org.liquidsite.app.admin
Class ContentAddFormHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.liquidsite.core.web.FormHandler
      org.liquidsite.app.admin.AdminFormHandler
          org.liquidsite.app.admin.ContentAddFormHandler

public class ContentAddFormHandler

extends org.liquidsite.app.admin.AdminFormHandler

The content add request handler. This class handles the add workflow for the content view.

Constructor Summary

ContentAddFormHandler()
Creates a new content add request handler.

Method Summary

protected java.lang.String	convertFileName(java.lang.String name) Converts a file name to a valid file name.
protected void	display(Request request, int step) Displays a form for the specified workflow step.
protected void	displayDone(Request request) Displays the workflow finished page.
protected void	displayError(Request request, java.lang.String message) Displays the workflow error page.
protected void	displayStep(Request request, int step) Displays a form for the specified workflow step.
java.lang.String	getFormPage() Returns the form page for the workflow.
java.lang.String	getStartPage() Returns the default start page for the workflow.
protected int	handle(Request request, int step) Handles a validated form for the specified workflow step.
protected int	handleStep(Request request, int step) Handles a validated form for the specified workflow step.
protected void	lock(Content content, User user, boolean acquire) Checks or acquires a content lock.
protected void	unlock(Content content, User user, boolean force) Removes a content lock.
protected void	validate(Request request, int step) Validates a form for the specified workflow step.
protected void	validateParent(Request request, java.lang.String field, java.lang.String error) Validates a content name with regard to its parent.
protected void	validateStep(Request request, int step) Validates a form for the specified workflow step.
protected void	workflowEntered(Request request) This method locks content objects when entering the workflow.
protected void	workflowError(Request request, FormHandlingException e) This method is called when an error was encountered during the processing.
protected void	workflowExited(Request request) This method removes any files attached to the user session.

Methods inherited from class org.liquidsite.core.web.FormHandler

process, processWithoutErrorHandling

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ContentAddFormHandler

public ContentAddFormHandler()

Creates a new content add request handler.

Method Detail

displayStep

protected void displayStep(Request request,
                           int step)
                    throws ContentException,
                           ContentSecurityException

Displays a form for the specified workflow step. This method will NOT be called when returning to the start page.

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't have the required permissions

validateStep

protected void validateStep(Request request,
                            int step)
                     throws ContentException,
                            ContentSecurityException,
                            FormValidationException

Validates a form for the specified workflow step. If the form validation fails in this step, the form page for the workflow step will be displayed again with an 'error' attribute containing the message in the validation exception.

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't have the required permissions

FormValidationException - if the form request data validation failed

handleStep

protected int handleStep(Request request,
                         int step)
                  throws ContentException,
                         ContentSecurityException

Handles a validated form for the specified workflow step. This method returns the next workflow step, i.e. the step used when calling the display method. If the special zero (0) workflow step is returned, the workflow is assumed to have terminated. Note that this method also allows additional validation to occur. By returning the incoming workflow step number and setting the appropriate request attributes the same results as in the normal validate method can be achieved. For recoverable errors, this is the recommended course of action.

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step

Returns:

the next workflow step, or zero (0) if the workflow has finished

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't have the required permissions

workflowExited

protected void workflowExited(Request request)
                       throws FormHandlingException

This method removes any files attached to the user session. It also calls the superclass implementation to unlock any locked objects.

Parameters:

request - the request object

Throws:

FormHandlingException - if an error was encountered while processing the form

getStartPage

public java.lang.String getStartPage()

Returns the default start page for the workflow. This is where redirects go when the workflow is finished, unless a start page is specified in the form.

Returns:

the start page for the workflow

getFormPage

public java.lang.String getFormPage()

Returns the form page for the workflow. This is where all form request will be posted.

Returns:

the form page for the workflow

display

protected final void display(Request request,
                             int step)
                      throws FormHandlingException

Displays a form for the specified workflow step. The special workflow step zero (0) is used for indicating display of the originating page outside the form workflow. Normally that would cause a redirect.

