Static link to get variables

> Hi,
>   I would like to use some Flash to interact with my seaside app. To
> create the required tags with the chosen params, no problem.
>   But I don't know how to make Flash communicate with Seaside. My
> primary idea is to have a static link where the flash app could send GET
> variables to seaside. For example
> http://localhost:9090/seaside/MyApp/aName?param1=var1&param2=var2 . But
> I have no idea how to create a static link like this in Seaside nor to
> compute the get variables.
>   Any idea ?
>
> Florian
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> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>
>
> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of  Seaside
> - after the initial component tree is created by #createRoot,  every
> component in the tree will be sent #initialRequest: with the  request
> object that started the session.  This can be especially  effective when
> paired with a WATask subclass as the root, so that it  can, eg, present
> a login page as needed depending on the request.
>
> Avi
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>
> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>
> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of Seaside -
> after the initial component tree is created by #createRoot, every
> component in the tree will be sent #initialRequest: with the request
> object that started the session.  This can be especially effective when
> paired with a WATask subclass as the root, so that it can, eg, present a
> login page as needed depending on the request.
>
> Avi
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>

> Thanks !
>   So now i know how to handle request like
> http://.../seaside/myApp?foo=bar to start my app.
>   A little more complex now : I want to do the same, but from an
> integrated flash menu. The trick is that I don't want to loose my
> session and context. I tried by just adding the '&foo=bar' at the end of
> the url (
> http://.../seaside/myApp?_k=UeGCjSsi&_s=OTvjybecbYCHpKsn&foo=bar) and it
> seemed to work, but I don't know how to get this string for a
> particuliar action. Any idea ?
>
> Florian
>
> Avi Bryant wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>>
>> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of Seaside
>> - after the initial component tree is created by #createRoot, every
>> component in the tree will be sent #initialRequest: with the request
>> object that started the session.  This can be especially effective
>> when paired with a WATask subclass as the root, so that it can, eg,
>> present a login page as needed depending on the request.
>>
>> Avi
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>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
>>
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> Florian
>
> Florian Minjat wrote:
>> Thanks !
>>   So now i know how to handle request like http://.../seaside/ 
>> myApp?foo=bar to start my app.
>>   A little more complex now : I want to do the same, but from an  
>> integrated flash menu. The trick is that I don't want to loose my  
>> session and context. I tried by just adding the '&foo=bar' at the  
>> end of the url ( http://.../seaside/myApp?
>> _k=UeGCjSsi&_s=OTvjybecbYCHpKsn&foo=bar) and it seemed to work,  
>> but I don't know how to get this string for a particuliar action.  
>> Any idea ?
>> Florian
>> Avi Bryant wrote:
>>>
>>> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>>>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>>>
>>> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of  
>>> Seaside - after the initial component tree is created by  
>>> #createRoot, every component in the tree will be sent  
>>> #initialRequest: with the request object that started the  
>>> session.  This can be especially effective when paired with a  
>>> WATask subclass as the root, so that it can, eg, present a login  
>>> page as needed depending on the request.
>>>
>>> Avi
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Seaside mailing list
>>> [hidden email]
>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
>>>
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> On Feb 12, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Florian Minjat wrote:
>
>> Nobody knows how to do that or is it impossible for the moment with
>> Seaside ? Or perhaps nobody understood what I meant.
>
> I'm not exactly clear on what you meant, no.  Where do you want to be
> able to get this URL from?
>
> Avi
>
>> Florian
>>
>> Florian Minjat wrote:
>>> Thanks !
>>>   So now i know how to handle request like
>>> http://.../seaside/myApp?foo=bar to start my app.
>>>   A little more complex now : I want to do the same, but from an
>>> integrated flash menu. The trick is that I don't want to loose my
>>> session and context. I tried by just adding the '&foo=bar' at the end
>>> of the url (
>>> http://.../seaside/myApp?_k=UeGCjSsi&_s=OTvjybecbYCHpKsn&foo=bar) and
>>> it seemed to work, but I don't know how to get this string for a
>>> particuliar action. Any idea ?
>>> Florian
>>> Avi Bryant wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>>>>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>>>>
>>>> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of
>>>> Seaside - after the initial component tree is created by
>>>> #createRoot, every component in the tree will be sent
>>>> #initialRequest: with the request object that started the session.  
>>>> This can be especially effective when paired with a WATask subclass
>>>> as the root, so that it can, eg, present a login page as needed
>>>> depending on the request.
>>>>
>>>> Avi
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Seaside mailing list
>>>> [hidden email]
>>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Seaside mailing list
>>> [hidden email]
>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/seaside
>> _______________________________________________
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>
>

