com.bea.portal.appflow
Class PortalAppflowHelper

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

public abstract class PortalAppflowHelper

extends 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 com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse	invokePortletWebflow(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String namespace, String origin, 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 com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse	invokeWebflow(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String namespace, String origin, String event, PortalRequest portalRequest) Invoke a webflow.
static com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse	invokeWebflow(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String namespace, String origin, String event, com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor executor) Invoke a webflow.
static void	updatePortalSession(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 RemoteException,
                                                CreateException

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

RemoteException

CreateException

updatePortalSession

public static void updatePortalSession(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 com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse invokeWebflow(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                         HttpServletResponse response,
                                                                         String namespace,
                                                                         String origin,
                                                                         String event,
                                                                         PortalRequest portalRequest)
                                                                  throws com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException,
                                                                         com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.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.

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.WebflowSecurityException

invokeWebflow

public static com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse invokeWebflow(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                         HttpServletResponse response,
                                                                         String namespace,
                                                                         String origin,
                                                                         String event,
                                                                         com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowExecutor executor)
                                                                  throws com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException,
                                                                         com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.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:

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.WebflowSecurityException - Throws a security exception if a successful login has been invoked or a proctedted node has been reached which requires login.

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException

invokePortletWebflow

public static com.bea.p13n.appflow.webflow.WebflowResponse invokePortletWebflow(HttpServletRequest request,
                                                                                HttpServletResponse response,
                                                                                String namespace,
                                                                                String origin,
                                                                                String event,
                                                                                PortalRequest portalRequest,
                                                                                PageState pageState,
                                                                                PortletState portletState)
                                                                         throws com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException,
                                                                                com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.WebflowSecurityException

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

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.ConfigurationException

com.bea.p13n.appflow.exception.WebflowSecurityException