Proper way of getting outbound dependencies

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Enonic version: 6.15.8
OS: Mac

Hello, what is the correct way of getting the outbound dependecies of a content? (as show in the Dependecies widget).

The node has a _references field(?) that can be used in a query, but it is not present on the object returned by either get/query functions on either the content or node/RepoConnection libs.

I have tried using the getOutboundDependencies method of the com.enonic.xp.core.impl.content.ContentServiceImpl class, but I don’t know how to properly hook into a currently running content service or initializing a new one.

So, what is the proper way of getting outbound dependencies of a content?

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Hei,

As you already found out, ContentService has already a method “getOutboundDependencies” but yes it is not exposed in the content library.

  • The proper way would be for us to add this function in the content library. I will create an issue about it.

  • But if it cannot wait and to answer your question, here is is how to use a service from JS code:

Create a Java class implementing the interface “ScriptBean”
Example: https://github.com/enonic/xp/blob/master/modules/lib/lib-auth/src/main/java/com/enonic/xp/lib/auth/DeletePrincipalHandler.java
Look at the initialize method in the example above for how to retrieve available services.

Instantiate this script bean and call its method from JS
Example: https://github.com/enonic/xp/blob/master/modules/lib/lib-auth/src/main/resources/lib/xp/auth.js#L338

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We should support both getInboundReferences getOutboundReferences in this case…

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Thank you, the ScriptBean way worked perfectly :slight_smile: