net.sf.basedb.core
Class Message

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.basedb.core.BasicItem<MessageData>
      net.sf.basedb.core.Message

All Implemented Interfaces:

AccessControlled, Identifiable, Nameable, Removable

public class Message
extends BasicItem<MessageData>
implements Nameable, Removable

This class represents a message. Messages are normally sent by the system when a job is completed. It is also possible to send messages between other users.

Version:

2.0

Author:

Nicklas

Last modified

$Date: 2010-10-28 08:20:24 +0200 (Thu, 28 Oct 2010) $

Field Summary

static int	MAX_FROM_LENGTH The maximum length of the sender name.
private boolean	sendAsEmail
private boolean	systemCreated
static Item	TYPE The type of item represented by this class.

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.basedb.core.Nameable

MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, MAX_NAME_LENGTH

Constructor Summary

Message(MessageData messageData)

Method Summary

static long	countUnreadMessages(DbControl dc, User user, boolean cacheResult) Count the number of unread messages for the specified or logged in user.
static Message	getById(DbControl dc, int id) Get a Message item when you know the id.
String	getDescription() Get the description for the item.
String	getFrom() Get the name of the sender of this message.
Job	getJob() Get the Job this message is about.
String	getName() Get the name of the item.
static Message	getNew(DbControl dc, User to, String fromName, User fromUser, Job job) Create a new Message item.
(package private) static Message	getNewSystemMessage(DbControl dc, User to, String fromName, User fromUser, Job job) Create a new Message from the system.
static ItemQuery<Message>	getQuery(User user) Get a query configured to retrieve messages for the specified user.
User	getSender() Get the user that sent this message.
Date	getTimeSent() Get the date and time the message was sent.
User	getTo() Get the User this message was sent to.
Item	getType() Get the type of item represented by the object.
(package private) void	initPermissions(int granted, int denied) Read, write an delete permission is granted if the logged in user is the same as the user the message is to.
boolean	isRead() Check if the message has been read or not.
boolean	isRemoved() Check if the removed flag is set for this item.
(package private) void	onAfterCommit(Transactional.Action action) Send the message as an email if requested by the user.
void	sendAsEmail() Send this message as an email.
void	setDescription(String description) Set the description for the item.
private void	setFrom(String from) Set the name of the sender of the message.
private void	setJob(Job job)
void	setName(String name) Set the name of the item.
void	setRead(boolean isRead) Set read status of the message.
void	setRemoved(boolean removed) Set the removed flag for this item.
private void	setSender(User sender)
private void	setTo(User to) Set the user this message should be sent to.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.basedb.core.BasicItem

addUsingItems, addUsingItems, checkPermission, equals, getData, getDbControl, getId, getPermissions, getPluginPermissions, getSessionControl, getUsingItems, getVersion, hashCode, hasPermission, isDetached, isInDatabase, isUsed, onAfterInsert, onBeforeCommit, onRollback, setDbControl, setProjectDefaults, toString, toTransferable, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.basedb.core.Identifiable

getId, getVersion

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.basedb.core.AccessControlled

checkPermission, getPermissions, hasPermission

Field Detail

TYPE

public static final Item TYPE

The type of item represented by this class.

See Also:

Item.MESSAGE, getType()

systemCreated

private boolean systemCreated

sendAsEmail

private boolean sendAsEmail

MAX_FROM_LENGTH

public static final int MAX_FROM_LENGTH

The maximum length of the sender name.

See Also:

getNew(DbControl, User, String, User, Job), Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Message

Message(MessageData messageData)

Method Detail

getNew

public static Message getNew(DbControl dc,
                             User to,
                             String fromName,
                             User fromUser,
                             Job job)
                      throws BaseException

Create a new Message item.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access

to - The user who should receive the message.

fromName - Name of the sender.

fromUser - The user who sends this message.

job - Which job this message is about.

Returns:

The new Message item

Throws:

BaseException - If there is an error

getNewSystemMessage

static Message getNewSystemMessage(DbControl dc,
                                   User to,
                                   String fromName,
                                   User fromUser,
                                   Job job)

Create a new Message from the system. This will not fail due to missing create permission for the logged in user.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access

to - The user who should receive the message.

fromName - Name of the sender.

fromUser - The user who sends this message.

job - Which job this message is about.

Returns:

The new Message item

Throws:

BaseException - If there is an error

getById

public static Message getById(DbControl dc,
                              int id)
                       throws ItemNotFoundException,
                              PermissionDeniedException,
                              BaseException

Get a Message item when you know the id.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access

id - The id of the item to load

Returns:

The Message item

Throws:

ItemNotFoundException - If an item with the specified ID is not found

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.READ permission to the item

BaseException - If there is another error

countUnreadMessages

public static long countUnreadMessages(DbControl dc,
                                       User user,
                                       boolean cacheResult)
                                throws BaseException

Count the number of unread messages for the specified or logged in user. The count doesn't include messages which have been flagged as removed.

