RE: [OT] OSUser : getting started

Yes, it's a little worrying to see the null being returned.

I've recently been re-factoring an application which did exactly what you
have pointed out, plus logged an error. There was no documentation
specifying that we should run Log4J to report errors, I usually set it to
run at fatal, and the client simply ignored a null result - it wasn't a fun
exception to track down.

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: J. Matthew Pryor [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, 11 December 2003 4:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started

OK well I ended up having to make quite a few changes to build.xml as it
came out of [email protected]

Some of those relate to the fact that I am using Eclipse, but some of them
AFAICT the build.xml file just couldn't have worked, so I am a bit confused

I have attached my changes for anyone who is interested to review

After that, my 2nd problem was an RTFM issue, since I hadn't included
osuser.xml on the classpath of the example.ear

On the feedback front, there was a bit of code in UserManager that got me

    /**
     * Entry-point to Singleton instance
     */
    public static UserManager getInstance() {
        try {
            if (instance == null) {
                instance = new UserManager();
            }
        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
            return null;
        }

        return instance;
    }

The runtime exception in this case was reporting the fact that the
osuser.xml file could not be loaded, and its a bit nasty to just toss the
exception away like that

At the very least a logger.error() would have been nice. I can send diffs
for my changes if somone wants to review/commit them

Thanks for the offers of help. I am up & running now

BTW I am planning on putting together maven build files for OSUser for my
own use, any interest in me submitting it?

Matthew

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of
> Matthew E. Porter
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:57 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
>
>
> We are using for internal applications and it works beautifully.  If
> you have any specific questions, ask the list.  Someone here will be
> happy to respond.
>
>
> Cheers,
>    matthew
>
> On Dec 10, 2003, at 8:39 PM, Hani Suleiman wrote:
>
> > The example should work, please do holler here if it doesn't run.
> > While not much development is going in it right now, quite a few
> > people are using it.
> >
> > On Dec 10, 2003, at 9:24 PM, Nick Faiz wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew,
> >>
> >>             You're not the only one interested in taking first steps
> >> with OSUser.
> >>
> >>             If you are successful with building the example and
> >> making things work, please let me know. I would like to do the same
> >> myself, quite soon.
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Nick     
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:J. Matthew Pryor [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent:Thursday, 11 December 2003 1:19 PM
> >> To:[email protected]
> >> Subject:[Opensymphony-developers] [OT] OSUser : getting started
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Sorry if this is the wrong place, but the dev list was the only
> >> archive I could find recent posts on relating to OSUser
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Is OSUser active? The lists at java.net seem dead
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> I am trying to build the example after getting the source
> >> [email protected] the readme appears to be pretty out of date
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> If I have missed something obvious or should post elsewhere, please
> >> let me know
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Again apologies for the OT post
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >> Matthew
> >
> >
> >
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