partially ported to LR 6.2

git-svn-id: https://svn.research-infrastructures.eu/d4science/gcube/trunk/portlets/user/share-updates@128353 82a268e6-3cf1-43bd-a215-b396298e98cf

.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/target/generated-sources/gwt"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="gcube-widgets-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/gcube-widgets/gcube-widgets">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="pickitem-widget-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/pickitem-widget/pickitem-widget">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="share-updates"/>
   </wb-module>

pom.xml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<!-- Convenience property to set the GWT version -->
 		<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
-
+		<liferay.version>6.2.5</liferay.version>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
 		<webappDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</webappDirectory>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 			<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-			<dependency>
+		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
 			<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>notifications-common-library</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.3.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
@@ -90,11 +93,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aslsocial</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -160,12 +165,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 			<artifactId>home-library</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<artifactId>asm-all</artifactId>
-					<groupId>asm</groupId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
@@ -175,11 +174,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>custom-portal-handler</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -215,6 +216,25 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
+			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>util-bridges</artifactId>
+			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>util-taglib</artifactId>
+			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>util-java</artifactId>
+			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/ShareUpdates.java

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.client.ClientScopeHelper;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.client.view.ShareUpdateForm;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.EntryPoint;
-import com.google.gwt.core.client.ScriptInjector;
-import com.google.gwt.core.shared.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window.Location;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
@@ -18,18 +16,6 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
 public class ShareUpdates implements EntryPoint {
 
 	public void onModuleLoad() {
-
-		// check if jQuery is available
-		boolean jQueryLoaded = isjQueryLoaded();
-
-		if(jQueryLoaded)
-			GWT.log("Injecting : http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.1/jquery.min.js");
-		else{
-			ScriptInjector.fromUrl("http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.1/jquery.min.js")
-			.setWindow(ScriptInjector.TOP_WINDOW)
-			.inject();
-		}
-
 		// start UI and related stuff
 		ClientScopeHelper.getService().setScope(Location.getHref(), new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {
 			@Override
@@ -41,15 +27,4 @@ public class ShareUpdates implements EntryPoint {
 			}
 		});
 	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Checks if jQuery is loaded.
-	 *
-	 * @return true, if jQuery is loaded, false otherwise
-	 */
-	private native boolean isjQueryLoaded() /*-{
-
-		return (typeof $wnd['jQuery'] !== 'undefined');
-
-	}-*/;
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ShareUpdateForm.java

@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ public class ShareUpdateForm extends Composite {
 
 				//change css if deployed in VRE scope
 				if (!userSettings.isInfrastructure()) {
-					mainPanel.addStyleName("framed");	
 					notifyListbox.addItem("Share with: " + singleVREName);
 					notifyListbox.addItem("Share with: " + singleVREName+" + Notification to members");
 					if (notificationEmail) {

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/client/view/ShareUpdateForm.ui.xml

@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 				</td>
 				<td class="share-updates-cell">
 					<b:Form>
-						<b:Fieldset>
+
-							<b:ControlGroup>
 								<g:ListBox styleName="wizardListbox" ui:field="privacyLevel"
 									visible="false" />
 								<g:ListBox styleName="wizardListbox" ui:field="notifyListbox"
@@ -46,10 +45,8 @@
 
 								<b:Button ui:field="attachButton" icon="UPLOAD_ALT"
 									visible="false" />
-								<b:Button ui:field="submitButton" type="INFO" width="52px"
+								<b:Button ui:field="submitButton" type="PRIMARY" width="70px"
 									text="Share" visible="false" />
-							</b:ControlGroup>
-						</b:Fieldset>
 					</b:Form>
 				</td>
 			</tr>

