I do not think your theme modifications could interfere with the comment authenticator.
The problem seems to be that mathAnswer is not being store in the session or is somehow being erased. I don't have any idea why this would be happening. - Dave On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Rocco Scappatura <rocco.scappat...@infracom.it> wrote: > Hello Dave, > > First of all, sorry for the delay. > > On Gio, 24 Dicembre 2009 16:30, Dave wrote: >> The problem is that the request parameter 'answer' is coming back >> null. I'm not sure why this would happen. When the comment page is >> created, the authenticator should be called to provide the >> authentication portion of the comment form. It will add an input field >> like this: >> >> <input name='answer' value=''></input> >> >> The user enters the math answer into that field and the form POST >> operation sends the field to the server. Something must be interfering >> with that in your Roller install. > > I have refined the verbosity of 'patched' version of the authenticator. > > I saw that indeed is the HTML parameter that comes 'null' during the > 'authenticate' stage: > > 1) The method 'getHtml' is invoked when the comment page is loaded: > > DEBUG 2010-01-06 22:58:25,150 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - The HTML > attribute 'mathAnswer' is null > DEBUG 2010-01-06 22:58:25,150 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - The HTML > attribute 'mathAnswer' is set to:2+42 > DEBUG 2010-01-06 22:58:25,150 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - That is > to:44 > > 2) The 'Post' button is clicked, after inserting the valule '44' in the > text box answer: > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:07,947 CommentServlet:doPost - Doing comment > posting for entry = /blog/entry/preambolo_a_questa_categoria > > 3) the 'authenticate' method is invoked and the value of 'answer' HTML > attribute is correctly reported, while the 'mathAnswer' HTML attribute not > (it is null because, it is not posted after sumission othe filled form): > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:07,947 MathCommentAuthenticator:authenticate - The > value of HTML attribute 'answer' is :44 > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:07,947 MathCommentAuthenticator:authenticate - The > value of HTML attribute 'mathAnswer' is null > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:07,947 CommentServlet:doPost - Comment failed > authentication > > 4) The method 'getHtml' is invoked again to generate nue random values: > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:09,369 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - The HTML > attribute 'mathAnswer' is null > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:09,369 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - The HTML > attribute 'mathAnswer' is set to:5+27 > DEBUG 2010-01-06 23:00:09,369 MathCommentAuthenticator:getHtml - That is > to:32 > > If my analys is correct, why 'mathAnswer' is not forwarded? HAve you any > idea? The only think that I have do is customizing the theme. How could I > investigate to find if I stripped something of worth from the originale > theme? Where is the the corrupted files located (I mothified the theme > from web UI)? > > Thanks, > > rocsca >> >> - Dave >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Rocco Scappatura >> <rocco.scappat...@infracom.it> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> On Gio, 17 Dicembre 2009 16:30, Rocco Scappatura wrote: >>>> On Gio, 17 Dicembre 2009 4:44, Dave wrote: >>>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:04 AM, Rocco Scappatura >>>>> <rocco.scappat...@infracom.it> wrote: >>>>>> On Sab, 12 Dicembre 2009 4:27, Dave wrote: >>>>>>> Part of the problem is that the math authenticator does not include >>>>>>> debug statements: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://bit.ly/5x31Qv >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One option would be for you to create your own new math >>>>>>> authenticator >>>>>>> based on that code, but with a different name/package. You could add >>>>>>> debug code into your authenticator, compile it (against the Roller >>>>>>> jars), plug it into Roller via roller-custom.properties and then get >>>>>>> some useful output. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not expert java programmer.. :-( Neverthless I never downloaded >>>>>> source >>>>>> version of roller 3.1 before today.. So I ask you to please address >>>>>> me.. >>>>>> >>>>>> What I have to put into de code to enable debug for the class >>>>>> MathCommentAuthenticator? >>>>> >>>>> I would recommend copying that MathCommentAuthenticator code that I >>>>> referenced into a new Java class in a different package, for example >>>>> "org.rocco" >>>>> >>>>> There is a logger in the MathCommentAuthenticator now, so to add debug >>>>> logging you'll need this: >>>>> >>>>> mLogger.debug("I just did thing A"); >>>>> // ... >>>>> mLogger.debug("I just did thing B " + x + "times, how about >>>>> that!?!"); >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> How I have to compile the java package? I suppose then I have to put >>>>>> some >>>>>> resulting .jar and to copy it in <roller>\WEB-INF\lib dir and restart >>>>>> the >>>>>> application.. Right? >>>>> >>>>> Since the MathCommentAuthenticator uses Commons Logging, Servlet API >>>>> and Roller web stuff you will need to compile with these jars on your >>>>> classpath: >>>>> >>>>> commons-logging.jar >>>>> servlet.jar (from your app server perhaps?) >>>>> roller-web.jar >>>>> >>>>> Then put the resulting classes in a jar file, put that jar file in >>>>> WEB-INF/lib and add the following to your roller-custom.properties >>>>> file so that Roller will use your new authenticator: >>>>> >>>>> authenticator.classname=org.rocco.MathCommentAuthenticator >>>>> >>>>> Hope that helps... >>>> >>>> Yes it is! I put some debug calls in authenticate method of class >>>> 'org.rocsca.MathCommentAuthenticator' (jarred into rocsca.jar and put >>>> into >>>> lib dir of roller webapp). >>>> >>>> More specifically: >>>> >>>> public boolean authenticate(HttpServletRequest request) { >>>> >>>> boolean authentic = false; >>>> >>>> HttpSession session = request.getSession(false); >>>> String answerString = request.getParameter("answer"); >>>> >>>> mLogger.debug("La risposta data e':" + answerString); >>>> >>>> if (answerString != null && session != null) { >>>> try { >>>> int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerString); >>>> >>>> Integer sum = (Integer) >>>> session.getAttribute("mathAnswer"); >>>> mLogger.debug("La risposta e':" + sum); >>>> >>>> if (sum != null && answer == sum.intValue()) { >>>> authentic = true; >>>> >>>> After this, answering to a math question on my blog I get the log >>>> entry: >>>> >>>> DEBUG 2009-12-17 16:19:21,322 CommentServlet:doPost - Doing comment >>>> posting for entry = /blog/entry/preambolo_a_questa_categoria >>>> DEBUG 2009-12-17 16:19:21,322 MathCommentAuthenticator:authenticate - >>>> La >>>> risposta data e':24 >>>> DEBUG 2009-12-17 16:19:21,322 MathCommentAuthenticator:authenticate - >>>> La >>>> risposta e':null >>>> >>>> so the problem is that 'mathAnswer' is null. While it have to be the >>>> sum >>>> of the two random values generated some step before and propagated. >>>> >>>> It sounds like the session is not preserved. >>>> >>>> Indeed I often lost session also when I act from the admin side of >>>> roller. >>>> >>>> Do you any idea of what the cause could be? >>> >>> Any idea on how I could go on? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> rocsca >>> >>> >> > > >
