Portal 2.7.0 - how to get to PortalNode API?

[johnnythehun]

I am using 2.7.0 RC1

I would like to:

A) Create a navigational portlet (2.7.0 RC1 had none) that can display the page tree of a specific portal

B) I would like to create pages programmaticly.


My first problem is: I am unable to get to the PortalNode API from a portlet.
- I cannot cast to RenderRequest to JBossRenderRequest
- If my portlet extends JBossPortlet I get an Exception "The request isn't a JBossRenderRequest" telling me to use a JBoss Porlet Filter for every portlet that extends JBossPortlet.

Where should I look for the solution? Is there any way I can access a PortalNode so I can traverse the nodes?

tabs.jsp uses:
PortalNode root = (PortalNode)request.getAttribute("org.jboss.portal.api.PORTAL_NODE");
but I have no such thing in the request.

Thanks in advance,
John

[prabhat.jha]

- Please use 2.7.0.GA version instead of RC1.

- You need to add JBoss Portlet Fileter as mentioned in reference guide at http://docs.jboss.com/jbportal/v2.7.0/referenceGuide/html/changelog.html

[johnnythehun]

Thanks it works.

For the Page creation part - if anyone else is looking for a solution I found this on another thread (it works):

TransactionManager tm = null;
 try {
 InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
 tm = (TransactionManager) ic.lookup("java:/TransactionManager");
 return tm;
 } catch (NamingException ex) {
 System.out.println("Failed to find transactionmnager");
 return null;
 }
try {
tm.begin();
MBeanServer mbeanServer = MBeanServerLocator.locateJBoss();
 container = (PortalObjectContainer) MBeanProxy.get(PortalObjectContainer.class, new ObjectName("portal:container=PortalObject"), mbeanServer);
 Context ctx = container.getContext();

 Portal po = ctx.getPortal(pathToPage.get(0).getName());

 po.createPage("JBOSS rocks!");
} finally {
tm.commit();
}