added patch for #6171 (sobigdata). Added more tabs to the portlet to let user perform catalogue navigation more easily

git-svn-id: http://svn.d4science-ii.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/portlets/user/gcube-ckan-datacatalog@139913 82a268e6-3cf1-43bd-a215-b396298e98cf

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/CkanEventHandlerManager.java

@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.InsertMeta
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.InsertMetadataEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.NotifyLogoutEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.NotifyLogoutEventHandler;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowDatasetsEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowDatasetsEventHandler;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowGroupsEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowGroupsEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowHomeEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowHomeEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowManageProductWidgetEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowManageProductWidgetEventHandler;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowOrganizationsEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowOrganizationsEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowStatisticsEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowStatisticsEventHandler;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserDatasetsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserGroupsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserGroupsEventHandler;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserOrganizationsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.ui.ManageProductWidget;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.view.GCubeCkanDataCatalogPanel;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.shared.CkanConnectorAccessPoint;
@@ -117,35 +117,48 @@ public class CkanEventHandlerManager {
 
 		// show datasets event
 		eventBus.addHandler(
-				ShowUserDatasetsEvent.TYPE, new ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler() {
+				ShowDatasetsEvent.TYPE, new ShowDatasetsEventHandler() {
 
 					@Override
 					public void onShowDatasets(
-							ShowUserDatasetsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent) {
+							ShowDatasetsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent) {
-						String request = getCkanRequest("/dashboard/datasets", null);
+						String request = null;
+						if(showUserDatasetsEvent.isOwnOnly())
+							request = getCkanRequest("/dashboard/datasets", null);
+						else
+							request = getCkanRequest("/dataset", null);
 						panel.instanceCkanFrame(request);
 					}
 				});
 		eventBus.addHandler(
-				ShowUserOrganizationsEvent.TYPE,
+				ShowOrganizationsEvent.TYPE,
-				new ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler() {
+				new ShowOrganizationsEventHandler() {
 
 					@Override
 					public void onShowOrganizations(
-							ShowUserOrganizationsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent) {
+							ShowOrganizationsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent) {
-
-						panel.showOrganizations();
 
+						if(showUserDatasetsEvent.isOwnOnly())
+							panel.showOrganizations();
+						else{
+							String request = getCkanRequest("/organization", null);
+							panel.instanceCkanFrame(request);
+						}
 					}
 				});
 		eventBus.addHandler(
-				ShowUserGroupsEvent.TYPE, new ShowUserGroupsEventHandler() {
+				ShowGroupsEvent.TYPE, new ShowGroupsEventHandler() {
 
 					@Override
-					public void onShowGroups(ShowUserGroupsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent) {
+					public void onShowGroups(ShowGroupsEvent showGroupsEvent) {
 						//String request = getCkanRequest("/dashboard/groups", null);
 						//panel.instanceCkanFrame(request);
-						panel.showGroups();
+						if(showGroupsEvent.isOwnOnly())
+							panel.showGroups();
+						else{
+							String request = getCkanRequest("/group", null);
+							panel.instanceCkanFrame(request);
+						}
 					}
 				});
 
@@ -187,8 +200,8 @@ public class CkanEventHandlerManager {
 			@Override
 			public void onShowManageProductWidget(ShowManageProductWidgetEvent event) {
 
-				
+
-					new ManageProductWidget(event.getProductIdentifier());
+				new ManageProductWidget(event.getProductIdentifier());
 
 			}
 		});

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowDatasetsEvent.java

@@ -6,21 +6,30 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
  * Raised when the user wants to see his datasets.
  * @author Costantino Perciante at ISTI-CNR (costantino.perciante@isti.cnr.it)
  */
-public class ShowUserDatasetsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler>{
+public class ShowDatasetsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowDatasetsEventHandler>{
 	
-	public static Type<ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler>();
+	public static Type<ShowDatasetsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowDatasetsEventHandler>();
+	
+	private boolean ownOnly;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new show user datasets event.
 	 */
-	public ShowUserDatasetsEvent() {
+	public ShowDatasetsEvent(boolean ownOnly) {
+		
+		this.ownOnly = ownOnly;
+		
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isOwnOnly() {
+		return ownOnly;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#getAssociatedType()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Type<ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
+	public Type<ShowDatasetsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
 		return TYPE;
 	}
 
