API Explorer results panel in Joomla

[speleo]

On my Joomla 2.5.4 / Civi 4.1.2 site the API Explorer results panel shows the full html of page itself (with all the Joomla admin templating) and not the Ajax results as expected.

The "Ajax Query" link in the table above opens a new tab with everything displaying as expected

Any ideas?

[Hershel]

Can you look in Firebug for Firefox for any JS errors?

[speleo]

Hi Hershel,

I'm using Chrome and IE9 and can't see any JS errors. 
That might be because I'm not entirely sure where to look but I've had a good root around and can't see any JS issues.
I'm using the standard J! admin template so nothing special going on there.   

Tried seeing if I could reproduce on the Joomla sandbox @ http://sandbox.joomla.civicrm.org/administrator/index.php  but that is broken at the moment.

[speleo]

Getting the same issue on the Joomla sandbox

http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/doc/api#/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/rest&json=1&sequential=1&debug=1&&entity=Contact&action=get

This looks like a Joomla feature? Raise a case?

[xavier]

Hi,

What is the url called by the ajax? It sounds we don't call the right one.

Do you know which one it should be? civicrm/ajax/rest is the one on drupal, but that's not the one we should use.

Sorry, can't be of much help, don't have a joomla install, would be great if you could investigate.

[speleo]

on the demo if I click the ajax query link it takes me here:

http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/rest&json=1&sequential=1&debug=1&&entity=Contact&action=get

which looks good.  Seems to me that we can get the right results but are asking for the wrong link.  What I don't know is where that request comes from. 

Can you give me a clue as to were to look for what it is trying to call?

[xavier]

It's all done from templates/CRM/Core/AjaxDoc.tpl

Code: [Select]

restURL = '{crmURL p="civicrm/ajax/rest"}';

is where we initialise it.

Could you see what url is calls (eg in firebug). I don't get why I display the right ajax call but call the wrong one.

X+

[speleo]

Hi Xavier,

To be honest I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for here.  The URL seems to fine except there is an extra "amp;" in the middle.

http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/doc/api#/administrator/?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/rest&json=1&sequential=1&debug=1&&entity=Contact&action=get

or look at this another way this doesn't work

(http://api_explorer_error1.jpg)

but this does

(http://api_explorer_good1.jpg)

wopuld be easier to show if we weren't linited to 64K attachments.

[xavier]

What browser are you using? That's supposed to be the same (well not exactly but both should work).

Could you paste which url works and which doesn't, not sure if the & is the correct or wrong one.

[speleo]

I use Chrome mostly and for some corporate stuff Internet Damager 9 (as they've coded around all it's bugs).  This is the same with both.

Do this:

• Load http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/doc/api#explorer
  demo / demo for authentication
• entity=contact action=get.  This creates the following link in the box below
  /administrator/option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/ajax/rest&json=1&sequential=1&debug=1&&entity=Contact&action=get
  and incorrectly fills the grey results panel
• for the correct result replace com_civicrm&task with com_civicrm&task in the form url area (not the browser url).
  Then click on go and the api explorer should work correctly
  

[xavier]

after
restURL = '{crmURL p="civicrm/ajax/rest"}';

can you add
restURL.replace("&","&"); // J! fix CRM-xxx

and see if it does it for you?

fill an issue (and assign to me) if it does.

btw, we are trying to promote civicrm/api/explorer as  the "official" address for the api explorer, so:
http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/administrator/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/api/explorer

(doesn't have any impact on the bug, just a clearer url)

[speleo]

sorry - no difference.  Time to think more on this...getting close I think.

[speleo]

ok got it.

after
restURL = '{crmURL p="civicrm/ajax/rest"}';

can you add
restURL = restURL.replace("&","&"); // J! fix CRM-xxx

works a treat now.  Thanks Xavier - I owe you a pint (how many times have you heard that), cheers!

Case raised http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-10270

[xavier]

works a treat now.  Thanks Xavier - I owe you a pint (how many times have you heard that), cheers!

Cool. See you in london for after drink at civicon in sept

Case raised http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-10270

Fixed