com.sapportals.portal.prt.pom
Class AbstractNode

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

IEventTarget, INode, IPOMConstants, IReleasable

public abstract class AbstractNode

extends java.lang.Object

implements INode, IEventTarget

The AbstractNode is a generic implementation of the INode interface, and of the IEventTarget

Field Summary

protected NodeMode	m_mode
protected java.lang.String	m_nodeName
protected IPortalComponent	m_portalComponent
protected IPortalNode	mm_portalNode

Fields inherited from interface com.sapportals.portal.prt.pom.IPOMConstants

ABOUT_MODE, ABOUT_REQUEST_EVENT, ACTION_EVENT, AFTER_CONTENT_EVENT, BEFORE_CONTENT_EVENT, COMPONENT_EVENT, COMPONENT_NODE, DEFAULT_MODE, EDIT_ACKNOWLEDGE_EVENT, EDIT_MODE, EDIT_REQUEST_EVENT, HELP_MODE, HELP_REQUEST_EVENT, LOGON_EVENT, LOGON_MODE, LOGOUT_EVENT, ON_NODE_READY_EVENT, ON_NODE_REMOVE_EVENT, ON_POM_READY_EVENT, PORTAL_NODE, PREVIEW_MODE, PREVIEW_REQUEST_EVENT, REFRESH_MODE, REFRESH_REQUEST_EVENT, REQUEST_EVENT, TEST_MODE

Constructor Summary

	AbstractNode(java.lang.String nodeName) Builds a node without referencing a IPortalComponent
protected	AbstractNode(java.lang.String nodeName, IPortalComponent aComponent) Constructor

Method Summary

INode	addChildNode(INode node) Adds a node as a children of this node.
void	addEventListener(EventType type, IEventListener listener) Registers an event listener for this node.
void	addEventListener(EventType type, IEventListener listener, IEventFilter filter) Registers an event listener for this node.
void	dispatchEvent(IEvent evt) Start dispatching of an event.
INodeList	getChildNodes() Returns the child nodes
INodeList	getChildNodesByName(java.lang.String name) Finds direct children by a specified name.
IPortalComponent	getComponent() Gets the (@link IPortalComponent IPortalComponent} linked with this node.
INode	getFirstChild() Returns the first child
INode	getLastChild() Returns the
INode	getNextSibling() Returns the
INode	getNextSiblingOfChild(INode childNode) Returns the
java.lang.String	getNodeMark() Retrieves the mark set on this node.
NodeMode	getNodeMode() Gets the mode to be used for the associated component during this request.
java.lang.String	getNodeName() The name given during the node construction.
INode	getParentNode() Returns the
IPortalNode	getPortalNode() Returns the
INode	getPreviousSibling() Returns the
INode	getPreviousSiblingOfChild(INode childNode) Returns the
java.lang.Object	getValue(java.lang.String name) Retrieves an object from this node according to its name.
boolean	hasChildNodes() If this node has children
boolean	isRootNode() Whether this node is a root node or not.
void	putValue(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Enables to register an object value associated with this node.
void	release() from interface IReleasable
void	removeChildNode(INode node) Removes the given node from the children of this node.
void	removeEventListener(EventType type, IEventListener listener) Unregisters an event listener.
void	removeEventListener(EventType type, IEventListener listener, IEventFilter filter) Unregisters an event listener.
void	removeValue(java.lang.String name) Removes an object from this node
void	setNodeMark(java.lang.String mark) Sets a mark on this node.
void	setNodeMode(NodeMode mode) Sets the mode to be used for the associated component during this request.
void	setParentNode(INode parentNode) Sets the parent node of this node
void	setPortalNode(IPortalNode portalNode) Registers the portal Node of this node

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.sapportals.portal.prt.pom.INode

getNodeType

Field Detail

m_nodeName

protected java.lang.String m_nodeName

mm_portalNode

protected IPortalNode mm_portalNode

m_portalComponent

protected IPortalComponent m_portalComponent

m_mode

protected NodeMode m_mode

Constructor Detail

AbstractNode

public AbstractNode(java.lang.String nodeName)

Builds a node without referencing a IPortalComponent

Parameters:

nodeName - The name identifying the node

AbstractNode

protected AbstractNode(java.lang.String nodeName,
                       IPortalComponent aComponent)

Constructor

Parameters:

nodeName - The name of the node

Method Detail

setPortalNode

public void setPortalNode(IPortalNode portalNode)

Registers the portal Node of this node

Specified by:

setPortalNode in interface INode

Parameters:

portalNode - The portal node to set

getNodeName

public java.lang.String getNodeName()

The name given during the node construction.

Specified by:

getNodeName in interface INode

Returns:

the name of this node

getComponent

public IPortalComponent getComponent()

Gets the (@link IPortalComponent IPortalComponent} linked with this node.

Specified by:

getComponent in interface INode

Returns:

the component associated with the node

setNodeMode

public void setNodeMode(NodeMode mode)

Sets the mode to be used for the associated component during this request. Valid values are MODE_DEFAULT, MODE_PREVIEW, MODE_EDIT,...
Note: Implementation should be aware of side effects. It is safe to allow the transition from MODE_DEFAULT to any other mode, but not back.

