Task

Give an overview about how to get json of (JCR based) content - showing all possible approaches:

• Using the standard endpoints for nodes and properties
• Using custom endpoints
• freemarker based json-provider (typically using jsonfn, but all templating features are available.)
• using jsonfn

Plus providing hints , such as:

• combining an ftl/template based json provider with virtual URI mappings to create a REST-full API
• localize content / i18n: How to set the locale to get the content in the appropriate language
• Same-origin policy issue & using CORS filter
• Creating rest endpoints that deliver pure json, vs outputting required json directly in the page that uses it.
• Using template variant to output json specifically for one component - then using DCR to access it. (Ask Schulte or Gregovsky)

Resources

• REST API
• Accessing content on the client side
• mgnl-conf 2016 workshop - dive into content pools with Magnolia
• jsonfn

Examples

• https://github.com/magnolia-cms/angular-travel-demo
• https://github.com/magnolia-cms/react-demos

Timing

According to czimmermann - this task should be finished before Q3 starts - e.g. must be finished before 1st of July.

Reason & Audience

More and more people want to use frontend frameworks with a CMS or have other headless scenarios. for many this will be one of the first steps in evaluation. So the approaches should be clear