> My aim is to embed a flash menu in my seaside app.
> So I need to feed this flash menu with the different links. Thoses
> links must be the equivalent of a message call to a seaside component.
>
> I could use the #initialRequest: method to send GET variables to the
> seaside app from the flash menu. But when I tried this method, the
> context was lost (my app requires an authentification).
>
> I am trying the method suggested by Lukas with :
> url := html context actionUrl withParameter: (html callbacks
> registerActionCallback: [ mycall ]).
> And it seems to work. I need to make more tests to be sure.

>
> Florian
>
> Avi Bryant wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Florian Minjat wrote:
>>
>>> Nobody knows how to do that or is it impossible for the moment with
>>> Seaside ? Or perhaps nobody understood what I meant.
>>
>> I'm not exactly clear on what you meant, no.  Where do you want to be
>> able to get this URL from?
>>
>> Avi
>>
>>> Florian
>>>
>>> Florian Minjat wrote:
>>>> Thanks !
>>>>   So now i know how to handle request like
>>>> http://.../seaside/myApp?foo=bar to start my app.
>>>>   A little more complex now : I want to do the same, but from an
>>>> integrated flash menu. The trick is that I don't want to loose my
>>>> session and context. I tried by just adding the '&foo=bar' at the
>>>> end of the url (
>>>> http://.../seaside/myApp?_k=UeGCjSsi&_s=OTvjybecbYCHpKsn&foo=bar)
>>>> and it seemed to work, but I don't know how to get this string for
>>>> a particuliar action. Any idea ?
>>>> Florian
>>>> Avi Bryant wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Dmitry Dorofeev wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need to subclass WARenderLoopMain
>>>>>> and implement (start: aRequest) method
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a somewhat easier way to do this in recent versions of
>>>>> Seaside - after the initial component tree is created by
>>>>> #createRoot, every component in the tree will be sent
>>>>> #initialRequest: with the request object that started the
>>>>> session.  This can be especially effective when paired with a
>>>>> WATask subclass as the root, so that it can, eg, present a login
>>>>> page as needed depending on the request.
>>>>>
>>>>> Avi

>Florian Minjat wrote:
>  
>
>>My aim is to embed a flash menu in my seaside app.
>>So I need to feed this flash menu with the different links. Thoses
>>links must be the equivalent of a message call to a seaside component.
>>
>>I could use the #initialRequest: method to send GET variables to the
>>seaside app from the flash menu. But when I tried this method, the
>>context was lost (my app requires an authentification).
>>
>>I am trying the method suggested by Lukas with :
>>url := html context actionUrl withParameter: (html callbacks
>>registerActionCallback: [ mycall ]).
>>And it seems to work. I need to make more tests to be sure.
>>    
>>
>Old msg... but, did you ever finalize this issue? Any solution? How are
>you doing with using flash? talking back and forth between seaside and
>the embedded flash app.
>
>any war stories? :-)
>
>brad
>  
>

> What I'd like to do is calling from seaside, and waiting for a
> request...  something like:
>
> http://www.aPage.php/carto?_k=lQEsdNrE&_s=WJqhqfFUpMOJWiPv   (sent
> from seaside)
>
> and then It opens the page that collects the 2 parameters, I click on
> the map (kind of GIS) and it returns a GET request with all parameters
> I need... like the following:
>
> http://mySeasideServer:8000/myApp?_k=lQEsdNrE&_s=WJqhqfFUpMOJWiPv&point1=12345&point2=12345 
>
>
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