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Integrating LibreOffice OnLine via WOPI

Integrating LibreOffice OnLine via WOPI

Presentation about how to set up your web service to use LibreOffice OnLine.

Jan Holesovsky

February 04, 2017
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  1. 1 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky Integrating LibreOffice

    OnLine via WOPI Jan Holesovsky Collabora Productivity [email protected] www.CollaboraOffice.com @CollaboraOffice
  2. 2 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky How to

    integrate into your webapp • Install LibreOffice OnLine on a dedicated server / VM (other than the ownCloud/Nextcloud install) • And setup the SSL for the https access • Implement the REST endpoints • Modify your webapp to add iframe for LibreOffice Online • Profit! :-)
  3. 4 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky WOPI protocol

    • LibreOffice Online implements (part of) the WOPI (Web Application Open Platform Interface) protocol • LibreOffice Online is a WOPI client that can be integrated with a WOPI host (that means your webapp) • WOPI: a well documented open protocol: https://wopi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ .
  4. 5 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky LibreOffice OnLine

    & WOPI Iframe with LibreOffice OnLine Webapp integrating the Online WOPI host (provides data) WOPI client (provides editing)
  5. 6 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky Reference implementation

    • https://github.com/owncloud/richdocuments • Consists of PHP parts and JavaScript • PHP: Rest endpoints that allow the transfer of the data • JavaScript: The actual integration that triggers document loading & showing inside the ownCloud / Nextcloud
  6. 7 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky REST endpoints

    • To download the file: • GET https://<WOPI host URL>/<...>/wopi*/files/<id>/contents? access_token=<token> • Upload back: • POST https://<WOPI host URL>/<...>/wopi*/files/<id>/contents? access_token=<token> • Check file info: • https://<WOPI host URL>/<...>/wopi*/files/<id>? access_token=<token>
  7. 8 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky Security token

    • To be able to access files securely, an authentication token has to be passed to LibreOffice OnLine • From the LibreOffice OnLine point of view, it can be any random number / string that will be passed as part of the URL when accessing the document storage • Should be generated according to the user who is logged in
  8. 9 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky Discovery service

    • To get the information about how to initiate the iframe, the 1st thing has to be an access to a “discovery” xml • Different document types can be served by different servers
  9. 10 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky JavaScript part

    – embedding the iframe • The Connector connects to the discovery service • Creates an iframe that contains the LibreOffice OnLine • Has to be provided with the access token via a POST request • And then only gets called back when the document is closed again
  10. 11 / 12 FOSDEM 2017 | Jan Holesovsky Recommended steps

    • Add WOPI REST endpoints to your web service, for the moment returning only a “ Hello World ” message. • Implement the CheckFileInfo endpont • Now you can see a constructed document containing just “Hello World” in the Online • https://<client>:<port>/loleaflet/<hash>/loleaflet.html? WOPISrc=https://<WOPI host URL>/<...>/wopi*/files/<id> • Create an iframe that embeds the LibreOffice Online • Update the REST endpoints to actually load real data • Implement the PutFile endpoint to really save the data