TemplateBaseListener.java

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 * $Id: TemplateBaseListener.java 106463 2012-04-02 12:20:09Z david.horwitz@uct.ac.za $
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package org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.ui.listener.author;

import javax.faces.FacesException;
import javax.faces.FactoryFinder;
import javax.faces.application.Application;
import javax.faces.application.ApplicationFactory;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.faces.event.ActionListener;

import org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.facade.AssessmentTemplateFacade;
import org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.services.assessment.AssessmentService;
import org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.ui.bean.author.TemplateBean;



/**
 * <p>Title: Sakai Project</p>
 * <p>Description:  Samigo Assessment Manager.  This is a base class with some common methods used by
 *  template action listerners.</p>
 * @author <a href="mailto:esmiley@stanford.edu">Ed Smiley</a>
 * @version $Id: TemplateBaseListener.java 106463 2012-04-02 12:20:09Z david.horwitz@uct.ac.za $
 */

public abstract class TemplateBaseListener implements ActionListener
{
  // forces you to implement your own processAction
  abstract public void processAction(ActionEvent parm1) throws javax.faces.event.AbortProcessingException;
  //private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(TemplateBaseListener.class);

  /**
   * Get a template from the template id
   * @todo refactor to use the new service
   * @param templateId
   * @return the template object, or null on failure
   */

  protected AssessmentTemplateFacade getAssessmentTemplate(String templateId)
  {
    try
    {
      AssessmentService delegate = new AssessmentService();
      AssessmentTemplateFacade mytemplate =
          delegate.getAssessmentTemplate(templateId);
      return mytemplate;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
      ex.printStackTrace();
      return null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Helper method to look up template backing bean.
   * @param context the faces context
   * @return the backing bean
   * @throws FacesException
   */
  protected TemplateBean lookupTemplateBean(FacesContext context) throws
      FacesException
  {
    TemplateBean templateBean;
    //FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
    ApplicationFactory factory = (ApplicationFactory) FactoryFinder.getFactory(
        FactoryFinder.APPLICATION_FACTORY);
    Application application = factory.getApplication();
    templateBean = (TemplateBean)
        application.getVariableResolver().resolveVariable(context, "template");
    return templateBean;
  }

}