QuickView Dropwizard Sample

version 1.0.2

System Requirements

• Java 8 (JDK 1.8)
• Maven 3

Description

Native, simple, fully configurable and optimized java document viewer application. Open and view your document without losing data and/or formatting.

Thanks to powerful and flexible GroupDocs.Viewer for Java API, over 50 document formats are supported across all platforms (Windows, Unix) and browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE). All rendered documents are 100% copies of original documents without any quality loss.

This sample can be run as service with RESTful API or as standalone application with built-in UI.

Note In order to get all benifits and to use all features without any limmitations you need to purchace valid GroupDocs.Viewer for Java license or request GroupDocs.Viewer for Java temporary license.

Instructions

Run as RESTful Service

Running QuickView Dropwizard Sample as service will allow you to host your application on any instance and provide fully working RESTful API.

Features

• Doesn't require to access working server all the time for UI updates.
• Doesn't require service restart for any UI updates.
• Allows to have multiple UI applications on a different instances but with one main server.
• Allows to implement additional features in your application, such as user-roles, additional permissions, groups, etc.
• Remote controls and access.

How to run in Service Mode

1. Download QuickView Dropwizard Sample.
2. Extract QuickView Dropwizard Sample to desired/work directory (if sample was downloaded as zip).
3. Navigate to QuickView Dropwizard Sample root directory.
4. Update configuration.yml file by setting runAsService: true.
5. Open console and type cd 'QuickView Dropwizard Sample root directory', press enter.
6. In console type following command mvn clean compile exec:java, press enter.
7. Download QuickView.
8. Extract QuickView to desired/work directory (if downloaded as zip).
9. Navigate to QuickView root directory.
10. Open quickview.html file in text editor.
11. Update applicationPath parameter with your server URL.
12. Open quickview.html with any browser.

Run as Standalone Application

Running QuickView Dropwizard Sample as standalone application is more simple and host all-in-one on single server, which will be accessible by all users directly.

Features

• Simple all-in-one application.
• Allows to implement additional features in your application, such as user-roles, additional permissions, groups, etc.

How to run in Standalone Mode

1. Download QuickView Dropwizard Sample.
2. Extract QuickView Dropwizard Sample to desired/work directory (if sample was downloaded as zip).
3. Navigate to QuickView Dropwizard Sample root directory.
4. Update params in configuration.yml to meet your requirements.
5. Open console and type cd 'QuickView Dropwizard Sample root directory', press enter.
6. In console type following command mvn clean compile exec:java, press enter.
7. Go to http://localhost:{PORT}/viewer/
   PORT - port number specified in configuration.yml (by default http://localhost:8080/viewer/).