Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/web/NbExportServlet.java
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+/*
+ * Created on Sep 22, 2005
+ *
+ * TODO To change the template for this generated file go to
+ * Window - Preferences - Java - Code Style - Code Templates
+ */
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.web;
+
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.servlet.AbstractExportPortfolioServlet;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.NbApplicationException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
+import java.io.File;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolAccessMode;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.servlet.ExportPortfolioServletException;
+/**
+ * @author mtruong
+ *
+ * TODO write a servlet mapping for this servlet. then test to see if the request parameters are also being
+ * passed onto the export url
+ */
+public class NbExportServlet extends AbstractExportPortfolioServlet {
+	
+	private final String FILENAME = "nb_main.html";
+	
+	public String doExport(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, String directoryName) throws NbApplicationException
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Implementation 1: using filters. Problem: cant generate more than one file
+		 */
+	/*	 try
+		{
+			String absoluteFilename = directoryName + File.separator + FILENAME;
+			request.setAttribute(WebUtil.PARAM_FILENAME, absoluteFilename);
+			
+			RequestDispatcher requestDip = getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/exportPortfolio.do");
+			requestDip.forward(request, response);
+		}
+		catch(ServletException e)
+		{
+			throw new NbApplicationException("An error has occurred while redirecting to export page. Reason: " + e.getMessage());
+		}
+		catch(IOException e)
+		{
+			throw new NbApplicationException("An error has occurred while redirecting to export page. Reason: " + e.getMessage());
+		}
+			*/
+		
+		/**
+		 * Implementation 2: using HttpURLConnection, can connect to as many pages as the tool wants.
+		 */
+		
+		String mode = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, WebUtil.PARAM_MODE);
+		Long toolContentId, toolSessionId, userId;
+		String basePath = request.getScheme()+"://"+request.getServerName()+":"+request.getServerPort()+request.getContextPath();
+
+		String url = basePath + "/exportPortfolio.do";
+		String urlWithParameters = null;
+		
+		if (mode.equals(ToolAccessMode.LEARNER.toString()))
+		{
+			//read in userId and toolSessionId
+			urlWithParameters = appendParametersToLearnerExportURL(request, url);		
+			
+		}
+		else if (mode.equals(ToolAccessMode.TEACHER.toString()))
+		{
+			//read in toolContentId
+			urlWithParameters = appendParametersToTeacherExportURL(request, url);
+		}
+	
+		try
+		{
+			// Can generate other files here by calling writeResponseToFile and supplying different urls 
+			writeResponseToFile(urlWithParameters, directoryName, FILENAME);
+		
+		}
+		catch(ExportPortfolioServletException e)
+		{
+			throw new NbApplicationException("An error has occurred while trying to generate files ",e);
+		} 
+		return FILENAME;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+}