Interface DiscussionService

All Known Implementing Classes:
DiscussionServiceImpl

public interface DiscussionService
The Discussions service.
Since:
4.0
Author:
Nick Burch
  • Method Details

    • createPost

      @NotAuditable PostInfo createPost(TopicInfo topic, String contents)
      Creates a new PostInfo in the given topic, with the specified contents. Normally only one post is created this way on a topic, and the remainder of the posts are created as replies to the getPrimaryPost(TopicInfo) primary post.
      Returns:
      The newly created PostInfo
    • createReply

      @NotAuditable PostInfo createReply(PostInfo parentPost, String contents)
      Creates a new PostInfo which is a reply to the specified other post, with the given contents. The link between the parent post and the reply is created as part of this.
      Returns:
      The newly created PostInfo
    • createTopic

      @NotAuditable TopicInfo createTopic(String siteShortName, String title)
      Creates a new TopicInfo in the given site
    • createTopic

      @NotAuditable TopicInfo createTopic(NodeRef parentNodeRef, String title)
      Creates a new TopicInfo attached to the specified Node. The parent Node should normally either be a Site Container, or a ForumModel.TYPE_FORUM
    • updatePost

      @NotAuditable PostInfo updatePost(PostInfo post)
      Updates an existing PostInfo in the repository.
      Returns:
      The updated PostInfo
    • updateTopic

      @NotAuditable TopicInfo updateTopic(TopicInfo topic)
      Updates an existing TopicInfo in the repository.
      Returns:
      The updated TopicInfo
    • deletePost

      @NotAuditable void deletePost(PostInfo post)
      Deletes an existing PostInfo from the repository
    • deleteTopic

      @NotAuditable void deleteTopic(TopicInfo topic)
      Deletes an existing TopicInfo from the repository
    • getForNodeRef

      @NotAuditable Pair<TopicInfo,PostInfo> getForNodeRef(NodeRef nodeRef)
      For a given NodeRef corresponding to either a TopicInfo or a PostInfo, returns the objects wrapping the Node. For a Topic, the 2nd half of the pair is null. For a Post, both halves of the pair are set. For anything else, the response is null.
    • getPost

      @NotAuditable PostInfo getPost(TopicInfo topic, String postName)
      Retrieves an existing PostInfo from the repository
    • getPrimaryPost

      @NotAuditable PostInfo getPrimaryPost(TopicInfo topic)
      Retrieves the Primary (Root) Post in a topic, to which all replies belong. Returns null if the topic currently has no posts
    • getMostRecentPost

      @NotAuditable PostInfo getMostRecentPost(TopicInfo topic)
      Retrieves the newest (most recent) Post in a topic, be that the Primary Post or a Reply. This is typically used when identifying if a topic has had new posts added to it since the user last saw it. Note that this works on Created Date, and not Modified/Updated, so edits to an existing post will not change this.
    • getTopic

      @NotAuditable TopicInfo getTopic(String siteShortName, String linkName)
      Retrieves an existing TopicInfo from the repository, which is within a site
    • getTopic

      @NotAuditable TopicInfo getTopic(NodeRef parentNodeRef, String topicName)
      Retrieves an existing TopicInfo from the repository, which is attached to the specified Node. The parent Node should normally either be a Site Container, or a ForumModel.TYPE_FORUM
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(String siteShortName, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics in a site, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(NodeRef nodeRef, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics attached to the specified Node, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(String siteShortName, String username, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics in a site, filtered by username, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(NodeRef nodeRef, String username, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics attached to the specified Node, filtered by username, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(String siteShortName, Date from, Date to, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics in a site, created in the given date range, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> listTopics(NodeRef nodeRef, Date from, Date to, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all topics attached to the specified Node, created in the given date range, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • findTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> findTopics(String siteShortName, String username, String tag, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Searches for all topics in a site, filtered by username or tag, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • findTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<TopicInfo> findTopics(NodeRef nodeRef, String username, String tag, boolean sortAscending, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Searches for all topics attached to the specified Node, filtered by username or tag, sorted by either oldest or newest topics first.
    • listHotTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<Pair<TopicInfo,Integer>> listHotTopics(String siteShortName, Date since, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Finds topics which have had replies since the specified date, and returns them along with the count of replies since then. Primary posts are not included in this.
    • listHotTopics

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<Pair<TopicInfo,Integer>> listHotTopics(NodeRef nodeRef, Date since, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Finds topics which have had replies since the specified date, and returns them along with the count of replies since then. Primary posts are not included in this.
    • listPosts

      @NotAuditable org.alfresco.query.PagingResults<PostInfo> listPosts(TopicInfo topic, org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest paging)
      Retrieves all posts in a topic, ordered by creation date
    • listPostReplies

      @NotAuditable PostWithReplies listPostReplies(TopicInfo forum, int levels)
      Retrieves all replies on a Topic
    • listPostReplies

      @NotAuditable PostWithReplies listPostReplies(PostInfo primaryPost, int levels)
      Retrieves all replies to a Post