org.opencms.module
Class CmsModule

java.lang.Object
  org.opencms.module.CmsModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class CmsModule
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

Describes an OpenCms module.

OpenCms modules provide a standard mechanism to extend the OpenCms functionality. Modules can contain VFS data, Java classes and a number of configuration options.

Since:

6.0.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.36 $

Author:

Alexander Kandzior

See Also:

I_CmsModuleAction, A_CmsModuleAction

Field Summary

static long

DEFAULT_DATE The default date for module created / installed if not provided.

Constructor Summary

CmsModule()
Creates a new, empty CmsModule object.

CmsModule(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String niceName, java.lang.String group, java.lang.String actionClass, java.lang.String description, CmsModuleVersion version, java.lang.String authorName, java.lang.String authorEmail, long dateCreated, java.lang.String userInstalled, long dateInstalled, java.util.List dependencies, java.util.List exportPoints, java.util.List resources, java.util.Map parameters)
Creates a new module description with the specified values.

Method Summary

CmsModuleDependency	checkDependency(CmsModule module) Checks if this module depends on another given module, will return the dependency, or null if no dependency was found.
protected void	checkFrozen() Checks if this modules configuration is frozen.
void	checkResources(CmsObject cms) Checks if all resources of the module are present.
java.lang.Object	clone() Clones a CmsModule which is not set to frozen.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Two instances of a module are considered equal if their name is equal.
java.lang.String	getActionClass() Returns the class name of this modules (optional) action class.
I_CmsModuleAction	getActionInstance() Returns the module action instance of this module, or null if no module action instance is configured.
java.lang.String	getAuthorEmail() Returns the email of the module author.
java.lang.String	getAuthorName() Returns the name of the author of this module.
long	getDateCreated() Returns the date this module was created by the author.
long	getDateInstalled() Returns the date this module was uploaded.
java.util.List	getDependencies() Returns the list of dependencies of this module.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the description of this module.
java.util.List	getExplorerTypes() Returns the list of explorer resource types that belong to this module.
java.util.List	getExportPoints() Returns the list of export point added by this module.
java.lang.String	getGroup() Returns the group name of this module.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this module.
java.lang.String	getNiceName() Returns the "nice" display name of this module.
java.lang.String	getParameter(java.lang.String key) Returns a parameter value from the module parameters.
java.lang.String	getParameter(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String defaultValue) Returns a parameter value from the module parameters, or a given default value in case the parameter is not set.
java.util.SortedMap	getParameters() Returns the configured (immutable) module parameters.
java.util.List	getResources() Returns the list of VFS resources that belong to this module.
java.util.List	getResourceTypes() Returns the list of additional resource types that belong to this module.
java.lang.String	getUserInstalled() Returns the name of the user who uploaded this module.
CmsModuleVersion	getVersion() Returns the version of this module.
int	hashCode()
protected void	initialize(CmsObject cms) Initializes this module, also freezing the module configuration.
boolean	isCreateClassesFolder() Returns the createClassesFolder flag.
boolean	isCreateElementsFolder() Returns the createElementsFolder flag.
boolean	isCreateLibFolder() Returns the createLibFolder flag.
boolean	isCreateModuleFolder() Returns the createModuleFolder flag.
boolean	isCreateResourcesFolder() Returns the createResourcesFolder flag.
boolean	isCreateTemplateFolder() Returns the createTemplateFolder flag.
boolean	isIdentical(CmsModule other) Checks if this module is identical with another module.
void	setActionClass(java.lang.String value) Sets the class name of this modules (optional) action class.
void	setAuthorEmail(java.lang.String value) Sets the author email of this module.
void	setAuthorName(java.lang.String value) Sets the author name of this module.
void	setCreateClassesFolder(boolean createClassesFolder) Sets the createClassesFolder flag.
void	setCreateElementsFolder(boolean createElementsFolder) Sets the createElementsFolder flag.
void	setCreateLibFolder(boolean createLibFolder) Sets the createLibFolder flag.
void	setCreateModuleFolder(boolean createModuleFolder) Sets the createModuleFolder flag.
void	setCreateResourcesFolder(boolean createResourcesFolder) Sets the createResourcesFolder flag.
void	setCreateTemplateFolder(boolean createTemplateFolder) Sets the createTemplateFolder flag .
void	setDateCreated(long value) Sets the date created of this module.
void	setDateInstalled(long value) Sets the installation date of this module.
void	setDependencies(java.util.List dependencies) Sets the list of module dependencies.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String value) Sets the description of this module.
void	setExplorerTypes(java.util.List explorerTypeSettings) Sets the additional explorer types that belong to this module.
void	setExportPoints(java.util.List exportPoints) Sets the exportpoints of this module.
void	setGroup(java.lang.String value) Sets the group name of this module.
void	setName(java.lang.String value) Sets the name of this module.
void	setNiceName(java.lang.String value) Sets the "nice" display name of this module.
void	setParameters(java.util.SortedMap value) Sets the parameters of this module.
void	setResources(java.util.List value) Sets the resources of this module.
void	setResourceTypes(java.util.List resourceTypes) Sets the list of additional resource types that belong to this module.
void	setUserInstalled(java.lang.String value) Sets the user who installed of this module.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_DATE

public static final long DEFAULT_DATE

The default date for module created / installed if not provided.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CmsModule

public CmsModule()

Creates a new, empty CmsModule object.

