Index: lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/MonitoringAction.java
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diff -u -rb70e2750284cb613bbe37fb30b69091d679c3bf4 -rfb66f9ac4c470df7ddbe68782a0e9668c62a5f2c
--- lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision b70e2750284cb613bbe37fb30b69091d679c3bf4)
+++ lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/MonitoringAction.java	(.../MonitoringAction.java)	(revision fb66f9ac4c470df7ddbe68782a0e9668c62a5f2c)
@@ -28,27 +28,131 @@
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.apache.struts.action.Action;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolAccessMode;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.dto.MonitoringDTO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.model.Chat;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.model.ChatSession;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.model.ChatUser;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.service.ChatServiceProxy;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.service.IChatService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.util.ChatConstants;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.chat.util.ChatException;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.action.LamsDispatchAction;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.util.AttributeNames;
 
 /**
  * @author
  * @version
  * 
- * @struts.action path="/monitoring" 
- * @struts.action-forward name="success" path="tiles:/monitoring/main"                
+ * @struts.action path="/monitoring" parameter="dispatch"
+ * 
+ * @struts.action-forward name="success" path="tiles:/monitoring/main"
+ * @struts.action-forward name="chat_client"
+ *                        path="tiles:/monitoring/chat_client"
  */
-public class MonitoringAction extends Action {
+public class MonitoringAction extends LamsDispatchAction {
 
 	private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MonitoringAction.class);
 
-	public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
-			HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
-			throws Exception {
-		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+	public IChatService chatService;
+
+	public ActionForward unspecified(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
+			HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
 		log.info("excuting monitoring action");
+
+		Long toolContentID = new Long(WebUtil.readLongParam(request,
+				AttributeNames.PARAM_TOOL_CONTENT_ID));
+
+		// set up chatService
+		if (chatService == null) {
+			chatService = ChatServiceProxy.getChatService(this.getServlet()
+					.getServletContext());
+		}
+		Chat chat = chatService.getChatByContentId(toolContentID);
+
+		MonitoringDTO dto = new MonitoringDTO(chat);
+		dto.setChatEditable(this.isChatEditable(chat));
+		request.setAttribute("monitoringDTO", dto);
+		
 		return mapping.findForward("success");
 	}
+
+	public ActionForward openChatClient(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
+			HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
+		
+		// TODO this method is a copy of LearningAction.unspecified.
+		Long toolSessionID = WebUtil.readLongParam(request, AttributeNames.PARAM_TOOL_SESSION_ID);
+		
+		// set up chatService
+		if (chatService == null) {
+			chatService = ChatServiceProxy.getChatService(this.getServlet()
+					.getServletContext());
+		}
+		
+		// Retreive the session
+		ChatSession chatSession = chatService.getSessionBySessionId(toolSessionID);
+		if (chatSession == null) {
+			throw new ChatException("Cannot retrieve session with toolSessionId" + toolSessionID);
+		}
+		
+		// Retrieve the current user
+		ChatUser chatUser = getCurrentUser(toolSessionID);
+		
+		// Create the room if it doesnt exist
+		if (chatSession.getJabberRoom() == null) {
+			chatService.createJabberRoom(chatSession);
+			chatService.saveOrUpdateChatSession(chatSession);
+		}		
+		
+		request.setAttribute("XMPPDOMAIN", ChatConstants.XMPPDOMAIN);
+		request.setAttribute("USERNAME", chatUser.getUserId());
+		request.setAttribute("PASSWORD", chatUser.getUserId());
+		request.setAttribute("CONFERENCEROOM", chatSession.getJabberRoom());
+		request.setAttribute("NICK", chatUser.getLoginName());
+		request.setAttribute("MODE", "teacher");
+		
+		return mapping.findForward("chat_client");
+	}
+
+	/* Private Methods */
+	
+	private ChatUser getCurrentUser(Long toolSessionId) {
+		UserDTO user = (UserDTO) SessionManager.getSession().getAttribute(
+				AttributeNames.USER);
+
+		// attempt to retrieve user using userId and toolSessionId
+		ChatUser chatUser = chatService.getUserByUserIdAndSessionId(new Long(
+				user.getUserID().intValue()), toolSessionId);
+
+		if (chatUser == null) {
+			ChatSession chatSession = chatService
+					.getSessionBySessionId(toolSessionId);
+			chatUser = chatService.createChatUser(user, chatSession);
+		}
+
+		return chatUser;
+	}
+	
+	// TODO need to double check this.
+	private boolean isChatEditable(Chat chat) {
+		if ((chat.getDefineLater() == true) && (chat.getContentInUse() == true)) {
+			log.error("An exception has occurred: There is a bug in this tool, conflicting flags are set");
+			return false;
+		} else if ((chat.getDefineLater() == true)
+				&& (chat.getContentInUse() == false))
+			return true;
+		else if ((chat.getDefineLater() == false)
+				&& (chat.getContentInUse() == false))
+			return true;
+		else
+			// (content.isContentInUse()==true && content.isDefineLater() ==
+			// false)
+			return false;
+	}
 }