Scripting Framework URI Specification

OpenOffice.org Developer's Guide

Scripting Framework

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• Using the Scripting Framework

• Running Macros
• Editing, Creating and Managing Macros

• The Organizer dialogs for BeanShell and JavaScript
• BeanShell Editor
• JavaScript Editor
• Basic and Dialogs
• Macro Recording

• Writing Macros
• How the Scripting Framework Works
• Writing a LanguageScriptProvider UNO Component using the Java Helper Classes

• The ScriptProvider Abstract Base Class
• Implementing the XScript Interface
• Implementing the ScriptEditor Interface
• Building and Registering Your ScriptProvider

• Writing a LanguageScriptProvider UNO Component From Scratch

• Scripting Framework URI Specification
• Storage of Scripts
• Implementation
• Integration with Extension Manager

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General syntax

The URI is a case-sensitive string. It is composed of fixed terms and three parameters: vnd.sun.star.script:MACROPARAM?language=LANGPARAM&location=LOCPARAM

where:

• MACROPARAM identifies the script.
• LANGPARAM identifies the LanguageScriptProvider needed to execute the script as described. Current language values : Basic, BeanShell, Java, JavaScript, Python
• LOCPARAM identifies the container of the script, i.e. My Macros, or OpenOffice Macros, or within the current document, or in an extension.

As the syntax of these parameters depends on each LanguageScriptProvider they are described hereafter for each implemented language. Terms like myLibrary, myMacro are placeholders that stand for the names used in a real case.

Basic script

A Basic script is usually called : a macro. It may be a Sub or a Function.

The Basic script is supposed to be created through the user interface, see section Editing, Creating and Managing Macros.

LANGPARAM

Basic

LOCPARAM

• macro in a library of My Macros : application
• macro in a library of OpenOffice Macros : application
• macro in an extension installed for the current user : application
• macro in an extension installed for all users : application
• macro in a library of the document that calls the macro : document

MACROPARAM

The Basic macro myMacro is stored in module myModule itself stored in library myLibrary.

• General case : the value of MACROPARAM is : myLibrary.myModule.myMacro
• Basic script in an extension : same as above. The directory myLibrary containing the files constituting the Basic library must be stored in the extension package (see description in section Basic / Application Library Container).

Remember that, unlike usual calls in Basic, you must respect the majuscules and minuscules of library, module, macro names.

BeanShell script

The BeanShell script is supposed to be created through the user interface, see section Editing, Creating and Managing Macros.

LANGPARAM

BeanShell

LOCPARAM

• script in a library of My Macros : user
• script in a library of OpenOffice Macros : share
• script in an extension installed for the current user : user:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt where myExtension.oxt is the file name of the extension package.
• script in an extension installed for all users : share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
• script in a library of the document that calls the script : document

MACROPARAM

The BeanShell script myMacro.bsh is stored in library myLibrary.

• General case : the value of MACROPARAM is : myLibrary.myMacro.bsh
• BeanShell script in an extension : same as above. The directory myLibrary containing the BeanShell script file and parcel-descriptor.xml file must be stored in the extension package.

Java script

Java scripts are macros in compiled Java. This is different from language JavaScript. See section Scripting / Writing Macros / Compiling and Deploying Java macros.

LANGPARAM

Java

LOCPARAM

• script in a library of My Macros : user
• script in a library of OpenOffice Macros : share
• script in an extension installed for the current user : user:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt where myExtension.oxt is the file name of the extension package.
• script in an extension installed for all users : share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
• script in a library of the document that calls the script : document

MACROPARAM

The Java script file myMacro.jar is stored in directory myLibrary. The Java method to be executed is myMethod (this is the value of functionname element of the parcel-descriptor.xml file).

• General case : the value of MACROPARAM is : myLibrary.myMethod
• Java compiled script in an extension : same as above. The directory myLibrary must be stored in the extension package.

JavaScript script

The JavaScript script is supposed to be created through the user interface, see section Editing, Creating and Managing Macros.

LANGPARAM

JavaScript

LOCPARAM

• script in a library of My Macros : user
• script in a library of OpenOffice Macros : share
• script in an extension installed for the current user : user:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt where myExtension.oxt is the file name of the extension package.
• script in an extension installed for all users : share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
• script in a library of the document that calls the script : document

MACROPARAM

The JavaScript file myMacro.js is stored in library myLibrary.

• General case : the value of MACROPARAM is : myLibrary.myMacro.js
• JavaScript script in an extension : same as above. The directory myLibrary containing the JavaScript file and parcel-descriptor.xml file must be stored in the extension package.

Python script

The location of a Python script is described in Python as a macro language.

LANGPARAM

Python

LOCPARAM

• script in a library of My Macros : user
• script in a library of OpenOffice Macros : share
• script in an extension installed for the current user : user:uno_packages
• script in an extension installed for all users : share:uno_packages
• script in a library of the document that calls the script : document

MACROPARAM

• General case : the Python module myModule.py is stored in directory Scripts/python of the user or share directory of the installation, or of the document. The name of the Python function to be executed is myFunction. The value of MACROPARAM is : myModule.py$myFunction
• Python script in an extension : myExtension.oxt is the file name of the extension package. The Python module is stored in directory myScript in this package. The value of MACROPARAM is : myExtension.oxt|myScript|myModule.py$myFunction

Complete URI examples

These URI's call a script stored in My Macros

vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myModule.myMacro?language=Basic&location=application
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMacro.bsh?language=BeanShell&location=user
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMethod?language=Java&location=user
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMacro.js?language=JavaScript&location=user
vnd.sun.star.script:myModule.py$myFunction?language=Python&location=user

These URI's call a script stored in an extension installed for all users

vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myModule.myMacro?language=Basic&location=application
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMacro.bsh?language=BeanShell&location=share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMethod?language=Java&location=share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
vnd.sun.star.script:myLibrary.myMacro.js?language=JavaScript&location=share:uno_packages/myExtension.oxt
vnd.sun.star.script:myExtension.oxt|myScript|myModule.py$myFunction?language=Python&location=share:uno_packages

As a consequence of the current URI syntax, an extension calling a non-Basic script must be created either for one user, or for all users, not both. You need one extension for each installation case, see Issue 102542

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