CmsModule

public CmsModule(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String niceName,
                 java.lang.String group,
                 java.lang.String actionClass,
                 java.lang.String description,
                 CmsModuleVersion version,
                 java.lang.String authorName,
                 java.lang.String authorEmail,
                 long dateCreated,
                 java.lang.String userInstalled,
                 long dateInstalled,
                 java.util.List dependencies,
                 java.util.List exportPoints,
                 java.util.List resources,
                 java.util.Map parameters)

Creates a new module description with the specified values.

Parameters:

name - the name of this module, must be a valid Java package name

niceName - the "nice" display name of this module

group - the group of this module

actionClass - the (optional) module class name

description - the description of this module

version - the version of this module

authorName - the name of the author of this module

authorEmail - the email of the author of this module

dateCreated - the date this module was created by the author

userInstalled - the name of the user who uploaded this module

dateInstalled - the date this module was uploaded

dependencies - a list of dependencies of this module

exportPoints - a list of export point added by this module

resources - a list of VFS resources that belong to this module

parameters - the parameters for this module

Method Detail

checkDependency

public CmsModuleDependency checkDependency(CmsModule module)

Checks if this module depends on another given module, will return the dependency, or null if no dependency was found.

Parameters:

module - the other module to check against

Returns:

the dependency, or null if no dependency was found

checkResources

public void checkResources(CmsObject cms)
                    throws CmsIllegalArgumentException

Checks if all resources of the module are present.

Parameters:

cms - an initialized OpenCms user context which must have read access to all module resources

Throws:

CmsIllegalArgumentException - in case not all module resources exist or can be read with the given OpenCms user context

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Clones a CmsModule which is not set to frozen.

This clones module can be used to be update the module information.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

Object.clone()

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

See Also:

Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Two instances of a module are considered equal if their name is equal.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare

Returns:

true if the objects are equal

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object), isIdentical(CmsModule)

getActionClass

public java.lang.String getActionClass()

Returns the class name of this modules (optional) action class.

If this module does not use an action class, null is returned.

Returns:

the class name of this modules (optional) action class

getActionInstance

public I_CmsModuleAction getActionInstance()

Returns the module action instance of this module, or null if no module action instance is configured.

Returns:

the module action instance of this module

getAuthorEmail

public java.lang.String getAuthorEmail()

Returns the email of the module author.

Returns:

the email of the module author

getAuthorName

public java.lang.String getAuthorName()

Returns the name of the author of this module.

Returns:

the name of the author of this module

getDateCreated

public long getDateCreated()

Returns the date this module was created by the author.

Returns:

the date this module was created by the author

getDateInstalled

public long getDateInstalled()

Returns the date this module was uploaded.

Returns:

the date this module was uploaded

getDependencies

public java.util.List getDependencies()

Returns the list of dependencies of this module.

Returns:

the list of dependencies of this module

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the description of this module.

Returns:

the description of this module

getExplorerTypes

public java.util.List getExplorerTypes()

Returns the list of explorer resource types that belong to this module.

Returns:

the list of explorer resource types that belong to this module

getExportPoints

public java.util.List getExportPoints()

Returns the list of export point added by this module.

Returns:

the list of export point added by this module

getGroup

public java.lang.String getGroup()

Returns the group name of this module.

Returns:

the group name of this module

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this module.

The module name must be a valid java package name.

Returns:

the name of this module

getNiceName

public java.lang.String getNiceName()

Returns the "nice" display name of this module.

Returns:

the "nice" display name of this module

getParameter

public java.lang.String getParameter(java.lang.String key)

Returns a parameter value from the module parameters.

Parameters:

key - the parameter to return the value for

Returns:

the parameter value from the module parameters

getParameter

public java.lang.String getParameter(java.lang.String key,
                                     java.lang.String defaultValue)

Returns a parameter value from the module parameters, or a given default value in case the parameter is not set.

Parameters:

key - the parameter to return the value for

defaultValue - the default value in case there is no value stored for this key

Returns:

the parameter value from the module parameters

getParameters

public java.util.SortedMap getParameters()

Returns the configured (immutable) module parameters.

Returns:

the configured (immutable) module parameters

getResources

public java.util.List getResources()

Returns the list of VFS resources that belong to this module.

Returns:

the list of VFS resources that belong to this module

getResourceTypes

public java.util.List getResourceTypes()

Returns the list of additional resource types that belong to this module.

Returns:

the list of additional resource types that belong to this module

getUserInstalled

public java.lang.String getUserInstalled()

Returns the name of the user who uploaded this module.

Returns:

the name of the user who uploaded this module

getVersion

public CmsModuleVersion getVersion()

Returns the version of this module.

Returns:

the version of this module

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

isCreateClassesFolder

public boolean isCreateClassesFolder()

Returns the createClassesFolder flag.

