Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java,v
diff -u -r1.54 -r1.55
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java	3 Sep 2014 10:31:13 -0000	1.54
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java	16 Apr 2015 02:08:18 -0000	1.55
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.SortedMap;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.tomcat.util.json.JSONException;
+import org.apache.tomcat.util.json.JSONObject;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.ItemNotFoundException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.RepositoryCheckedException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.contentrepository.client.IToolContentHandler;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.notebook.model.NotebookEntry;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.notebook.service.CoreNotebookConstants;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.notebook.service.ICoreNotebookService;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.rest.ToolRestManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolContentImport102Manager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolContentManager;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.ToolOutput;
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.dao.INoticeboardUserDAO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.service.ILamsToolService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.JsonUtil;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
-import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the NoticeboardService interface.
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@
  * 
  */
 public class NoticeboardServicePOJO implements INoticeboardService, ToolContentManager, ToolSessionManager,
-	ToolContentImport102Manager {
+	ToolContentImport102Manager, ToolRestManager {
     private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(NoticeboardServicePOJO.class);
 
     private ILearnerService learnerService;
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@
 	    return;
 	}
 
-	for (NoticeboardSession session : (Set<NoticeboardSession>) nbContent.getNbSessions()) {
+	for (NoticeboardSession session : nbContent.getNbSessions()) {
 	    NoticeboardUser user = nbUserDAO.getNbUser(userId.longValue(), session.getNbSessionId());
 	    if (user != null) {
 		NotebookEntry entry = getEntry(session.getNbSessionId(), CoreNotebookConstants.NOTEBOOK_TOOL,
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@
 	    DataMissingException {
 	Iterator<Long> i = toolSessionIds.iterator();
 	if (i.hasNext()) {
-	    Long id = (Long) i.next();
+	    Long id = i.next();
 	    getAndCheckSessionIDandObject(id);
 	}
 
@@ -594,11 +596,11 @@
     public void setNbContentDAO(INoticeboardContentDAO nbContentDAO) {
 	this.nbContentDAO = nbContentDAO;
     }
-    
+
     public void setNbSessionDAO(INoticeboardSessionDAO nbSessionDAO) {
 	this.nbSessionDAO = nbSessionDAO;
     }
-    
+
     public void setNbUserDAO(INoticeboardUserDAO nbUserDAO) {
 	this.nbUserDAO = nbUserDAO;
     }
@@ -661,4 +663,25 @@
     public Class[] getSupportedToolOutputDefinitionClasses(int definitionType) {
 	return null;
     }
+
+    // ****************** REST methods *************************
+
+    @Override
+    public void createRestToolContent(Integer userID, Long toolContentID, JSONObject toolContentJSON) throws JSONException {
+	Date updateDate = new Date();
+
+	NoticeboardContent noticeboard = new NoticeboardContent();
+	noticeboard.setNbContentId(toolContentID);
+	noticeboard.setTitle(toolContentJSON.getString("title"));
+	noticeboard.setContent(toolContentJSON.getString("content"));
+	noticeboard.setReflectOnActivity(JsonUtil.opt(toolContentJSON, "reflectOnActivity", Boolean.FALSE));
+	noticeboard.setReflectInstructions((String)JsonUtil.opt(toolContentJSON, "reflectInstructions", null));
+
+	noticeboard.setCreatorUserId(userID.longValue());
+	noticeboard.setDateCreated(updateDate);
+	noticeboard.setDateUpdated(updateDate);
+	noticeboard.setContentInUse(false);
+
+	saveNoticeboard(noticeboard);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file