Page Model Json having issue to retrieve child nodes(Multifield items)

[#1]

When I am trying to access the page model json, I see just the sling resource type component name and not the exact node values. I tried different ways and when I say <page-name>.model.json, it always returns the nodes that are at first level. Child nodes are not being retrieved. To explain it better see the following JSON response.

"productlist": {

"columnClassNames": "aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12",

":type": "demo/components/content/productlist",

"headlineText": "Product List"

}

if you see the above JSON which is rendered when I did page mode json and it has a component called ProductList which is a multifield type. IT returns the type of component and not exact values inside it. I tried all ways using Jackson annotations to make it work, but no luck. So if anyone has faced the same issue and could help me with the best approach, it would be helpful.

When I checked List component, it has one multifield value as text and it is stored as String[] in JCR. I am not sure how can I do that with the composite multifield. Because under productlist node I will be having node structure as below.

Each node having two properties. It could be more. To retrieve the values, I have a sling model with these two properties and I am referencing the same model as List<LinksModel> links where LinksModel is the sling model with above mentioned two properties.

[#2]

Does .infinity.json solve your purpose?

http://localhost:4504/content/AEM63App/en.infinity.json

[#3]

Hi Narendran

    Could you please explain me what is the exact use case you are trying to acheive? I believe you are trying to fetch the values of multiflield using Sling models ? I couln't understand your question exactly

Thanks

Veena

[#4]

@Hemant,

then what is the purpose of having Sling Models and exporter framework ? I want to use sling models to retrieve specific fields using sling models.

[#5]

Hi Veena,

Go to any page which is ootb, and then hit model.json. For ex: http://localhost:4502/content/we-retail/us/en.model.json.

If you check this Page Json, you see all the components that are being used on that page which is expected. Now create any composite multifield component and drop it on the page as I did in my original post. It is not needed to be complex. Just have a multifield with two fields, 1) Text and 2) path field.

Now drop the same component on the same en.html page and try to render the model.json. Now you will see the component type and not the actual content there. I see Model json is returning the first level component values and not the child nodes under those components. Let me know if you need more details.

[#6]

"I want to use sling models to retrieve specific fields using sling models."

To render MF values onto a web page by Sling Models (which is the main use case for using Multi-fields - not to render as JSON)  - its straightforward.

See this Article -- Scott's Digital Community: Creating a HTL Repeating Data Set 6.3 Component that uses Sling Models

There is very little Java code. You Inject the node that represents the Multi field - as shown in the article. The Java code:

package com.htl.community.coral.core.models;

import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;

import javax.inject.Inject;

import javax.inject.Named;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;

import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Default;

import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Model;

import org.apache.sling.models.annotations.Optional;

import org.apache.sling.settings.SlingSettingsService;

@Model(adaptables = Resource.class)

public class Multifield {

    // Inject the products node under the current node

    @Inject

    @Optional

    public Resource products;

    // No need of a post construct as we don't have anything to modify after the

    // model is constructed

}

Then you can write out the MF values in HTL like this:

<div

    data-sly-use.multiItems="com.htl.community.coral.core.models.Multifield">

    <div data-sly-list.head="${multiItems.products.listChildren}">

        <div style="height:250px;"><img src=${head.pathbr} height=200 width=270 style="padding:4px"/><h2>${head.product}</h2>

                             <p>${head.desc}</p>

                             </div>

                             <hr>

   </div>

</div>

When you render MF values as HTML - the output is shown in the web page. For example:

[#7]

smacdonald2008​

Thanks for the reply. I tried this way initially and I still see the same output. I am not trying to iterate the values in a html. I want the JSON response of that multifield component with values inside it. When I did page.model.json, I see the below JSON response. And I have only one component multifield on the page.

{"title": "HomePage",

"lastModifiedDate": 1525322551215,

"templateName": "content-page",

"cssClassNames": "page basicpage",

"language": "en",

":items": {

"root": {

"gridClassNames": "aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12",

"columnCount": 12,

":items": {

"responsivegrid": {

"gridClassNames": "aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12",

"columnCount": 12,

":items": {

"testmulti": {

":type": "reactaem/components/content/testmulti",

"columnClassNames": "aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"}

},

":itemsOrder": ["testmulti"],

":type": "wcm/foundation/components/responsivegrid",

"columnClassNames": "aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"}

},

":itemsOrder": ["responsivegrid"],

":type": "wcm/foundation/components/responsivegrid"}},

":itemsOrder": ["root"],

":type": "reactaem/components/structure/page"

}

If you see the highlighted "Bold" "testmulti" node, that is actual multi filed with values inside it. But I don't see them when I do

http://localhost:6302/content/reactaem/en/HomePage.model.json . Find the JCR node structure below.

If you observe the node structure of multifield, and when I say paage.mode.json instead of just giving me the type of component, I am expecting to give me JSON like

":items": {

"testmulti": {

[

":type": "reactaem/components/content/testmulti",

"columnClassNames": "aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12",

"pathbr": "/content/en",

"product": "English"

],

[

":type": "reactaem/components/content/testmulti",

"columnClassNames": "aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12",

"pathbr": "/content/en",

"product": "French"

]

}

• Hope my explanation makes you understand the problem statement.

[#8]

Enable the AEM content services feature flag and append .caas.json to the url

http://localhost:4504/content/AEM63App/en.caas.json

I hope this helps

[#9]

Also - please explain why you want this output as JSON - are you using the JSON for input somewhere else - ie - a JS Framework lib?

Most of the use cases for MF is to render the values as HTML.

[#10]

Also - if you really need JSON for some other process - there is a way to achieve this.