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.SessionManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.ApplicationNotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.NotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.shared.SocialNetworkingUser;
+import org.gcube.common.portal.GCubePortalConstants;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ import org.gcube.contentmanagement.blobstorage.service.IClient;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageclient.wrapper.AccessType;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageclient.wrapper.MemoryType;
 import org.gcube.contentmanager.storageclient.wrapper.StorageClient;
-import org.gcube.portal.custom.communitymanager.OrganizationsUtil;
-import org.gcube.portal.custom.communitymanager.impl.OrganizationManagerImpl;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DatabookStore;
@@ -55,38 +54,31 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.shared.UserSettings;
 import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.pickitem.shared.ItemBean;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.liferay.LiferayGroupManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.GroupRetrievalFault;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.liferay.LiferayUserManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserManagementSystemException;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GroupModel;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayGroupManager;
-import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.UserModel;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayRoleManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayUserManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.CustomAttributeKeys;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeGroup;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.GCubeUser;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.PortalException;
 import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
-import com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.WebKeys;
-import com.liferay.portal.model.Organization;
-import com.liferay.portal.model.Role;
-import com.liferay.portal.service.OrganizationLocalServiceUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
-import com.liferay.portal.theme.ThemeDisplay;
 /**
  * The server side implementation of the RPC service.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	ShareUpdateService {
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
-	private static final String ADMIN_ROLE = "Administrator";
-
 	public static final String TEST_USER = "test.user";
 
 	private static final String STORAGE_OWNER = "gCubeSocialFramework";
 	public static final String UPLOAD_DIR = "/social-framework-uploads";
 	private static final String NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME = "org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.server.NewsServiceImpl";
-	private final static String ATTR_TO_CHECK = "Postnotificationviaemail";
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -124,7 +116,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	}
 	public String getDevelopmentUser() {
 		String user = TEST_USER;
-		//		user = "costantino.perciante";
+//		user = "costantino.perciante";
 		return user;
 	}
 	/**
@@ -161,7 +153,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		ArrayList<ItemBean> mentionedUsers = null; 
 		if (mentionedUserFullNames != null && ! mentionedUserFullNames.isEmpty()) {
 			mentionedUsers = getSelectedUserIds(mentionedUserFullNames);
-			escapedFeedText = TextTransfromUtils.convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(escapedFeedText, mentionedUsers);
+			escapedFeedText = TextTransfromUtils.convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(escapedFeedText, mentionedUsers, getThreadLocalRequest());
 		}
 
 		// get session
@@ -197,7 +189,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		//get the VRE scope if single channel post
 		String vreScope2Set = "";
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null) {
-			vreScope2Set = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByOrganizationId(vreOrgId) : session.getScope();
+			vreScope2Set = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByGroupId(vreOrgId) : session.getScope();
 		}		
 
 		// build the feed to share (and save on cassandra)
@@ -211,15 +203,19 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		//need to put the feed into VRES Timeline too
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.VRES) {
 			_log.trace("PrivacyLevel was set to VRES attempting to write onto User's VRES Timelines");
-			for (GroupModel vre : getUserVREs(username)) {
+			for (GCubeGroup vre : getUserVREs(username)) {
-				Long orgId = Long.parseLong(vre.getGroupId());
+				String vreScope = "";
-				String vreScope = getScopeByOrganizationId(orgId);
-				_log.trace("Attempting to write onto " + vreScope);
 				try {
+					vreScope = new LiferayGroupManager().getInfrastructureScope(vre.getGroupId());
+					_log.trace("Attempting to write onto " + vreScope);
+
 					store.saveFeedToVRETimeline(toShare.getKey(), vreScope);
 				} catch (FeedIDNotFoundException e) {
 					_log.error("Error writing onto VRES Time Line" + vreScope);
-				}  //save the feed
+				}
+				catch (Exception e) {
+					_log.error("Error retrieving user VRES");
+				}//save the feed
 				_log.trace("Success writing onto " + vreScope);				
 			}
 
@@ -247,7 +243,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 
 		//send the notification about this posts to everyone in the group if notifyGroup is true
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null && notifyGroup) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -257,7 +253,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		}
 		//send the notification to the mentioned users	
 		if (mentionedUsers != null && mentionedUsers.size() > 0) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -292,7 +288,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		ArrayList<ItemBean> mentionedUsers = null; 
 		if (mentionedUserFullNames != null && ! mentionedUserFullNames.isEmpty()) {
 			mentionedUsers = getSelectedUserIds(mentionedUserFullNames);
-			escapedFeedText = TextTransfromUtils.convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(escapedFeedText, mentionedUsers);
+			escapedFeedText = TextTransfromUtils.convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(escapedFeedText, mentionedUsers, getThreadLocalRequest());
 		}
 
