installing spring security ui plugin

steps to be performed for grails 1.3.7

1. grails install-plugin spring-security-core
2. grails s2-quickstart com.myApp SecUser SecRole
3. grails install-plugin spring-security-ui
4. grails s2ui-override auth
5. grails s2ui-override layout
6. grails s2ui-override user com.myApp
7. grails s2ui-override role com.myApp
8. edit springSecurityUI.gsp which is generated in views/layout
   • add “plugin:’spring-security-ui'” as an attribute of resource of href of link taglib
   • add “plugin=’spring-security-ui'” as an attribute of javascript taglib of jquery resources
   • remove “plugin=’spring-security-ui'” attribute from renderTemplate taglib at bottom
9. edit _ajaxLogin.gsp template which is generated in views/includes
   • add “plugin=’spring-security-ui'” as an attribure of javascript taglib of jquery.form.js and ajaxLogin.js

for grails 2.0.0 there are more steps to be performed:

1. edit springSecurityUI.gsp:
   • add the <r:layoutResources /> in springSecurityUI.gsp in the head and at the end of body (see http://grails-plugins.github.com/grails-resources/ref/Tags/layoutResources.html)
   • replace the <g:javascript library=”jquery” plugin=”jquery” /> with <r:require module=”jquery-ui”/>
2. edit AbstracS2UIController.groovy of spring-security-ui plugin
   • comment the declaration of grailsApplication property as of  it does not required by grails 2.0 (otherwise exception will be thrown)

~ by ajibrans on February 4, 2012.