How to get DXA (Java) resource JSON via HTTP request

Question

We have a DXA Java 1.7 web app and want to request the a DXA Module´s resources clientside (via AJAX) in order to localize labels etc. in a clientside application. I thought we would simply be able to request the resources using HTTP with the URL http://site/system/resources/modulename.json however this gives a 404. Is there a reason for this, and is there some way round it, or a different way to access this data without having to code something in the web app?

Answer 1

Try inserting the version number into the URL.

http://site/system/v1.7/resources/modulename.json

When running in debug (.Net) on the local machine I can access resources via a web browser (chrome) but have to add in the DXA version /v1.7/ into the URL, like this:

http://localhost:53028/system/v1.7/resources/core.json

{
  "readMoreLinkText": "Read More",
  "toggleNavigationText": "Toggle Navigation",
  "sectionErrorMessage": "A problem occurred while rendering this section",
  "todayText": "Today",
  "yesterdayText": "Yesterday",
  "xDaysAgoText": "{0} days ago",
  "showingItemsText": "Showing items {0} to {1}",
  "addressHeadingText": "Address",
  "placeContactHeadingText": "Contact Details",
  "teleponeCaptionText": "Telephone:",
  "faxCaptionText": "Fax:",
  "emailCaptionText": "Email:",
  "directionsLinkText": "Directions to this location",
  "largeMapLinkText": "View Large Map",
  "visitUsSocialLinkTitle": "Visit us on {0}",
  "shareOnSocialCaption": "Share:",
  "shareOnSocialLinkTitle": "Share this page on {0}",
  "redirectEditorHintText": "Edit redirect URL in page metadata",
  "defaultPageTitle": "Welcome",
  "pageTitlePostfix": " | My Site",
  "pageTitleSeparator": ""
}

So mostly, (See below), it works in DotNet DXA, so maybe the Java DXA version has lost the functionality.

Accessing remotely in chrome on IIS server http://notmyrealserver.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:82/system/v1.7/resources/core.json also works

Accessing locally on the IIS server with server name

http://notmyrealservername:82/system/v1.7/resources/core.json also works

Accessing locally on the IIS server with localhost

http://localhost:82/system/v1.7/resources/core.json does not work,

even though http://localhost:82 is configured in Topology Manager