Index: lams_build/lib/lams/lams.jar
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diff -u -r0a0679b24e6381c68c65ae4fd0df911b15e62851 -rc4e67ef9e2b2cbed54f54e96807f820a4a2e9e1f
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Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java
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diff -u -r04324aeb5a29d6d1748ef57d871f24003fd32502 -rc4e67ef9e2b2cbed54f54e96807f820a4a2e9e1f
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java	(.../LoginRequestServlet.java)	(revision 04324aeb5a29d6d1748ef57d871f24003fd32502)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/LoginRequestServlet.java	(.../LoginRequestServlet.java)	(revision c4e67ef9e2b2cbed54f54e96807f820a4a2e9e1f)
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
 
 	// LDEV-2196 preserve character encoding if necessary
 	if (request.getCharacterEncoding() == null) {
-	    LoginRequestServlet.log.debug(
-		    "request.getCharacterEncoding is empty, parsing username and courseName as 8859_1 to UTF-8...");
+	    log.debug("request.getCharacterEncoding is empty, parsing username and courseName as 8859_1 to UTF-8...");
 	    extUsername = new String(extUsername.getBytes("8859_1"), "UTF-8");
 	    if (courseName != null) {
 		courseName = new String(courseName.getBytes("8859_1"), "UTF-8");
@@ -123,9 +122,10 @@
 			lastName, langIsoCode, countryIsoCode, email, prefix, isUpdateUserDetails);
 	    }
 
-	    //in case of request for learner with strict authentication check cache should also contain lsid
+	    // in case of request for learner with strict authentication check cache should also contain lsid
 	    String lsId = request.getParameter(LoginRequestDispatcher.PARAM_LESSON_ID);
-	    if (LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_LEARNER_STRICT_AUTHENTICATION.equals(method) && lsId == null) {
+	    if ((LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_LEARNER_STRICT_AUTHENTICATION.equals(method)
+		    || LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_MONITOR.equals(method)) && lsId == null) {
 		response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Login Failed - lsId parameter missing");
 		return;
 	    }
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@
 		getIntegrationService().getExtCourseClassMap(serverMap, userMap, extCourseId, countryIsoCode,
 			langIsoCode, courseName, method, prefix);
 	    }
+	    
+	    // in case of method=monitor is requested, check whether the user is lesson's monitor. And if not - add him
+	    if (LoginRequestDispatcher.METHOD_MONITOR.equals(method)) {
+		getIntegrationService().getLessonService().addStaffMember(Long.parseLong(lsId),
+			userMap.getUser().getUserId());
+	    }
 
 	    User user = userMap.getUser();
 	    String login = user.getLogin();
@@ -174,15 +180,15 @@
 
 	    response.sendRedirect("login.jsp?redirectURL=" + redirectURL);
 	} catch (AuthenticationException e) {
-	    LoginRequestServlet.log.error("Authentication error: ", e);
+	    log.error("Authentication error: ", e);
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_UNAUTHORIZED,
 		    "Login Failed - authentication error. " + e.getMessage());
 	} catch (UserInfoFetchException e) {
-	    LoginRequestServlet.log.error("User fetch info error: ", e);
+	    log.error("User fetch info error: ", e);
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_GATEWAY,
 		    "Login Failed - failed to fetch user info from the third party server");
 	} catch (UserInfoValidationException e) {
-	    LoginRequestServlet.log.error("User validation error: ", e);
+	    log.error("User validation error: ", e);
 	    response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage());
 	}
     }
@@ -207,10 +213,10 @@
     }
 
     private IntegrationService getIntegrationService() {
-	if (LoginRequestServlet.integrationService == null) {
-	    LoginRequestServlet.integrationService = (IntegrationService) WebApplicationContextUtils
+	if (integrationService == null) {
+	    integrationService = (IntegrationService) WebApplicationContextUtils
 		    .getRequiredWebApplicationContext(getServletContext()).getBean("integrationService");
 	}
-	return LoginRequestServlet.integrationService;
+	return integrationService;
     }
 }
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java
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diff -u -r04324aeb5a29d6d1748ef57d871f24003fd32502 -rc4e67ef9e2b2cbed54f54e96807f820a4a2e9e1f
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java	(.../IntegrationService.java)	(revision 04324aeb5a29d6d1748ef57d871f24003fd32502)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java	(.../IntegrationService.java)	(revision c4e67ef9e2b2cbed54f54e96807f820a4a2e9e1f)
@@ -789,4 +789,8 @@
     public void setLessonService(ILessonService lessonService) {
 	this.lessonService = lessonService;
     }
+    
+    public ILessonService getLessonService() {
+	return lessonService;
+    }
 }
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