Specified by:

display in class FormHandler

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step, or zero (0)

Throws:

FormHandlingException - if an error was encountered while processing the form

displayDone

protected void displayDone(Request request)

Displays the workflow finished page. By default this method sends a redirect to the start page.

Parameters:

request - the request object

displayError

protected void displayError(Request request,
                            java.lang.String message)

Displays the workflow error page. By default this method displays the site view error page and then redirects to the start page.

Parameters:

request - the request object

message - the error message

validate

protected final void validate(Request request,
                              int step)
                       throws FormHandlingException,
                              FormValidationException

Validates a form for the specified workflow step. If the form validation fails in this step, the form page for the workflow step will be displayed again with an 'error' attribute containing the message in the validation exception.

Specified by:

validate in class FormHandler

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step

Throws:

FormHandlingException - if an error was encountered while processing the form

FormValidationException - if the form request data validation failed

validateParent

protected void validateParent(Request request,
                              java.lang.String field,
                              java.lang.String error)
                       throws ContentException,
                              ContentSecurityException,
                              FormValidationException

Validates a content name with regard to its parent. That is, this method will check that no other content objects with the same parent have the same name.

Parameters:

request - the request object

field - the parent id field

error - the message to use on validation error

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't have the required permissions

FormValidationException - if the form request data validation failed

handle

protected final int handle(Request request,
                           int step)
                    throws FormHandlingException

Handles a validated form for the specified workflow step. This method returns the next workflow step, i.e. the step used when calling the display method. If the special zero (0) workflow step is returned, the workflow is assumed to have terminated. Note that this method also allows additional validation to occur. By returning the incoming workflow step number and setting the appropriate request attributes the same results as in the normal validate method can be achieved. For recoverable errors, this is the recommended course of action.

Specified by:

handle in class FormHandler

Parameters:

request - the request object

step - the workflow step

Returns:

the next workflow step, or zero (0) if the workflow has finished

Throws:

FormHandlingException - if an error was encountered while processing the form

workflowEntered

protected void workflowEntered(Request request)
                        throws FormHandlingException

This method locks content objects when entering the workflow. Nothing will be done if the lock flag hasn't been set of if the request doesn't reference a content object.

Overrides:

workflowEntered in class FormHandler

Parameters:

request - the request object

Throws:

FormHandlingException - if an error was encountered while processing the form

workflowError

protected void workflowError(Request request,
                             FormHandlingException e)

This method is called when an error was encountered during the processing. This event can be used for logging errors and displaying a simple error page. By default this method does nothing.

Overrides:

workflowError in class FormHandler

Parameters:

request - the request object

e - the form handling exception

lock

protected void lock(Content content,
                    User user,
                    boolean acquire)
             throws ContentException,
                    ContentSecurityException

Checks or acquires a content lock. This method will verify that any existing lock is owned by the correct user. If the acquire flag is not set, an existing lock will be checked for. If such a lock does not belong to the specified user, an exception will be thrown.

Parameters:

content - the content object

user - the user acquiring the lock

acquire - the acquire lock flag

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't own and couldn't acquire the lock

unlock

protected void unlock(Content content,
                      User user,
                      boolean force)
               throws ContentException,
                      ContentSecurityException

Removes a content lock. This method will quietly ignore a missing lock or a lock owner by another user. If the force flag is specified, any existing lock will be removed.

Parameters:

content - the content object

user - the user removing the lock

force - the force removal flag

Throws:

ContentException - if the database couldn't be accessed properly

ContentSecurityException - if the user didn't have permission to remove the lock

convertFileName

protected java.lang.String convertFileName(java.lang.String name)

Converts a file name to a valid file name. All space characters and non-ASCII letters will be converted to '_' or '-'.

Parameters:

name - the file name to convert

Returns:

the converted file name