Index: lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -rf51eef8d23931e557f48c8896a22aa4cf23d6716 -r27f47ef2e914561477b1fc5e8cf3f72cd01b1001
--- lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision f51eef8d23931e557f48c8896a22aa4cf23d6716)
+++ lams_monitoring/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/monitoring/web/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision 27f47ef2e914561477b1fc5e8cf3f72cd01b1001)
@@ -179,6 +179,48 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Initializes a lesson for specific learning design with the given lesson title and lesson description. If
+     * initialization is successed, this method will return a WDDX message which includes the ID of new lesson.
+     * 
+     * Currently used only in TestHarness.
+     */
+    public ActionForward initializeLesson(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request,
+	    HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException {
+
+	IMonitoringService monitoringService = MonitoringServiceProxy.getMonitoringService(getServlet()
+		.getServletContext());
+	FlashMessage flashMessage = null;
+
+	try {
+	    String title = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, "lessonName");
+	    if (title == null)
+		title = "lesson";
+	    String desc = WebUtil.readStrParam(request, "lessonDescription", true);
+	    if (desc == null)
+		desc = "description";
+	    Integer organisationId = WebUtil.readIntParam(request, "organisationID", true);
+	    long ldId = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, AttributeNames.PARAM_LEARNINGDESIGN_ID);
+	    Boolean learnerExportAvailable = WebUtil.readBooleanParam(request, "learnerExportPortfolio", false);
+	    Boolean learnerPresenceAvailable = WebUtil.readBooleanParam(request, "learnerPresenceAvailable", false);
+	    Boolean learnerImAvailable = WebUtil.readBooleanParam(request, "learnerImAvailable", false);
+	    Boolean liveEditEnabled = WebUtil.readBooleanParam(request, "liveEditEnabled", false);
+	    Lesson newLesson = monitoringService.initializeLesson(title, desc, ldId, organisationId, getUserId(), null,
+		    Boolean.FALSE, Boolean.FALSE, learnerExportAvailable, learnerPresenceAvailable, learnerImAvailable,
+		    liveEditEnabled, Boolean.FALSE, null, null);
+
+	    flashMessage = new FlashMessage("initializeLesson", newLesson.getLessonId());
+	} catch (Exception e) {
+	    flashMessage = handleException(e, "initializeLesson", monitoringService);
+	}
+
+	String message = flashMessage.serializeMessage();
+
+	PrintWriter writer = response.getWriter();
+	writer.println(message);
+	return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * The Struts dispatch method that starts a lesson that has been created beforehand. Most likely, the request to
      * start lesson should be triggered by the flash component. This method will delegate to the Spring service bean to
      * complete all the steps for starting a lesson. Finally, a wddx acknowledgement message will be serialized and sent
@@ -743,7 +785,7 @@
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	
+
 	response.setContentType("application/json;charset=utf-8");
 	response.getWriter().write(responseJSON.toString());
 	return null;
@@ -1274,7 +1316,7 @@
 	    responseJSON.put("startDate",
 		    indfm.format(tzStartDate) + " " + user.getTimeZone().getDisplayName(userLocale));
 	}
-	
+
 	response.setContentType("application/json;charset=utf-8");
 	response.getWriter().write(responseJSON.toString());
 	return null;