public MembershipRequest addMembershipRequest(long userId, long groupId, String comments)
throws PortalException, SystemException {
User user = userPersistence.findByPrimaryKey(userId);
Date now = new Date();
validate(comments);
long membershipRequestId = counterLocalService.increment();
MembershipRequest membershipRequest = membershipRequestPersistence.create(membershipRequestId);
membershipRequest.setCompanyId(user.getCompanyId());
membershipRequest.setUserId(userId);
membershipRequest.setCreateDate(now);
membershipRequest.setGroupId(groupId);
membershipRequest.setComments(comments);
membershipRequest.setStatusId(MembershipRequestConstants.STATUS_PENDING);
membershipRequestPersistence.update(membershipRequest, false);
try {
notifyCommunityAdministrators(membershipRequest);
} catch (IOException ioe) {
throw new SystemException(ioe);
}
return membershipRequest;
}
