Class PerspectiveHandler

java.lang.Object
com.orchestranetworks.ui.perspective.PerspectiveHandler

public final class PerspectiveHandler extends Object
An instance of this class offers methods to retrieve the perspectives defined in the current repository.
Since:
6.0.0
  • Method Details

    • newInstance

      public static PerspectiveHandler newInstance(Repository repository, Session aSession)
      Returns a new instance of the perspective handler.
    • getAllPerspectives

      public List<Perspective> getAllPerspectives()
      Returns a list of all defined perspectives.
      • If session's locale exists, the list will be sorted by localized label.
      • If session's locale is null, returns a non-sorted list.
    • getActivatedPerspectives

      public List<Perspective> getActivatedPerspectives()
      Returns all activated perspectives.
    • getPerspectives

      public List<Perspective> getPerspectives(Profile aProfile)
      Returns all activated and allowed perspectives for a given profile.
      Parameters:
      aProfile - identifies a user profile.
    • getRecommendedPerspective

      public Perspective getRecommendedPerspective(UserReference aUser)
      Returns the recommended perspective for a given user. Returns null if:
      • The user has no recommended perspective.
      • The recommended perspective is disabled for the user.
      • The recommended perspective is not allowed for the user's profile.
      Parameters:
      aUser - identifies a specific user.
    • getFavoritePerspective

      public Perspective getFavoritePerspective(UserReference aUser)
      Returns the favorite perspective for a given user. Returns null if:
      • The user has no favorite perspective.
      • the user's favorite perspective is disabled.
      • the user's favorite perspective is not allowed for their profile.
      Parameters:
      aUser - identifies a specific user.
    • getPerspectiveToApply

      public Perspective getPerspectiveToApply(UserReference aUser)
      Returns the perspective to apply.
      • Returns the favorite perspective for a given user.
      • If the user has no favorite perspective, returns the recommended perspective.
      • If there is no recommended perspective for a given user, returns the first available perspective for the given user.
      Parameters:
      aUser - identifies a specific user.
      See Also:
    • getAdvancedPerspective

      public Perspective getAdvancedPerspective()
      Returns the advanced perspective.
    • getPerspective

      public Perspective getPerspective(String aPerspectiveName)
      Returns the perspective for the given name. Returns null if no perspective is found.
    • getCurrentPerspective

      public Perspective getCurrentPerspective(boolean lookupInParentSession)
      Returns the perspective applied in the current session, or recursively in parent if lookupInParentSession is true.
      • If the current session is the root session, always returns a perspective. As a last resort, the advanced perspective may be returned even if the user is not allowed to access it.
      • If the current session is a sub session and lookupInParentSession is true, always returns a perspective. As a last resort, the advanced perspective may be returned even if the user is not allowed to access it.
      • If the current session is a sub-session and lookupInParentSession is false, may return null.