topic Re: css and java scrip urls in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

css and java scrip urls

forestknutsen1 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:53:38 GMT

I am working on a SmartWorks to Esri GIS integration to an on site ArcGIS Portal. The SmartWorks folks are asking if we have internal Esri API urls for (CSS and JavaScript). This is an area of Portal I have never had to deal with. How would I go about finding the url's within our systems. And maybe some documentation on this part of Portal.

Federated Portal version 10.8.1
AGOL sample url's
- http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/1.6/js/dojo/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=2.3)

Re: css and java scrip urls

Scott_Tansley — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:57:46 GMT

Hey, it's possible to use the Enterprise Portal API's, but for me I'd download the latest JSAPI libraries:

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/install-and-set-up/#web-server-hosting-configuration

and host them locally. This will allow you to use your 10.8.1 services, but have the latest and greatest level of security and functionality. It also means that you can update your app/integration outside of the ArcGIS Enterprise upgrade cycle.

Re: css and java scrip urls

Scott_Tansley — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 01:45:08 GMT

Otherwise, I've just sniffed these examples from a WAB viewer app in my 10.9.1 portal, paths should be the same for 10.8.1.

https://[domain]/portal/apps/webappviewer/jimu.js/css/jimu-theme.css

https://[domain]/portal/jsapi/jsapi/init.js

https://[domain]/portal/jsapi/jsapi/esri/layers/VectorTileLayerImpl.js

https://[domain]/portal/jsapi/jsapi/dojo/resources/dojo.css

https://[domain]/portal/jsapi/jsapi/dijit/themes/claro/claro.css

Re: css and java scrip urls

forestknutsen1 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:19:44 GMT

@Scott_Tansley Thanks for the feedback. I am still a little lost. I can hit the urls your provided. I don't see what the down side is for just using the AGOL ones... Clearly I will not be able to update the content myself but on the other had I don't think this is something I would need to do.

Re: css and java scrip urls

Scott_Tansley — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:21:45 GMT

Hey - the default practice is to develop against the Esri/ArcGIS Online hosted JSAPI libraries. It's what most people do. The primary reasons for not doing that would be:

A secured environment with no internet access, so you have to host internally.
Maybe you have poor web access/performance so there is a performance advantage by having the libraries internally.

Sorry, I thought from your original post that you needed them internally. Personally, I'd be asking your developer to use the ArcGIS hosted ones unless they have a very good reason not to.

Re: css and java scrip urls

forestknutsen1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:01:36 GMT

Right, okay. Thanks Scott. I think we would want them internal if we had a major disaster (like a massive earthquake or a volcanic event) and we lost all connectivity with the outside and the application has to keep working.

Re: css and java scrip urls

Scott_Tansley — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:15:35 GMT

Civil defense is also another good reason. I'm New Zealand based. With a small population we often have data duplicated to AGOL for 'DRish' purposes, but I'd be scared of losing the firbre connections to the rest of the world...

Re: css and java scrip urls

forestknutsen1 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 20:30:48 GMT

Yes, I can see that. I am in Alaska so getting cut off from the outside is a real risk for us too.