About the CMIS Python Library

The goal of this project is to create a CMIS client for Python that can be used to work with any CMIS-compliant repository.

The library is being developed with the following guidelines:

• Developers using this API should be able to work with CMIS domain objects without having to worry about the underlying implementation details.
• The library will use the Resftul AtomPub Binding.
• The library will conform to the CMIS spec. As the current Apache Chemistry test server fails the Apache Chemistry TCK, Alfresco will be used as the primary test repository.
• The library should have no hard-coded URL’s. It should be able to get everything it needs regarding how to work with the CMIS service from the CMIS service URL response and subsequent calls.
• There shouldn’t have to be a vendor-specific version of this library. The goal is for it to be interoperable with CMIS-compliant providers.

Quick Example

This should give you an idea of how easy and natural it is to work with the API:

>>> cmisClient = CmisClient('http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/cmis', 'admin', 'admin')
>>> repo = cmisClient.getDefaultRepository()
>>> rootFolder = repo.getRootFolder()
>>> children = rootFolder.getChildren()
>>> newFolder = rootFolder.createFolder('testDeleteFolder folder')
>>> props = newFolder.getProperties()
>>> newFolder.delete()

To-Do’s

Miscellaneous

• createDocumentFromSource
• getProperties filter
• refactor property name hack
• getContentStream stream id
• Document.move

Renditions

• getRenditions

Change history

• getContentChanges
• change token

Unfiling/multifiling support

• addObject
• removeObject
• createDocument without a parent folder (unfiled)
• getObjectParents

Relationships

• Relationship object
• createRelationship
• getRelationships

Policies

• Policy object
• createPolicy
• applyPolicy
• removePolicy
• getAppliedPolicies

Object Types

• ObjectType methods

ACLs

• ACL object
• getACL
• applyACL