com.bea.portal.appflow
Class PortalAppflowHelper

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.bea.portal.appflow.PortalAppflowHelper

public abstract class PortalAppflowHelper

extends java.lang.Object

An static helper class for assisting in common programming tasks.

Field Summary

protected static PortalManagerHome

portalManagerHome A cached reference to the PortalManager Home.

Constructor Summary

PortalAppflowHelper()

Method Summary

static PortalManager	createPortalManager() Create a new instance of the PortalManager EJB from the cached PortalManagerHome.
static com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor	getWebflowExecutor(PortalContext portalContext) Obtain an instance of the WebflowExecutor.
static WebflowResponse	invokePortletWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String origin, java.lang.String event, PortalRequest portalRequest, PageState pageState, PortletState portletState) Invoke a portlet's webflow, and store the final presentation node in the portal's content map.
static WebflowResponse	invokeWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String origin, java.lang.String event, PortalRequest portalRequest) Invoke a webflow.
static WebflowResponse	invokeWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String origin, java.lang.String event, com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor executor) Invoke a webflow.
static void	updatePortalSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, PortalSession portalSession) Safely updates the PortalSession in the HttpSession and the PortalState.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

portalManagerHome

protected static PortalManagerHome portalManagerHome

A cached reference to the PortalManager Home.

Constructor Detail

PortalAppflowHelper

public PortalAppflowHelper()

Method Detail

createPortalManager

public static PortalManager createPortalManager()
                                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                                javax.ejb.CreateException

Create a new instance of the PortalManager EJB from the cached PortalManagerHome.

updatePortalSession

public static void updatePortalSession(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                       PortalSession portalSession)

Safely updates the PortalSession in the HttpSession and the PortalState.

getWebflowExecutor

public static com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor getWebflowExecutor(PortalContext portalContext)

Obtain an instance of the WebflowExecutor. Used to invoke portlet webflows.

invokeWebflow

public static WebflowResponse invokeWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                            javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                            java.lang.String namespace,
                                            java.lang.String origin,
                                            java.lang.String event,
                                            PortalRequest portalRequest)
                                     throws ConfigurationException,
                                            WebflowSecurityException

Invoke a webflow. Used to invoke portlets webflows. A webflow will continue to run until a presentation node is found and that is return in the WebflowResponse.

invokeWebflow

public static WebflowResponse invokeWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                            javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                            java.lang.String namespace,
                                            java.lang.String origin,
                                            java.lang.String event,
                                            com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor executor)
                                     throws ConfigurationException,
                                            WebflowSecurityException

Invoke a webflow. Used to invoke portlets webflows. A webflow will continue to run until a presentation node is found and that is return in the WebflowResponse.

Throws:

WebflowSecurityException - Throws a security exception if a successful login has been invoked or a proctedted node has been reached which requires login.

invokePortletWebflow

public static WebflowResponse invokePortletWebflow(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                                                   javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
                                                   java.lang.String namespace,
                                                   java.lang.String origin,
                                                   java.lang.String event,
                                                   PortalRequest portalRequest,
                                                   PageState pageState,
                                                   PortletState portletState)
                                            throws ConfigurationException,
                                                   WebflowSecurityException

Invoke a portlet's webflow, and store the final presentation node in the portal's content map.