Configuration setting

In the meaning of 'convention over configuration' all properties are optional. Define only those you intend to override for the entire web application.

There are two ways to override the default properties:

  • By creating a fckeditor.properties file in the classpath (usually WEB-INF/classes):
      ...
  fckeditor.toolbarSet=Basic
  connector.userActionImpl=net.fckeditor.requestcycle.impl.UserActionImpl
  ...
  • By calling dynamically the PropertiesHolder class:
      ...
  import net.fckeditor.handlers.PropertiesLoader;
  ...
  PropertiesLoader.setProperty("fckeditor.toolbarSet", "Basic");
  PropertiesLoader.setProperty("connector.userActionImpl", 
                   "net.fckeditor.requestcycle.impl.UserActionImpl");
  ...
    Attention:
    It is essential to know how to use the PropertiesHolder. Like the common properties usage, you should use it only at the start of your web application. If you don't have a kind of an 'initialization' servlet, where you could place the PropertiesLoader calls, we suggest for you to write your own ServletContextListener. So you guarantee, you call the PropertiesLoader before the ConnectorServlet is initialized.

As you can see, setting a property is equal in both ways. The tables below list all configurable properties for the integration pack.

Configuration properties

FCKeditor

Property Default Valid Values Description
fckeditor.toolbarSet        Default any string        Indicates the toolbar set you want to load. If you provide a name which does not exist, the editor will fail to load.
fckeditor.width 200 any string Indicates the editor width.
fckeditor.height 100% any string Indicates the editor height.
fckeditor.basePath /fckeditor        any path The default path of the editor installation resides within your webapp.
Change this value only if you install the editor under a different name or maintain several editor installations.

Connector

The integration library supports file, flash, image, and media resource types. Replace type name in the property name with "file", "flash", "image", or "media".

Define either an allowed or denied list. If an allowed list is pre-defined overwrite it with an empty list and define your denied list as you wish.

Property Default Valid Values Description
connector.resourceType.type
name.path		 /type name any path Indicates the resource type path to retrieve and
store files.
connector.resourceType.type
name.extensions.denied		 any extension List with extensions which should be denied.
Separate extensions with a | (pipe symbol).
connector.resourceType.file.
extensions.allowed		 7z|aiff|asf|avi|bmp|csv|doc|fla|
flv|gif|gz|gzip|jpeg|jpg|mid|mov|
mp3|mp4|mpc|mpeg| mpg|ods|
odt|pdf|png|ppt|pxd|qt|ram|rar|
rm|rmi|rmvb|rtf|sdc|sitd|swf|
sxc|sxw|tar|tgz|tif|tiff|txt|vsd|
wav|wma|wmv|xls|xml|zip		 any extension List with extensions which should be allowed.
Separate extensions with a | (pipe symbol).
connector.resourceType.flash.
extensions.allowed		 swf|fla any extension See above.
connector.resourceType.image.
extensions.allowed		 bmp|gif|jpeg|jpg|png any extension See above.
connector.resourceType.media.
extensions.allowed		 aiff|asf|avi|bmp|fla|flv|gif|jpeg|
jpg|mid|mov|mp3|mp4|mpc|mpg|
mpeg|png|qt|ram|rm|rmi|rmvb|
swf|tif|tiff|wav|wma|wmv		 any extension See above.
connector.userFilesPath /userfiles any path Indicates the path where files are stored.
connector.forceSingleExtension true true, false (boolean) Indicates whether filenames with multiple
extensions are sanitized.
connector.fullUrl false true, false (boolean) Indicates whether the domain name will be
prepended. E.g. http://www.mysite.com
connector.secureImageUploads true true, false (boolean) Checks uploaded images for validity.
I.e. the uploaded file is a real image and not any
other renamed file type.
connector.userActionImpl any fully-qualified class
name of a valid UserAction
implementation		 Provides custom security functions for the File
Browser Connector. For more details see here.
connector.userPathBuilderImpl any fully-qualified class
name of a valid UserPathBuilder
implementation		 Provides a custom function for constructing a user-dependent UserFilesPath for the File
Browser Connector. For more details see here.