/**
* Retrieves a formatted text attribute from an XML element; converts from older forms of
* formatted text or plaintext, if found. For example, if the baseAttributeName "foo" is
* specified, the attribute "foo-html" will be looked for first, and then "foo-formatted", and
* finally just "foo" (plaintext).
*
* @param element The XML element from which to retrieve the formatted text attribute
* @param baseAttributeName The base attribute name of the formatted text attribute
*/
public static String decodeFormattedTextAttribute(Element element, String baseAttributeName) {
String ret;
// first check if an HTML-encoded attribute exists, for example "foo-html", and use it if
// available
ret = StringUtil.trimToNull(Xml.decodeAttribute(element, baseAttributeName + "-html"));
if (ret != null) return ret;
// next try the older kind of formatted text like "foo-formatted", and convert it if found
ret = StringUtil.trimToNull(Xml.decodeAttribute(element, baseAttributeName + "-formatted"));
ret = FormattedText.convertOldFormattedText(ret);
if (ret != null) return ret;
// next try just a plaintext attribute and convert the plaintext to formatted text if found
// convert from old plaintext instructions to new formatted text instruction
ret = Xml.decodeAttribute(element, baseAttributeName);
ret = FormattedText.convertPlaintextToFormattedText(ret);
return ret;
}
// returns SakaiId of thing just created
public String importObject(
String title,
String topicTitle,
String text,
boolean texthtml,
String base,
String baseDir,
String siteId,
List<String> attachmentHrefs,
boolean hide) {
DiscussionForum ourForum = null;
DiscussionTopic ourTopic = null;
int forumtry = 0;
int topictry = 0;
for (; ; ) {
ourForum = null;
SortedSet<DiscussionForum> forums =
new TreeSet<DiscussionForum>(new ForumBySortIndexAscAndCreatedDateDesc());
for (DiscussionForum forum : discussionForumManager.getForumsForMainPage()) forums.add(forum);
for (DiscussionForum forum : forums) {
if (forum.getTitle().equals(title)) {
ourForum = forum;
break;
}
}
if (ourForum == null) {
if (forumtry > 0) {
System.out.println("oops, forum still not there the second time");
return null;
}
forumtry++;
// if a new site, may need to create the area or we'll get a backtrace when creating forum
areaManager.getDiscussionArea(siteId);
ourForum = discussionForumManager.createForum();
ourForum.setTitle(title);
discussionForumManager.saveForum(siteId, ourForum);
continue; // reread, better be there this time
}
// forum now exists, and was just reread
ourTopic = null;
for (Object o : ourForum.getTopicsSet()) {
DiscussionTopic topic = (DiscussionTopic) o;
if (topic.getTitle().equals(topicTitle)) {
ourTopic = topic;
break;
}
}
if (ourTopic != null) // ok, forum and topic exist
break;
if (topictry > 0) {
System.out.println("oops, topic still not there the second time");
return null;
}
topictry++;
// create it
ourTopic = discussionForumManager.createTopic(ourForum);
ourTopic.setTitle(topicTitle);
if (attachmentHrefs != null && attachmentHrefs.size() > 0) {
for (String href : attachmentHrefs) {
// we don't have any real label for attachments. About all we can do is use the filename,
// without path
String label = href;
int slash = label.lastIndexOf("/");
if (slash >= 0) label = label.substring(slash + 1);
if (label.equals("")) label = "Attachment";
// basedir is a folder in contenthosting starting with /group/ where our content has been
// loaded
// discussionForum needs a Sakai content resource ID for the attachment
Attachment thisDFAttach =
discussionForumManager.createDFAttachment(removeDotDot(baseDir + href), label);
ourTopic.addAttachment(thisDFAttach);
}
}
String shortText = null;
if (texthtml) {
ourTopic.setExtendedDescription(text.replaceAll("\\$IMS-CC-FILEBASE\\$", base));
shortText = FormattedText.convertFormattedTextToPlaintext(text);
} else {
ourTopic.setExtendedDescription(FormattedText.convertPlaintextToFormattedText(text));
shortText = text;
}
shortText = org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.abbreviate(shortText, 254);
ourTopic.setShortDescription(shortText);
// there's a better way to do attachments, but it's too complex for now
if (hide) discussionForumManager.saveTopicAsDraft(ourTopic);
else discussionForumManager.saveTopic(ourTopic);
// now go back and mmake sure everything is there
}
return "/" + FORUM_TOPIC + "/" + ourTopic.getId();
}