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
@@ -382,7 +378,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		//get the VRE scope if single channel post
 		String vreScope2Set = "";
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null ) {
-			vreScope2Set = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByOrganizationId(vreOrgId) : session.getScope();
+			vreScope2Set = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByGroupId(vreOrgId) : session.getScope();
 		}		
 
 		Feed toShare = null;
@@ -418,9 +414,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		//need to put the feed into VRES Timeline too
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.VRES) {
 			_log.trace("PrivacyLevel was set to VRES attempting to write onto User's VRES Timelines");
-			for (GroupModel vre : getUserVREs(username)) {
+			for (GCubeGroup vre : getUserVREs(username)) {
-				Long orgId = Long.parseLong(vre.getGroupId());
+				String vreScope = getScopeByGroupId(vre.getGroupId());
-				String vreScope = getScopeByOrganizationId(orgId);
 				_log.trace("Attempting to write onto " + vreScope);
 				try {
 					store.saveFeedToVRETimeline(toShare.getKey(), vreScope);
@@ -453,7 +448,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 
 		//send the notification about this posts to everyone in the group if notifyGroup is true
 		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreOrgId != null &&  notifyGroup) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -463,7 +458,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		}
 		//send the notification to the mentioned users	
 		if (mentionedUsers != null && mentionedUsers.size() > 0) {
-			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(
+			NotificationsManager nm = new ApplicationNotificationsManager(getThreadLocalRequest(),
 					vreScope2Set, 
 					new SocialNetworkingUser(username, email, fullName, thumbnailAvatarURL), 
 					NEWS_FEED_PORTLET_CLASSNAME);
@@ -499,25 +494,33 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		try {
 			ASLSession session = getASLSession();
 			String username = session.getUsername();
+			_log.debug("getUserSettings() for " + username);
+			
 			String email = username+"@isti.cnr.it";
 			String fullName = username+" FULL";
 			String thumbnailURL = "images/Avatar_default.png";			
 
 			if (isWithinPortal() && username.compareTo(TEST_USER) != 0) {
-				long companyId = OrganizationsUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId();
+				UserManager um = new LiferayUserManager();
-				com.liferay.portal.model.UserModel user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(companyId, username);
+				GCubeUser user = um.getUserByUsername(username);
-
+				
-				thumbnailURL = "/image/user_male_portrait?img_id="+user.getPortraitId();
+				thumbnailURL = user.getUserAvatarURL();
-				fullName = user.getFirstName() + " " + user.getLastName();
+				fullName = user.getFullname();
-				email = user.getEmailAddress();
+				email = user.getEmail();
-				ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay) this.getThreadLocalRequest().getSession().getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY);
+				final String profilePageURL = 
-
+						GCubePortalConstants.PREFIX_GROUP_URL + 
-				String accountURL = themeDisplay.getURLMyAccount().toString();
+						PortalContext.getConfiguration().getSiteLandingPagePath(getThreadLocalRequest())+
+						GCubePortalConstants.USER_PROFILE_FRIENDLY_URL;
+				String accountURL = profilePageURL;
+				try {
+					accountURL = "";
+				}catch (NullPointerException e) {
+					e.printStackTrace();
+				}
 				HashMap<String, String> vreNames = getUserVreNames(username);
-
+				UserInfo userInfo = new UserInfo(username, fullName, thumbnailURL, user.getEmail(), accountURL, true, isAdmin(), vreNames);
-				UserInfo userInfo = new UserInfo(username, fullName, thumbnailURL, user.getEmailAddress(), accountURL, true, isAdmin(), vreNames);
-
 				UserSettings toReturn = new UserSettings(userInfo, 0, session.getScopeName(), isInfrastructureScope(), isNotificationViaEmailEnabled(session));
+				_log.debug("getUserSettings() return " + toReturn);
 				return toReturn;
 			}
 			else {
@@ -536,11 +539,30 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		return new UserSettings();
 	}
 
