you use the following WSDL definition:

http://localhost:8080/soap/services/DocumentManagementService?WSDL&lc_version=9.0.1.

Note: Replace localhost with the IP address of the server hosting LiveCycle.
Create the service client.
- Create a DocumentManagementServiceClient object by using its default constructor.
- Create an DocumentManagementServiceClient.Endpoint.Address object by using the System.ServiceModel.EndpointAddress constructor. Pass a string value that specifies the WSDL to the LiveCycle service (for example, http://localhost:8080/soap/services/DocumentManagementService?WSDL). It is not necessary to use the lc_version attribute. This attribute is used when you create a service reference.
- Create a System.ServiceModel.BasicHttpBinding object by getting the value of the DocumentManagementServiceClient.Endpoint.Binding field. Cast the return value to BasicHttpBinding.
- Set the System.ServiceModel.BasicHttpBinding object’s MessageEncoding field to WSMessageEncoding.Mtom. This value ensures that MTOM is used.
- Enable basic HTTP authentication by performing the following tasks:
  - Assign the LiveCycle user name to the field DocumentManagementServiceClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName.
  - Assign the corresponding password value to the field DocumentManagementServiceClient.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password.
  - Assign the constant value HttpClientCredentialType.Basic to the field BasicHttpBindingSecurity.Transport.ClientCredentialType.
  - Assign the constant value BasicHttpSecurityMode.TransportCredentialOnly to the field BasicHttpBindingSecurity.Security.Mode.
Define the space name.

Create a Content Services (deprecated) space by invoking the DocumentManagementServiceClient object’s createSpace method and passing the following values:
- A string value that specifies the name of the store where the space is created. You can specify SpacesStore for this parameter value. This value is a mandatory parameter.
- A string value that specifies the fully qualified path of the new space (for example, /Company Home/Test Directory). This value is a mandatory parameter.
The createSpace method returns a string value that specifies the identifier value of the new space. This identifier value is in a GUID format, such as 556acef7-8478-46d9-bdd6-ea955d21d617.