Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ContentHandler.java
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--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ContentHandler.java	(revision 0)
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+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.util;
+
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.service.IRepositoryService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.service.SimpleCredentials;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.service.RepositoryProxy;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.*;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: conradb
+ * Date: 4/07/2005
+ * Time: 12:28:05
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+public class ContentHandler {
+  private String repositoryWorkspaceName = "forumworkspace";
+  private String repositoryUser = "forum";
+  private char[] repositoryId = {'l','a','m','s','-','f','o','r','u','m'};
+  private static IRepositoryService repService;
+  private static ICredentials cred;
+  private static ITicket ticket;
+  private static ContentHandler contentHandler;
+
+  private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ContentHandler.class.getName());
+
+  private ContentHandler() throws Exception {
+    this.configureContentRepository();
+    this.getTicket();
+  }
+
+  public static ContentHandler getInstance() {
+    try {
+        if (contentHandler == null) {
+            contentHandler = new ContentHandler();
+        }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+        log.error("could not initialize contenthandler");
+    }
+      return contentHandler;
+  }
+
+   private void configureContentRepository() throws Exception {
+      repService = RepositoryProxy.getLocalRepositoryService();
+      cred = new SimpleCredentials(repositoryUser, repositoryId);
+        try {
+            repService.createCredentials(cred);
+	        repService.addWorkspace(cred,repositoryWorkspaceName);
+        } catch (ItemExistsException ie) {
+            log.warn("Tried to configure repository but it "
+	        		+" appears to be already configured. Exception thrown by repository being ignored. ", ie);
+        } catch (RepositoryCheckedException e) {
+            String error = "Error occured while trying to configure repository."
+				+" Unable to recover from error: "+e.getMessage();
+		    log.error(error, e);
+			throw new Exception(error,e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ITicket getTicket( ) throws Exception {
+	    //repService = RepositoryProxy.getLocalRepositoryService();
+		ICredentials credentials = new SimpleCredentials(repositoryUser, repositoryId);
+		try {
+			ticket = repService.login(credentials, repositoryWorkspaceName);
+			return ticket;
+		} catch (AccessDeniedException ae) {
+			throw new Exception("Access Denied to repository."
+					+ ae.getMessage());
+		} catch (WorkspaceNotFoundException we) {
+			throw new Exception("Workspace not found in repository."
+					+ we.getMessage());
+		} catch (LoginException e) {
+			throw new Exception("Login failed in repository." + e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+    public static NodeKey uploadFile(InputStream stream, String fileName, String mimeType) throws Exception {
+	    return repService.addFileItem(ticket, stream, fileName, mimeType, null);
+    }
+
+    public static void deleteFile(Long id) throws Exception {
+         repService.deleteNode(ticket, id);
+    }
+
+    public static File getFile(String name, Long uuid) throws Exception, FileException, ItemNotFoundException {
+        //IVersionedNode node = repService.getFileItem(this.ticket, uuid, new Long("0"));
+        IVersionedNode node = repService.getFileItem(ticket, uuid, null);
+        return FileUtils.getFile(name, node.getFile());
+    }
+
+    public static Set getFileProperties(Long uuid) throws AccessDeniedException, FileException, ItemNotFoundException {
+       IVersionedNode node = repService.getFileItem(ticket, uuid, null);
+        return node.getProperties();
+    }
+
+
+}