-	private boolean isNotificationViaEmailEnabled(ASLSession session) throws PortalException, SystemException {
+	private boolean isNotificationViaEmailEnabled(ASLSession session) throws UserManagementSystemException, GroupRetrievalFault {
-		Organization currOrg =  OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganization(session.getGroupId());
+		GroupManager gm = new LiferayGroupManager();
-		return OrganizationManagerImpl.readOrganizationCustomAttribute(session.getUsername(), currOrg, ATTR_TO_CHECK);
+		GCubeGroup group = gm.getGroup(session.getGroupId());
+		return (Boolean) gm.readCustomAttr(group.getGroupId(), CustomAttributeKeys.POST_NOTIFICATION.getKeyName());
+	}
+	/**
+	 * tell if the user is a portal administrator or not
+	 * @param username
+	 * @return true if is admin
+	 * @throws SystemException 
+	 * @throws PortalException 
+	 */
+	private boolean isAdmin() throws PortalException, SystemException  {
+		if (! isWithinPortal())
+			return false;
+		try {
+			GCubeUser curUser = new LiferayUserManager().getUserByUsername(getASLSession().getUsername());
+			return new LiferayRoleManager().isAdmin(curUser.getUserId());
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			_log.error("Could not check if the user is an Administrator, returning false");
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
-
 	/**
 	 * generate a preview of the file, upload the file on the storage and shorts the link
 	 */
@@ -624,8 +646,6 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	 * Open Graph protocol
 	 * Meta "title" and "description" tags
 	 * Best guess from page content (not recommended)
-	 * 
-	 * Schema.org microdata  <-- This is still a TODO
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public LinkPreview checkLink(String linkToCheck) {
@@ -647,15 +667,17 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		URL pageURL;
 		URLConnection siteConnection = null;
 		try {
-			pageURL = new URL(linkToCheck);
+			pageURL = new URL(null, linkToCheck, new sun.net.www.protocol.https.Handler());
 			if (pageURL.getProtocol().equalsIgnoreCase("https")) {
 				System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs", "com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");
 				java.security.Security.addProvider(new com.sun.net.ssl.internal.ssl.Provider()); 
 				TextTransfromUtils.trustAllHTTPSConnections();
 				siteConnection = (HttpsURLConnection) pageURL.openConnection();
 			}
-			else
+			else {
+				pageURL = new URL(linkToCheck);
 				siteConnection = (HttpURLConnection) pageURL.openConnection();
+			}
 		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
 			_log.error("url is not valid");
 			return null;
@@ -716,70 +738,27 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	 */
 	private HashMap<String, String> getUserVreNames(String username) {
 		HashMap<String, String> toReturn = new HashMap<String, String>();
-		for (GroupModel vre : getUserVREs(username)) {		
+		for (GCubeGroup vre : getUserVREs(username)) {		
 			if (vre.getGroupName().compareTo(getASLSession().getGroupName())==0)
-				toReturn.put(vre.getGroupId(), vre.getGroupName());
+				toReturn.put(vre.getGroupId()+"", vre.getGroupName());
 		}
-		//		}
-
 		return toReturn;
 	}
-	/**
-	 * tell if the user is a portal administrator or not
-	 * @param username
-	 * @return true if is admin
-	 * @throws SystemException 
-	 * @throws PortalException 
-	 */
-	private boolean isAdmin() throws PortalException, SystemException {
-		com.liferay.portal.model.User currUser = OrganizationsUtil.validateUser(getASLSession().getUsername());
-		List<Organization> organizations = OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizations(0, OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizationsCount());
-		Organization rootOrganization = null;
-		for (Organization organization : organizations) {
-			if (organization.getName().equals(OrganizationsUtil.getRootOrganizationName() ) ) {
-				rootOrganization = organization;
-				break;
-			}
-		}		
-		try {
-			_log.trace("root: " + rootOrganization.getName() );
-			return (hasRole(ADMIN_ROLE, rootOrganization.getName(), currUser));
-		}
-		catch (NullPointerException e) {
-			_log.error("Cannot find root organziation, please check gcube-data.properties file in $CATALINA_HOME/conf folder");
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 * @param rolename
-	 * @param organizationName
-	 * @param user
-	 * @return
-	 * @throws SystemException 
-	 */
-	private boolean hasRole(String rolename, String organizationName, com.liferay.portal.model.User user) throws SystemException {
-		for (Role role : user.getRoles()) 
-			if (role.getName().compareTo(rolename) == 0 ) 
-				return true;
-		return false;
-	}
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param username
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	private ArrayList<GroupModel> getUserVREs(String username) {
+	private ArrayList<GCubeGroup> getUserVREs(String username) {
-		ArrayList<GroupModel> toReturn = new ArrayList<GroupModel>();
+		ArrayList<GCubeGroup> toReturn = new ArrayList<GCubeGroup>();
-		com.liferay.portal.model.User currUser;
+		GCubeUser currUser;
 		try {
 			GroupManager gm = new LiferayGroupManager();
-			currUser = OrganizationsUtil.validateUser(username);
+			currUser = new LiferayUserManager().getUserByUsername(username);
-			for (Organization org : currUser.getOrganizations()) 
+
-				if (gm.isVRE(org.getOrganizationId()+"")) {
+			for (GCubeGroup group : gm.listGroupsByUser(currUser.getUserId())) 
-					GroupModel toAdd = gm.getGroup(""+org.getOrganizationId());
+				if (gm.isVRE(group.getGroupId())) {
-					toReturn.add(toAdd);
+					toReturn.add(group);
 				}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			_log.error("Failed reading User VREs for : " + username);
@@ -789,12 +768,11 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		return toReturn;
 	}
 
