Hi Oleg,
Thanks for your reply. The only thing missing from your solution (I think!)
is how to then forward the user to the original requested page if the login
succeeds.
Thanks,
John
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oleg V Alexeev [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 06 July 2001 18:40
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Redirecting to login page
>
> Hello O'Reilly,
>
> You can check it in Action. Create base SecureAction with check of
> login -
>
> public class SecureAction extends Action {
>
> ActionForward securePerform( ... ) {
> return loginForward;
> }
>
> ActionForward perform ( ... ) {
>
> if( check user - is logged in? ) {
> return securePerform( ... );
> } else {
> return loginForward;
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
> public class TransactionAction extends SecureAction {
>
> ActionForward securePerform( ... ) {
> // some stuff here
> return nativeForward;
> }
>
> }
>
> Friday, July 06, 2001, 8:31:40 PM, you wrote:
>
> ORJ> Hi,
> ORJ> I have overridden the processActionPerform method to cause the user
> to be
> ORJ> redirected to a login page if they are entering a "closed" area and
> have not
> ORJ> previously loggged in. The code below shows my initial attempt.
> What is
> ORJ> the accepted way of doing this? I assume there must be a cleaner
> way.
>
> ORJ> boolean isClosedArea = portalMapping.getIsClosedArea();
>
> ORJ> String userName = (String)session.getAttribute("USERNAME");
>
> ORJ> if ( isClosedArea && (userName == null || userName == "") )
> ORJ> {
> ORJ> // store requestPath so that we can use it when log in is
> successful
> ORJ> session.setAttribute("REQUEST_PATH", mapping.getPath());
>
> ORJ> return new ActionForward("/loginpage.do");
> ORJ> }
> ORJ> else
> ORJ> {
> ORJ> // If REQUEST_PATH is set, then this action was dynamically
> inserted
> ORJ> before
> ORJ> // original request. Make sure we redirect to original
> request when
> ORJ> // action completes.
> ORJ> String
> requestPath=(String)session.getAttribute("REQUEST_PATH");
> ORJ> if ( requestPath != null && requestPath != "" )
> ORJ> {
> ORJ> session.setAttribute("REQUEST_PATH", "");
>
> ORJ> super.processActionPerform(action,mapping, formInstance,
> request,
> ORJ> response);
> ORJ> return new RedirectingActionForward(requestPath + ".do");
> ORJ> }
>
> ORJ> return super.processActionPerform(action,mapping,
> formInstance,
> ORJ> request, response);
> ORJ> }
>
> ORJ> Thanks,
>
> ORJ> John O'Reilly
> ORJ> Traventec
>
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>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Oleg mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