Returns:

the createClassesFolder flag

isCreateElementsFolder

public boolean isCreateElementsFolder()

Returns the createElementsFolder flag.

Returns:

the createElementsFolder flag

isCreateLibFolder

public boolean isCreateLibFolder()

Returns the createLibFolder flag.

Returns:

the createLibFolder flag

isCreateModuleFolder

public boolean isCreateModuleFolder()

Returns the createModuleFolder flag.

Returns:

the createModuleFolder flag

isCreateResourcesFolder

public boolean isCreateResourcesFolder()

Returns the createResourcesFolder flag.

Returns:

the createResourcesFolder flag

isCreateTemplateFolder

public boolean isCreateTemplateFolder()

Returns the createTemplateFolder flag.

Returns:

the createTemplateFolder flag

isIdentical

public boolean isIdentical(CmsModule other)

Checks if this module is identical with another module.

Modules A, B are identical if all values of A are equal to B. The values from getUserInstalled() and getDateInstalled() are ignored for this test.

Modules A, B are equal if just the name of A is equal to the name of B.

Parameters:

other - the module to compare with

Returns:

if the modules are identical

See Also:

equals(Object)

setActionClass

public void setActionClass(java.lang.String value)

Sets the class name of this modules (optional) action class.

Providing null as a value indicates that this module does not use an action class.

Please note:It's not possible to set the action class name once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the class name of this modules (optional) action class to set

setAuthorEmail

public void setAuthorEmail(java.lang.String value)

Sets the author email of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules author email once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module description to set

setAuthorName

public void setAuthorName(java.lang.String value)

Sets the author name of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules author name once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module description to set

setCreateClassesFolder

public void setCreateClassesFolder(boolean createClassesFolder)

Sets the createClassesFolder flag.

Parameters:

createClassesFolder - the createClassesFolder flag to set

setCreateElementsFolder

public void setCreateElementsFolder(boolean createElementsFolder)

Sets the createElementsFolder flag.

Parameters:

createElementsFolder - the createElementsFolder flag to set

setCreateLibFolder

public void setCreateLibFolder(boolean createLibFolder)

Sets the createLibFolder flag.

Parameters:

createLibFolder - the createLibFolder flag to set

setCreateModuleFolder

public void setCreateModuleFolder(boolean createModuleFolder)

Sets the createModuleFolder flag.

Parameters:

createModuleFolder - the createModuleFolder flag to set

setCreateResourcesFolder

public void setCreateResourcesFolder(boolean createResourcesFolder)

Sets the createResourcesFolder flag.

Parameters:

createResourcesFolder - the createResourcesFolder flag to set

setCreateTemplateFolder

public void setCreateTemplateFolder(boolean createTemplateFolder)

Sets the createTemplateFolder flag .

Parameters:

createTemplateFolder - the createTemplateFolder flag to set

setDateCreated

public void setDateCreated(long value)

Sets the date created of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the module date created once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the date created to set

setDateInstalled

public void setDateInstalled(long value)

Sets the installation date of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the installation date once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the installation date this module

setDependencies

public void setDependencies(java.util.List dependencies)

Sets the list of module dependencies.

Parameters:

dependencies - list of module dependencies

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String value)

Sets the description of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules description once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module description to set

setExplorerTypes

public void setExplorerTypes(java.util.List explorerTypeSettings)

Sets the additional explorer types that belong to this module.

Parameters:

explorerTypeSettings - the explorer type settings.

setExportPoints

public void setExportPoints(java.util.List exportPoints)

Sets the exportpoints of this module.

Parameters:

exportPoints - the exportpoints of this module.

setGroup

public void setGroup(java.lang.String value)

Sets the group name of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules group name once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module group name to set

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String value)

Sets the name of this module.

The module name must be a valid java package name.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules name once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module name to set

setNiceName

public void setNiceName(java.lang.String value)

Sets the "nice" display name of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the modules "nice" name once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the "nice" display name of this module to set

setParameters

public void setParameters(java.util.SortedMap value)

Sets the parameters of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the module parameters once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module parameters to set

setResources

public void setResources(java.util.List value)

Sets the resources of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the module resources once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the module resources to set

setResourceTypes

public void setResourceTypes(java.util.List resourceTypes)

Sets the list of additional resource types that belong to this module.

Parameters:

resourceTypes - list of additional resource types that belong to this module

setUserInstalled

public void setUserInstalled(java.lang.String value)

Sets the user who installed of this module.

Please note:It's not possible to set the user installed once the module configuration has been frozen.

Parameters:

value - the user who installed this module

checkFrozen

protected void checkFrozen()
                    throws CmsIllegalArgumentException

Checks if this modules configuration is frozen.

Throws:

CmsIllegalArgumentException - in case the configuration is already frozen

initialize

protected void initialize(CmsObject cms)
                   throws CmsRoleViolationException

Initializes this module, also freezing the module configuration.

Parameters:

cms - an initialized OpenCms user context

Throws:

CmsRoleViolationException - if the given users does not have the CmsRole.DATABASE_MANAGER role