Specified by:

setNodeMode in interface INode

Parameters:

mode -

getNodeMode

public NodeMode getNodeMode()

Gets the mode to be used for the associated component during this request. Warning: If the node has no parent and setNodeMode has never been called on that node the returned value will be DEFAULT_MODE temporarily until the node is part of the POM (addChildNode is called with this node)

Specified by:

getNodeMode in interface INode

Returns:

the current node mode

getChildNodes

public INodeList getChildNodes()

Returns the child nodes

Specified by:

getChildNodes in interface INode

Returns:

a list of the children of this node

getFirstChild

public INode getFirstChild()

Returns the first child

Specified by:

getFirstChild in interface INode

Returns:

the first node of all children of this node

getLastChild

public INode getLastChild()

Returns the

Specified by:

getLastChild in interface INode

Returns:

The last node of all children of this node

getNextSibling

public INode getNextSibling()

Returns the

Specified by:

getNextSibling in interface INode

Returns:

The next node in the children list of this node's parent

getPreviousSibling

public INode getPreviousSibling()

Returns the

Specified by:

getPreviousSibling in interface INode

Returns:

The previous node in the children list of this node's parent

getPreviousSiblingOfChild

public INode getPreviousSiblingOfChild(INode childNode)

Returns the

Specified by:

getPreviousSiblingOfChild in interface INode

Parameters:

childNode - the reference node to obtain the sibling

Returns:

previous sibling of specified child node.

getNextSiblingOfChild

public INode getNextSiblingOfChild(INode childNode)

Returns the

Specified by:

getNextSiblingOfChild in interface INode

Parameters:

childNode - the reference node to obtain the sibling

Returns:

next sibling of specified child node.

addChildNode

public INode addChildNode(INode node)
                   throws PortalOMException

Adds a node as a children of this node.

Specified by:

addChildNode in interface INode

Parameters:

node - the node to add as a child

Returns:

the current node

Throws:

PortalOMException - If the child node is null or it already belong to another node

removeChildNode

public void removeChildNode(INode node)
                     throws PortalOMException

Removes the given node from the children of this node.

Specified by:

removeChildNode in interface INode

Parameters:

node - The node to remove

Throws:

PortalOMException -

getParentNode

public INode getParentNode()

Returns the

Specified by:

getParentNode in interface INode

Returns:

The parent node of this node

getPortalNode

public IPortalNode getPortalNode()

Returns the

Specified by:

getPortalNode in interface INode

Returns:

The portal Node, namely the root node of this POM

setParentNode

public void setParentNode(INode parentNode)

Sets the parent node of this node

Specified by:

setParentNode in interface INode

Parameters:

parentNode -

hasChildNodes

public boolean hasChildNodes()

Description copied from interface: INode

If this node has children

Specified by:

hasChildNodes in interface INode

Returns:

A boolean indicating wether this node has children.

isRootNode

public boolean isRootNode()

Whether this node is a root node or not.
Only nodes implementing IPortalNode are supposed to be root nodes.

Returns:

true if this node is the root node.

getChildNodesByName

public INodeList getChildNodesByName(java.lang.String name)

Finds direct children by a specified name.

Specified by:

getChildNodesByName in interface INode

Parameters:

name - The search name

Returns:

children with the specified name

removeEventListener

public void removeEventListener(EventType type,
                                IEventListener listener)

Unregisters an event listener.

Specified by:

removeEventListener in interface IEventTarget

Parameters:

type -

listener -

removeEventListener

public void removeEventListener(EventType type,
                                IEventListener listener,
                                IEventFilter filter)

Unregisters an event listener.

Parameters:

type -

listener -

addEventListener

public void addEventListener(EventType type,
                             IEventListener listener,
                             IEventFilter filter)
                      throws PortalOMException

Registers an event listener for this node. If already registered, the associated data will be updated.

Specified by:

addEventListener in interface IEventTarget

Parameters:

type - the EventType, the Listener wants to listen to

listener - the listener to add

Throws:

PortalOMException -

addEventListener

public void addEventListener(EventType type,
                             IEventListener listener)
                      throws PortalOMException

Registers an event listener for this node. If already registered, the associated data will be updated.

Specified by:

addEventListener in interface IEventTarget

Parameters:

type - the EventType, the Listener wants to listen to

listener - the listener to add

useCapture - whether

Throws:

PortalOMException -

dispatchEvent

public void dispatchEvent(IEvent evt)
                   throws PortalOMException

Start dispatching of an event.

Specified by:

dispatchEvent in interface IEventTarget

Parameters:

evt - the event to dispatch

Throws:

PortalOMException -

putValue

public void putValue(java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.Object value)

Enables to register an object value associated with this node.
Can be used as a generic store mechanism.

Specified by:

putValue in interface INode

Parameters:

name - An identifier for the value put in this node

value - An object value

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.String name)

Retrieves an object from this node according to its name.
This object value should have been registered with the putValue method

Specified by:

getValue in interface INode

Parameters:

name - An identifier of the object

Returns:

The held object or null if not present.

removeValue

public void removeValue(java.lang.String name)

Removes an object from this node

Specified by:

removeValue in interface INode

Parameters:

name - An identifier of the object

setNodeMark

public void setNodeMark(java.lang.String mark)

Sets a mark on this node. The mark up of the current Portal Object Model will be serialized during url generation, e.g. using IPortalComponentRequest.createComponentURL(com.sapportals.portal.prt.pom.INode, com.sapportals.portal.prt.event.IPortalRequestEvent). In order to keep generated urls short you should use the mark up mechanisms carefully.

Specified by:

setNodeMark in interface INode

Parameters:

mark - The mark to be put on this node

getNodeMark

public java.lang.String getNodeMark()

Retrieves the mark set on this node. This mark could be have been set in a previous request. If we do not know our mark yet, we ask the PortalNode for it.

Specified by:

getNodeMark in interface INode

release

public void release()

from interface IReleasable

Specified by:

release in interface IReleasable