-	private String getScopeByOrganizationId(Long vreOrgId) {
+	private String getScopeByGroupId(Long vreGroupId) {
-		GroupManager gm = new LiferayGroupManager();
 		try {
-			return gm.getScope(vreOrgId+"");
+			return new LiferayGroupManager().getInfrastructureScope(vreGroupId);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			_log.error("Could not find a scope for this vreOrgId: " + vreOrgId);
+			_log.error("Could not find a scope for this vreGroupId: " + vreGroupId);
 			return null;
 		} 
 	}
@@ -872,7 +850,7 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 				UserManager um = new LiferayUserManager();
 				GroupManager gm = new LiferayGroupManager();
 				ScopeBean sb = new ScopeBean(scope);
-				List<UserModel> users = null;
+				List<GCubeUser> users = null;
 
 				if (sb.is(Type.INFRASTRUCTURE)) 
 					users = um.listUsersByGroup(gm.getRootVO().getGroupId());
@@ -886,12 +864,9 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 					_log.error("Error, you must be in SCOPE VRE OR INFRASTURCTURE, you are in VO SCOPE returning no users");
 					return portalUsers;
 				}				
-				for (UserModel user : users) {
+				for (GCubeUser user : users) {
-					if (user.getScreenName().compareTo("test.user") != 0 && user.getScreenName().compareTo(currUser) != 0)  { //skip test.user & current user
+					if (user.getUsername().compareTo(TEST_USER) != 0 && user.getUsername().compareTo(currUser) != 0)  { //skip test.user & current user
-						String thumbnailURL = "";
+						portalUsers.add(new ItemBean(user.getUserId()+"", user.getUsername(), user.getFullname(), user.getUserAvatarURL()));
-						com.liferay.portal.model.UserModel lifeUser = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(OrganizationsUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId(), user.getScreenName());
-						thumbnailURL = "/image/user_male_portrait?img_id="+lifeUser.getPortraitId();
-						portalUsers.add(new ItemBean(user.getUserId(), user.getScreenName(), user.getFullname(), thumbnailURL));
 					}
 				}
 			}

