ForumHelper.java

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package org.olat.modules.fo;

import java.io.File;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

import org.olat.core.commons.modules.bc.FolderConfig;
import org.olat.core.commons.modules.bc.vfs.OlatRootFolderImpl;
import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
import org.olat.core.util.vfs.VFSContainer;
import org.olat.core.util.vfs.VFSItem;

/**
 * 
 * Description:<br>
 * Provides utilities methods and classes.
 *  
 * <P>
 * Initial Date:  14.08.2007 <br>
 * @author Lavinia Dumitrescu
 */
public class ForumHelper {
	public static final String CSS_ICON_CLASS_FORUM = "o_fo_icon";
	public static final String CSS_ICON_CLASS_MESSAGE = "o_forum_message_icon";
	
	public static int NOT_MY_JOB = 0;
	
	public static final VFSContainer getArchiveContainer(UserRequest ureq, Forum forum) {
		VFSContainer container = new OlatRootFolderImpl(FolderConfig.getUserHomes() + File.separator + ureq.getIdentity().getName() + "/private/archive", null);
		// append export timestamp to avoid overwriting previous export 
		DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH_mm_ss");
		String folder = "forum_" + forum.getKey().toString()+"_"+formatter.format(new Date());
		VFSItem vfsItem = container.resolve(folder);
		if (vfsItem == null || !(vfsItem instanceof VFSContainer)) {
			vfsItem = container.createChildContainer(folder);
		}
		container = (VFSContainer) vfsItem;
		return container;
	}
}