# Process Content Service
Manipulate content related to a Process Instance or Task Instance in APS. Related content can be
uploaded to APS via for example a file upload dialog.
## Importing
```ts
import { RelatedContentRepresentation } from 'alfresco-js-api';
import { ProcessContentService } from 'ng2-activiti-form/src/services/process-content.service';
export class SomePageComponent implements OnInit {
constructor(private contentService: ProcessContentService) {
}
```
## Methods
#### createProcessRelatedContent(processInstanceId: string, content: any, opts?: any): Observable
Associate an uploaded file with a Process Instance.
Let's say we have an upload button as follows:
```html
```
We can then create related content as follows:
```ts
export class SomePageComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('fileInput') fileInput;
...
onUploadFile() {
const fileBrowser = this.fileInput.nativeElement;
if (fileBrowser.files && fileBrowser.files[0]) {
const file: File = fileBrowser.files[0];
const processInstanceId = '11337';
const opts = {
isRelatedContent: true
};
this.contentService.createProcessRelatedContent(processInstanceId, file, opts).subscribe(
(relContent: RelatedContentRepresentation) => {
console.log('Related content: ', relContent);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
}
}
```
In the above sample code the `file` is uploaded via an HTML input element.
The `processInstanceId` refers to a process instance ID for a running process in APS.
The returned `relContent` object looks like in this sample:
```
Related content:
contentAvailable: true
created: Wed Nov 08 2017 10:50:30 GMT+0000 (GMT) {}
createdBy: {id: 1, firstName: null, lastName: "Administrator", email: "admin@app.activiti.com"}
id: 6007
link: false
mimeType: "application/pdf"
name: "simple.pdf"
previewStatus: "queued"
relatedContent: true
simpleType: "pdf"
thumbnailStatus: "queued"
```
The related content `id` can be used by other methods in this service to get to the content and to
delete it. It is referred to as the `contentId`.
If you look at attachments for the process instance it should now display the new file.
#### createTaskRelatedContent(taskId: string, file: any, opts?: any)
Associate an uploaded file with a Task Instance. This is in effect very similar
to the `createProcessRelatedContent` call. Just use `taskInstanceId` instead of `processInstanceId`.
```ts
onUploadFile() {
const fileBrowser = this.fileInput.nativeElement;
if (fileBrowser.files && fileBrowser.files[0]) {
const file: File = fileBrowser.files[0];
const taskInstanceId = '15303';
const opts = {
isRelatedContent: true
};
this.contentService.createTaskRelatedContent(taskInstanceId, file, opts).subscribe(
(relContent: RelatedContentRepresentation) => {
console.log('Related content: ', relContent);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
}
}
```
For more information see the docs for `createProcessRelatedContent`.
#### createTemporaryRawRelatedContent(file: any): Observable
Create temporary related content from an uploaded file. This means that the related content
is not yet associated with a process instance or a task instance.
```ts
onUploadFile() {
const fileBrowser = this.fileInput.nativeElement;
if (fileBrowser.files && fileBrowser.files[0]) {
const file: File = fileBrowser.files[0];
this.contentService.createTemporaryRawRelatedContent(file).subscribe(
(relContent: RelatedContentRepresentation) => {
console.log('Related content: ', relContent);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
}
}
```
For more information see the docs for `createProcessRelatedContent`.
#### deleteRelatedContent(contentId: number): Observable
Delete related content via the content identifier:
```ts
const contentId = 6008;
this.contentService.deleteRelatedContent(contentId).subscribe(
res => {
console.log('Delete response: ', res);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
```
The response is going to be `null` if the delete was successful.
See `getProcessRelatedContent` and `getTaskRelatedContent` for how to get to the `contentId`.
#### getContentThumbnail(contentId: number): Observable
Get the thumbnail URL for related content (currently does not return this):
```ts
const contentId = 6008;
this.contentService.getContentThumbnail(contentId).subscribe(
res => {
console.log('Response: ', res);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
```
The response looks like in this sample:
```
Blob {size: 3020946, type: "image/png"}
```
See `getProcessRelatedContent` and `getTaskRelatedContent` for how to get to the `contentId`.
#### getFileContent(contentId: number): Observable
Get the metadata for a related content item in the format of a `RelatedContentRepresentation` object:
```ts
const contentId = 6008;
this.contentService.getFileContent(contentId).subscribe(
res => {
console.log('Response: ', res);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
```
The response looks like in this example:
```
contentAvailable: true
created: Wed Nov 08 2017 11:26:14 GMT+0000 (GMT) {}
createdBy: {id: 1, firstName: null, lastName: "Administrator", email: "admin@app.activiti.com"}
id: 6008
link: false
mimeType: "application/pdf"
name: "simple.pdf"
previewStatus: "created"
relatedContent: true
simpleType: "pdf"
thumbnailStatus: "created"
```
See `getProcessRelatedContent` and `getTaskRelatedContent` for how to get to the `contentId`.
#### getFileRawContentUrl(contentId: number): string
Get the URL for direct access to a related content file:
```ts
const contentId = 6008;
const url = this.contentService.getFileRawContentUrl(contentId);
console.log('URL: ', url);
```
The URL response looks something like this:
`http://localhost:4200/bpm/activiti-app/api/enterprise/content/6008/raw`
This URL can be used to directly access the content file, such as from a browser.
See `getProcessRelatedContent` and `getTaskRelatedContent` for how to get to the `contentId`.
#### getProcessRelatedContent(processId: string): Observable
Get related content items for passed in Process Instance ID, only metadata for related content is returned:
```ts
const processId = '11337';
this.contentService.getProcessRelatedContent(processId).subscribe(
res => {
console.log('Response: ', res);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
```
The response looks like in the following sample:
```
size: 2
start:0
total:2
data:
0:
contentAvailable: true
created: "2017-10-29T07:28:15.546+0000"
createdBy: {id: 1, firstName: null, lastName: "Administrator", email: "admin@app.activiti.com"}
id: 5006
link: false
mimeType: "application/msword"
name: "More info for Invoice.doc"
previewStatus: "created"
relatedContent: true
simpleType: "word"
thumbnailStatus: "created"
1:
id: 6008,
name: "simple.pdf",
created: "2017-11-08T11:26:14.162+0000",
createdBy: {…},
relatedContent: true,
…}
```
The `id` property corresponds to the `contentId` property used in many of the other methods of this service.
#### getTaskRelatedContent(taskId: string): Observable
Get related content items for passed in Task Instance ID, only metadata for related content is returned:
```ts
const taskId = '15303';
this.contentService.getTaskRelatedContent(taskId).subscribe(
res => {
console.log('Response: ', res);
}, error => {
console.log('Error: ', error);
});
```
The response format is the same as for the `getProcessRelatedContent` method, see its docs.