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cURL: Is it possible to add filter for packaging a specific content path

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 Im using cURL in windows. Add filters is not working for me. Please help me to resolve the issue

 

# create package
curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage?cmd=create -d packageName=testpackage -d groupName=my_packages

 

# add filters

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/update.jsp -F path=/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage.zip -F packageName=testpackage -F groupName=my_packages -F 'filter=[{'root':'/content/dam/pdf/sample/pdffiles'}]' -F '_charset_=UTF-8'

# build package

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage.zip?cmd=build

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Referencehttp://hashimkhan.in/aem-adobecq5-code-templates/curl-aem-commands/

How to use cURL for any functionality in AEM:

As you all might be knowing that AEM is completely based on REST , so you can easily trace any POST/GET call and write a cURL for that call. Its quite simple and handy to do so with the following steps:

  • As an example , I have picked Backup for AEM instance. Open to the URL in Firefox.
  • Open the Firebug console and go to the Network Tab.
  • Fill the form for initiating the Backup as shown below

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  • While clicking on Start keep a watch at the POST call from the Firebug Console>Network.

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  • In every functionality you will see a call to server: either a POST or GET. Here you will find a POST call to the
  • After observing these values you can write your cURL command as:
     
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curl -d "_charset_=utf-8&force=false&installDir=C%3A%5CAEM+Dev%5CAEM&target=C%3A%5Csample%5CBackup&delay=10" -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/backup/content/admin/backups/

This way you will be able to convert any of the AEM functionality in cURL. You can try exploring this from the System Console while modifying any configurations.

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Level 10

If you want to work with packages that use filters via CUrl - the best thing to do is set the package and filter definition in Package Manager and then use Curl to rebuild the package. See:

Curl Commands

You can then rebuild an existing package:

        curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4505:/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/name_of_package.zip?cmd=build

There does not seem to be a build command that supports filters. 

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Correct answer by
Level 10

Referencehttp://hashimkhan.in/aem-adobecq5-code-templates/curl-aem-commands/

How to use cURL for any functionality in AEM:

As you all might be knowing that AEM is completely based on REST , so you can easily trace any POST/GET call and write a cURL for that call. Its quite simple and handy to do so with the following steps:

  • As an example , I have picked Backup for AEM instance. Open to the URL in Firefox.
  • Open the Firebug console and go to the Network Tab.
  • Fill the form for initiating the Backup as shown below

22

  • While clicking on Start keep a watch at the POST call from the Firebug Console>Network.

11

  • In every functionality you will see a call to server: either a POST or GET. Here you will find a POST call to the
  • After observing these values you can write your cURL command as:
     
1
curl -d "_charset_=utf-8&force=false&installDir=C%3A%5CAEM+Dev%5CAEM&target=C%3A%5Csample%5CBackup&delay=10" -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/libs/granite/backup/content/admin/backups/

This way you will be able to convert any of the AEM functionality in cURL. You can try exploring this from the System Console while modifying any configurations.

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In your command, the rules definition are missing as well as the quotation marks are not used correctly in the filter parameter. Try the following curl command and it should work- 

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/update.jsp -F'path=/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage.zip' -F'packageName=testpackage' -F'groupName=my_packages' -F'filter=[{"root":"/content/dam/pdf/sample/pdffiles","rules":[]}]' -F'_charset_=UTF-8'

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Level 5

When I am running this command I am seeing this error. I am using Windows powershell to execute the cURL. Any idea what is wrong happening here?

 

curl.exe -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/update.jsp -F'path=/etc/packages/my_packages/abc.zip' -F'packageName=abc' -F'groupName=my_packages' -F'filter=[{"root":"/content/geometrixx/en","rules":[]}]' -F'_charset_=UTF-8'


{"success":false,"msg":"Could not modify package. Missing value. at character 7 of [{root:/content/geometrixx/en,rules:[]}]","path":"/etc/packages/my_packages/abc.zip"}

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Level 5

This curl command worked on CURL window(Cygwin terminal). Thank you!

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Below script is well tested on my servers:

echo "Starting" '\n'

curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage3?cmd=create \
-d packageName=testpackage3 \
-d groupName=my_packages

echo '\n'

echo "Package Created" '\n'

# add filters
curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/update.jsp \
-F path=/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage3.zip -F packageName=testpackage3 \
-F groupName=my_packages \
-F filter="[{\"root\" : \"/etc/tags\", \"rules\": [{\"modifier\" : \"include\", \"pattern\" : \"/.*\"}]}]" \
-F '_charset_=UTF-8'

echo '\n'

echo "Filters Added" '\n'

# build package
curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/testpackage3.zip?cmd=build

echo '\n'

echo "Package Built" '\n'

echo "end"

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Community Advisor

To add single/multiple filters to create a package, best way could be, create a text file and add all the filter paths in text file. 

Afterwards, create a script to create, add filter and build package with the help of curl command.

I've created a script which reads filter paths from text file then iterate over that file, add filters then build the package.

Code:

 

#!/bin/bash file=/home/shengcun/Desktop/path.txt echo "Starting" '\n' curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/content_package?cmd=create -d packageName=conten$ echo "Package Created" '\n' #RootPath variable to add filters rootpath= # add filters while IFS= read -r line do # echo line is stored in $line path='{"root":"'$line'","rules":[]}' if [ -z "$rootpath" ]; then rootpath=${path} else rootpath=${rootpath},${path} fi done < "$file" curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/update.jsp -F'path=/etc/packages/my_packages/content_package.zip' -F'packageName=content_package' -F'groupName=my_packages' -F'filter=['$rootpath']' -F'_charset_=UTF-8' echo "Filters Added" '\n' # build package curl -u admin:admin -X POST http://localhost:4502/crx/packmgr/service/.json/etc/packages/my_packages/content_package.zip?cmd=bui... echo "Package Built" '\n' echo "end"

This script is well tested.
Hope it works!

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Level 3

Hello Himanshu, is the format of text file just tab/return separated relative paths?

 

/home/shengcun/Desktop/path.txt

 I want to try this on our 6.5.10 env