How to check the User's Groups in JSR 168 portlet?

[GaneshKumar Kumar]

Hi,
I am developing JSR 168 portlets for installing in WPS 5.1. In one portlet I need to check the group where the user belongs to? Any idea how to do this? Please let me know if you know

Thanks,
Ganesh

[Cameron Wallace McKenzie]

How do you want to do it?

One way is to use the PUMA APIs. Another might be to actually use a Java connection to the LDAP database. PUMA might be best.

-Cameron McKenzie

[GaneshKumar Kumar]

Hi Cameron,
I want to do it by using PUMA. May I use it in JSR 168 portlet? If so can I import the package and directly use it in the CustomPortlet.java class Or any changes to be done in Portal properties files. Please let me know.

Thanks.
Ganesh

[Adam Martin]

If your using IBM WebSphere, try this code to access PUMA. I'm sure the code is similar with the other environments.

   
PortletServiceHome psh;
User user =  null;
 
  try {
     // get the puma user object
     javax.naming.Context ctx = new javax.naming.InitialContext();
     psh = (PortletServiceHome)    ctx.lookup("portletservice/com.ibm.portal.um.portletservice.PumaHome");
     
     if (psh != null){
PumaHome service = (PumaHome) psh.getPortletService(PumaHome.class);
PumaProfile pp = service.getProfile(request);
user = (User)pp.getCurrentUser();
     }
     
     // get the groups for this user if not already
     Collection groups = new ArrayList();
     List puma_groups = user.getGroups();
     Iterator iter = puma_groups.iterator();
     while (iter.hasNext()){
Group group = (Group) iter.next();
groups.add(group.getName());
     }
  }
  catch (Exception e) {
    // whatever
  } 

[Adam Martin]

oops! sorry for the double post.
[ June 01, 2007: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]