faster-web-helper

FASTER Autocomplete Fields

Creates and hosts JSON files compatible with Autocomplete userscripts.

Requirements

• 📂 SFTP access for sending and receiving files.

Optional Excel Reports Regularly Exported to FTP

• 📄 W114 - Asset Master List, for building assetNumbers.json.
• 📄 W200 - Inventory Report, for building itemNumbers.json.

Sample of the Necessary Configuration

Configuration located at data/config.js.

export const config = {
  ftp: {
    host: 'ftp.example.com',
    port: 990,
    user: 'ftpUser',
    password: 'p@ssw0rd'
  },
  webServer: {
    httpPort: 9000
  },
  modules: {
    autocomplete: {
      isEnabled: true,
      runOnStartup: true,
      reports: {
         w114: {
          ftpPath: {
            directory: 'autocomplete',
            filePrefix: 'assetMasterList_',
            fileSuffix: '.xlsx',
            doDelete: true
          },
          schedule: {
            dayOfWeek: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
            hour: 6,
            minute: 10
          }
        },
        w200: {
          ftpPath: {
            directory: 'autocomplete',
            filePrefix: 'inventory_',
            fileSuffix: '.xlsx',
            doDelete: true
          },
          schedule: {
            dayOfWeek: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
            hour: 6,
            minute: 15
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

export default config

Configuration Tips

• For assistance with the available ftp options, see the basic-ftp documentation.

• For assistance with the available schedule options, see the node-schedule documentation.

• Schedule retrieval from FTP ten or so minutes after the report is scheduled in FASTER to ensure the report is ready.

Usage

Install the Asset Numbers Autocomplete userscript and/or the Item Numbers Autocomplete userscript from the City’s userscript library.

Navigate to a page with an asset number or item number text field.

Under the options menu for the userscript, look for the option Set “xxx.json” path.

The path will be something like this, depending on your configuration settings.

http://serverNameOrIp:9000/autocomplete/assetNumbers.json
-- or --
http://serverNameOrIp:9000/autocomplete/itemNumbers.json

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