Parameters:

dc - The DbControl which will be used for permission checking and database access

user - The user to count the unread messages for, or null to count the messages for the logged in user

cacheResult - If the result should be cached or not

Returns:

The number of unread messages

Throws:

BaseException - If there is an error

getQuery

public static ItemQuery<Message> getQuery(User user)

Get a query configured to retrieve messages for the specified user.

Parameters:

user - The user to retreive messages for, null is allowed if the logged in user has generic read permission for messages in which case all messages will be returned

Returns:

An ItemQuery object

See Also:

User.getMessages()

getType

public Item getType()

Description copied from interface: Identifiable

Get the type of item represented by the object. The returned value is one of the values defined in the Item enumeration.

Specified by:

getType in interface Identifiable

Returns:

A value indicating the type of item

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Get the name of the item.

Specified by:

getName in interface Nameable

Returns:

A String with the name of the item

setName

public void setName(String name)
             throws PermissionDeniedException,
                    InvalidDataException

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Set the name of the item. The name cannot be null and mustn't be longer than the value specified by the Nameable.MAX_NAME_LENGTH constant.

Specified by:

setName in interface Nameable

Parameters:

name - The new name for the item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have write permission

InvalidDataException - If the name is null or longer than specified by the Nameable.MAX_NAME_LENGTH constant

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Get the description for the item.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Nameable

Returns:

A String with a description of the item

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)
                    throws PermissionDeniedException,
                           InvalidDataException

Description copied from interface: Nameable

Set the description for the item. The description can be null but mustn't be longer than the value specified by the Nameable.MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH constant.

Specified by:

setDescription in interface Nameable

Parameters:

description - The new description for the item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have write permission

InvalidDataException - If the description longer than specified by the Nameable.MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH constant

isRemoved

public boolean isRemoved()

Description copied from interface: Removable

Check if the removed flag is set for this item.

Specified by:

isRemoved in interface Removable

Returns:

TRUE if the item is flagged as removed, FALSE otherwise

setRemoved

public void setRemoved(boolean removed)
                throws PermissionDeniedException

Description copied from interface: Removable

Set the removed flag for this item.

Specified by:

setRemoved in interface Removable

Parameters:

removed - TRUE if the item should be flagged as removed, FALSE otherwise

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.DELETE permission for setting the flag to TRUE or Permission.WRITE permission for setting the flag to FALSE

initPermissions

void initPermissions(int granted,
                     int denied)
               throws BaseException

Read, write an delete permission is granted if the logged in user is the same as the user the message is to.

Overrides:

initPermissions in class BasicItem<MessageData>

Parameters:

granted - Permissions that have been granted by the subclass

denied - Permissions that have been denied by the subclass

Throws:

BaseException - If the permissions couldn't be initialised

onAfterCommit

void onAfterCommit(Transactional.Action action)

Send the message as an email if requested by the user.

Overrides:

onAfterCommit in class BasicItem<MessageData>

See Also:

Transactional, Core API overview - Transaction handling, Coding rules and guidelines for item classes

getTo

public User getTo()
           throws PermissionDeniedException,
                  BaseException

Get the User this message was sent to.

Returns:

The User item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.READ permission for the user

BaseException - If there is another error

setTo

private void setTo(User to)
            throws InvalidDataException

Set the user this message should be sent to.

Throws:

InvalidDataException - If the user is null

getFrom

public String getFrom()

Get the name of the sender of this message. The sender may be another user or a system process.

See Also:

getSender()

setFrom

private void setFrom(String from)
              throws InvalidDataException

Set the name of the sender of the message.

Throws:

InvalidDataException - If the sender is null or longer than MAX_FROM_LENGTH

getSender

public User getSender()
               throws PermissionDeniedException,
                      BaseException

Get the user that sent this message.

Returns:

A User object or null if the message was sent by the system or the sending user account has been deleted

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.READ permission for the sender

BaseException - If there is another error

See Also:

getFrom()

setSender

private void setSender(User sender)

getJob

public Job getJob()
           throws PermissionDeniedException,
                  BaseException

Get the Job this message is about.

Returns:

The Job item

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have Permission.READ permission for the job

BaseException - If there is another error

setJob

private void setJob(Job job)
             throws PermissionDeniedException

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException

getTimeSent

public Date getTimeSent()

Get the date and time the message was sent.

isRead

public boolean isRead()

Check if the message has been read or not.

setRead

public void setRead(boolean isRead)
             throws PermissionDeniedException

Set read status of the message.

Parameters:

isRead - TRUE to mark the message as read, FALSE to mark it as unread

Throws:

PermissionDeniedException - If the logged in user doesn't have write permission

sendAsEmail

public void sendAsEmail()

Send this message as an email. This method call is ignored if the server admin has not configured an outgoing SMTP server.

Since:

2.16

See Also:

EmailUtil.isEnabled()