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ public class ShowUserDatasetsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#dispatch(com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected void dispatch(ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler handler) {
+	protected void dispatch(ShowDatasetsEventHandler handler) {
 		handler.onShowDatasets(this);
 	}
 

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowDatasetsEventHandler.java

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler;
  * Event handler for the ShowUserDatasetsEvent
  * @author Costantino Perciante at ISTI-CNR  (costantino.perciante@isti.cnr.it)
  */
-public interface ShowUserDatasetsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
+public interface ShowDatasetsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
 
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param showUserDatasetsEvent
 	 */
-	void onShowDatasets(ShowUserDatasetsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
+	void onShowDatasets(ShowDatasetsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowGroupsEvent.java

@@ -9,21 +9,28 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
  * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
  * Jun 23, 2016
  */
-public class ShowUserGroupsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserGroupsEventHandler>{
+public class ShowGroupsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowGroupsEventHandler>{
 
-	public static Type<ShowUserGroupsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowUserGroupsEventHandler>();
+	public static Type<ShowGroupsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowGroupsEventHandler>();
+	
+	private boolean ownOnly;
 
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new show user organizations event.
 	 */
-	public ShowUserGroupsEvent() {
+	public ShowGroupsEvent(boolean ownOnly) {
+		this.ownOnly = ownOnly;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isOwnOnly() {
+		return ownOnly;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#getAssociatedType()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Type<ShowUserGroupsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
+	public Type<ShowGroupsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
 		return TYPE;
 	}
 
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ public class ShowUserGroupsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserGroupsEventHandler>{
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#dispatch(com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected void dispatch(ShowUserGroupsEventHandler handler) {
+	protected void dispatch(ShowGroupsEventHandler handler) {
 		handler.onShowGroups(this);
 	}
 

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowGroupsEventHandler.java

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler;
  * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
  * Jun 23, 2016
  */
-public interface ShowUserGroupsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
+public interface ShowGroupsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
 
 
 	/**
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ public interface ShowUserGroupsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
 	 *
 	 * @param showUserDatasetsEvent the show user datasets event
 	 */
-	void onShowGroups(ShowUserGroupsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
+	void onShowGroups(ShowGroupsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowOrganizationsEvent.java

@@ -6,21 +6,27 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
  * Raised when the user wants to see his organizations.
  * @author Costantino Perciante at ISTI-CNR (costantino.perciante@isti.cnr.it)
  */
-public class ShowUserOrganizationsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler>{
+public class ShowOrganizationsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowOrganizationsEventHandler>{
 
-	public static Type<ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler>();
+	public static Type<ShowOrganizationsEventHandler> TYPE = new Type<ShowOrganizationsEventHandler>();
+	private boolean ownOnly;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new show user organizations event.
 	 */
-	public ShowUserOrganizationsEvent() {
+	public ShowOrganizationsEvent(boolean ownOnly) {
+		this.ownOnly = ownOnly;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isOwnOnly() {
+		return ownOnly;
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#getAssociatedType()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public Type<ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
+	public Type<ShowOrganizationsEventHandler> getAssociatedType() {
 		return TYPE;
 	}
 
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ public class ShowUserOrganizationsEvent extends GwtEvent<ShowUserOrganizationsEv
 	 * @see com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent#dispatch(com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler)
 	 */
 	@Override
-	protected void dispatch(ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler handler) {
+	protected void dispatch(ShowOrganizationsEventHandler handler) {
 		handler.onShowOrganizations(this);
 	}
 	

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/event/ShowOrganizationsEventHandler.java

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.EventHandler;
  * Event handler for the ShowUserOrganizationsEvent
  * @author Costantino Perciante at ISTI-CNR  (costantino.perciante@isti.cnr.it)
  */
-public interface ShowUserOrganizationsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
+public interface ShowOrganizationsEventHandler extends EventHandler {
 	
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param showUserDatasetsEvent
 	 */
-	void onShowOrganizations(ShowUserOrganizationsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
+	void onShowOrganizations(ShowOrganizationsEvent showUserDatasetsEvent);
 
