Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumWebUtils.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumWebUtils.java,v
diff -u
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/util/ForumWebUtils.java	8 Mar 2006 23:34:14 -0000	1.1
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.util;
+
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.Forum;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.forum.persistence.ForumException;
+
+
+/**
+ * Contains helper methods used by the Action Servlets
+ * 
+ * @author Anthony Sukkar
+ *
+ */
+public class ForumWebUtils {
+
+	public static boolean isForumEditable(Forum forum) {
+        if ( (forum.isDefineLater() == true) && (forum.isContentInUse()==true) )
+        {
+            throw new ForumException("An exception has occurred: There is a bug in this tool, conflicting flags are set");
+                    //return false;
+        }
+        else if ( (forum.isDefineLater() == true) && (forum.isContentInUse() == false))
+            return true;
+        else if ( (forum.isDefineLater() == false) && (forum.isContentInUse() == false))
+            return true;
+        else //  (content.isContentInUse()==true && content.isDefineLater() == false)
+            return false;
+	}
+	
+}