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/TextTransfromUtils.java

@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
+import org.gcube.common.portal.GCubePortalConstants;
+import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.server.metaseeker.MetaSeeker;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.server.opengraph.OpenGraph;
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ import org.htmlparser.beans.StringBean;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.PortalException;
+import com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
 import com.sun.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
 /**
  * this class contains utility method for parsing and trasforming users pasted text containing URLs and other utility methods
@@ -52,16 +57,18 @@ public class TextTransfromUtils {
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * convert the mentioned people in HTML anchor and also Encode the params Base64
 	 * @param escapedFeedText
 	 * @param taggedPeople
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	protected static String convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(String escapedFeedText, List<ItemBean> taggedPeople) {
+	protected static String convertMentionPeopleAnchorHTML(String escapedFeedText, ArrayList<ItemBean> taggedPeople, HttpServletRequest request) {
+		String userProfilePageURL = "";
+		userProfilePageURL = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getSiteLandingPagePath(request)+GCubePortalConstants.USER_PROFILE_FRIENDLY_URL;
+		
 		for (ItemBean tagged : taggedPeople) {
-			String taggedHTML = "<a class=\"link\" style=\"font-size:14px;\" href=\""+GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_LINK
+			String taggedHTML = "<a class=\"link\" href=\""+userProfilePageURL
 					+"?"+
 					new String(Base64.encodeBase64(GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_OID.getBytes()))+"="+
 					new String(Base64.encodeBase64(tagged.getName().getBytes()))+"\">"+tagged.getAlternativeName()+"</a> ";
@@ -69,7 +76,6 @@ public class TextTransfromUtils {
 		}
 		return escapedFeedText;
 	}
-	
 	/**
 	 * utility method that extract the hashtags from a text
 	 * @param postText

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/shared/UserSettings.java

@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ public class UserSettings implements Serializable {
 	public void setInfrastructure(boolean isInfrastructure) {
 		this.isInfrastructure = isInfrastructure;
 	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "UserSettings [userInfo=" + userInfo
 				+ ", refreshingTimeInMillis=" + refreshingTimeInMillis
 				+ ", currentScope=" + currentScope + ", isInfrastructure="
-				+ isInfrastructure + "]";
+				+ isInfrastructure + ", isNotificationViaEmailEnabled="
+				+ isNotificationViaEmailEnabled + "]";
 	}
+
 	
 }

src/main/webapp/ShareUpdates.css

@@ -3,19 +3,6 @@ td>form {
 	margin-bottom: 0px !important;
 }
 
-fieldset {
-	padding-bottom: 0px !important;
-	padding-left: 0px !important;
-}
-
-fieldset .control-group {
-	margin-bottom: 0px;
-}
-
-fieldset select {
-	margin-bottom: 0px;
-}
-
 .share-updates-table {
 	border-collapse: collapse;
 	width: 100%;
@@ -79,7 +66,7 @@ fieldset select {
 	/* this is very important when usere paste long links*/
 }
 
-.postTextArea {
+div#inputContainer textarea.postTextArea {
 	padding: 4px 2px;
 	color: #999;
 	background-color: transparent;
@@ -145,17 +132,6 @@ fieldset select {
 	background: #e3e8f3;
 }
 
-.framed {
-	margin: 0 0 10px;
-	padding: 10px;
-	margin: 0px 5px;
-	background-color: #FFF;
-	border-radius: 6px !important;
-	-moz-border-radius: 6px !important;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 6px !important;
-	border: 1px solid #DBDBDB;
-}
-
 .buttonDiv {
 	text-align: right;
 	padding-top: 2px;
@@ -286,7 +262,7 @@ a.link:hover {
 	background-image: none;
 }
 
-.wizardListbox {
+select.wizardListbox {
 	height: 25px;
 	width: 372px;
 	background: #F2F2F2 url(images/white-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;

src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/ShareUpdates_view.jsp

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
      window.PageBus = window.parent.PageBus;
    }
    </script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="<%=request.getContextPath()%>/shareupdates/js/jquery-1.10.1.min.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="<%=request.getContextPath()%>/shareupdates/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" 
 	src='<%=request.getContextPath()%>/shareupdates/shareupdates.nocache.js'></script>