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/client/view/CkanMetadataManagementPanel.java

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.view;
 
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.EditMetadataEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.InsertMetadataEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowDatasetsEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowGroupsEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowHomeEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowManageProductWidgetEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowOrganizationsEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowStatisticsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserDatasetsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserGroupsEvent;
-import org.gcube.portlets.gcubeckan.gcubeckandatacatalog.client.event.ShowUserOrganizationsEvent;
 
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.AlertBlock;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Button;
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FlowPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.InlineHTML;
 
 
 /**
@@ -35,13 +36,25 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FlowPanel;
 public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 
 	private AlertBlock nav = new AlertBlock();
+
+	// generic
 	private Button home = new Button("Home");
-	private Button insertMeta = new Button("Publish Product");
+	private Button organizations = new Button("Organizations");
-	private Button editMeta = new Button("Edit Product");
+	private Button groups = new Button("Groups");
+	private Button products = new Button("Products");
+
+	// user's own
+	private InlineHTML separatorAdminButtons = null;
 	private Button myDatasets = new Button("My Products");
 	private Button myOrganizations = new Button("My Organizations");
 	private Button myGroups = new Button("My Groups");
+
+	// statistics
 	private Button statistics = new Button("Statistics");
+
+	// other stuff
+	private Button insertMeta = new Button("Publish Product");
+	private Button editMeta = new Button("Edit Product");
 	private Button manageProduct = new Button("Manage Product");
 	private HandlerManager eventBus;
 
@@ -56,17 +69,26 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 
 		// set link style buttons
 		home.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+		organizations.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+		groups.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+		products.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+
 		myDatasets.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
 		myOrganizations.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
 		myGroups.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+
+		statistics.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
+
 		insertMeta.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
 		editMeta.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
-		statistics.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
 		manageProduct.setType(ButtonType.LINK);
 		manageProduct.getElement().getStyle().setFloat(Float.RIGHT);
 
 		// set icons
 		home.setIcon(IconType.HOME);
+		organizations.setIcon(IconType.BUILDING);
+		groups.setIcon(IconType.GROUP);
+		products.setIcon(IconType.SITEMAP);
 		myDatasets.setIcon(IconType.SITEMAP);
 		myOrganizations.setIcon(IconType.BUILDING);
 		myGroups.setIcon(IconType.GROUP);
@@ -74,7 +96,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 		editMeta.setIcon(IconType.EDIT_SIGN);
 		statistics.setIcon(IconType.BAR_CHART);
 		manageProduct.setIcon(IconType.CHECK_SIGN); 
-		
+
 		// hide edit and insert
 		editMeta.setVisible(false);
 		insertMeta.setVisible(false);
@@ -83,10 +105,17 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 
 		// add to navigation bar
 		nav.add(home);
+		nav.add(organizations);
+		nav.add(groups);
+		nav.add(products);
+		nav.add(statistics);
+		nav.add(new InlineHTML("<span style=\"font-weight:bold;vertical-alignment:middle;\">|</span>"));
 		nav.add(myDatasets);
 		nav.add(myOrganizations);
 		nav.add(myGroups);
-		nav.add(statistics);
+		separatorAdminButtons = new InlineHTML("<span style=\"font-weight:bold;vertical-alignment:middle;\">|</span>");
+		separatorAdminButtons.setVisible(false);
+		nav.add(separatorAdminButtons);
 		nav.add(insertMeta);
 		nav.add(editMeta);
 		nav.add(manageProduct);
@@ -101,7 +130,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 	/**
 	 *
 	 */
-	private void addHandlers() {
+	private void addHandlers() {		
 
 		home.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
 
@@ -113,6 +142,36 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 			}
 		});
 
+		organizations.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowOrganizationsEvent(false));
+
+			}
+		});
+
+		groups.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowGroupsEvent(false));
+
+			}
+		});
+
+		products.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowDatasetsEvent(false));
+
+			}
+		});
+
 		insertMeta.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -136,7 +195,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 			@Override
 			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
 
-				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowUserDatasetsEvent());
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowDatasetsEvent(true));
 
 			}
 		});
@@ -146,7 +205,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 			@Override
 			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
 
-				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowUserOrganizationsEvent());
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowOrganizationsEvent(true));
 
 			}
 		});
@@ -157,7 +216,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 			@Override
 			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
 
-				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowUserGroupsEvent());
+				eventBus.fireEvent(new ShowGroupsEvent(true));
 
 			}
 		});
@@ -199,6 +258,7 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 	public void showInsertAndEditProductButtons(boolean show){
 
 		//editMeta.setVisible(show); TODO
+		separatorAdminButtons.setVisible(show);
 		insertMeta.setVisible(show);
 
 	}
@@ -211,14 +271,14 @@ public class CkanMetadataManagementPanel extends FlowPanel{
 	public void showManageProductButton(boolean value){
 		manageProduct.setVisible(value);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Enable or disable the manage product button
 	 */
 	public void enableManageProductButton(boolean value){
 		manageProduct.setEnabled(value);
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Show only home/statistics buttons
 	 */

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/server/UserUtil.java

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import eu.trentorise.opendata.jackan.model.CkanOrganization;
 public class UserUtil {
 
 	private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserUtil.class);
+	private static final String SOBIGDATA_VO_CONTEXT = "/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/SoBigData";
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the list vre for user.
@@ -59,16 +60,24 @@ public class UserUtil {
 			List<GCubeGroup> listOfGroups = groupManager.listGroupsByUser(user.getUserId());
 			logger.info("List of VREs for "+userEMail+ " is/are: "+listOfGroups.size());
 			List<String> vreNames = new ArrayList<String>(listOfGroups.size());
+
+			boolean containsSoBigDataVRE = false;
 			for (GCubeGroup gCubeGroup : listOfGroups) {
-
-				// TODO: why only the VRES??...however check for the production root vo
-				//				if(gCubeGroup.getGroupName().equals(CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_LIFERAY_ORGNAME_ROOT))
-				//					vreNames.add(CKanUtilsImpl.PRODUCTION_CKAN_ORGNAME_ROOT);
-
-				//if(groupManager.isVRE(gCubeGroup.getGroupId())) //Is it a VRE?
-				//				else
 				vreNames.add(gCubeGroup.getGroupName());
+
+				// in case of sobigdata vres (under the SoBigData VO) we need to let users access all the sobigdata organizations in ckan
+				// The VO scope is "/d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/SoBigData"
+				// This code will work only if all the sobigdata organizations are on the same ckan, of course
+				if(!containsSoBigDataVRE)
+					if(gCubeGroup.getParentGroupId() != -1 && SOBIGDATA_VO_CONTEXT.equals(groupManager.getInfrastructureScope(gCubeGroup.getParentGroupId())))
+						containsSoBigDataVRE = true;
+
 			}
+
+			// check if we need to add also sobigdata vres
+			if(containsSoBigDataVRE)
+				addSoBigDataVREs(groupManager, vreNames);
+
 			logger.debug("Returning VRE names: "+vreNames);
 			return vreNames;
 		}catch (UserManagementSystemException | UserRetrievalFault | GroupRetrievalFault e) {
@@ -77,6 +86,26 @@ public class UserUtil {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Fetch (if needed) the groups' names of the vres under sobigdata
+	 * @param groupManager
+	 * @param vreNames
+	 */
+	private static void addSoBigDataVREs(GroupManager groupManager, List<String> vreNames){
+
+		try{
+			// fetch all sobigdata contexts
+			GCubeGroup sobigdataVO = groupManager.getGroup(groupManager.getGroupIdFromInfrastructureScope(SOBIGDATA_VO_CONTEXT));
+			List<GCubeGroup> children = sobigdataVO.getChildren();
+
+			for (GCubeGroup gcubeSobigDataChild : children) {
+				vreNames.add(gcubeSobigDataChild.getGroupName());
+			}
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			logger.error("Unable to retrieve SoBigData vres", e);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the highest ckan role the user has and also retrieve the list of organizations (scopes) in which the user has the ckan-admin or ckan-editor role
 	 * @param currentScope the current scope