The portlet can now be deployed in a profile page

git-svn-id: http://svn.research-infrastructures.eu/public/d4science/gcube/trunk/portlets/user/user-statistics@128552 82a268e6-3cf1-43bd-a215-b396298e98cf

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

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/resources"/>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="callout-tour-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/callout-tour/callout-tour">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
         <property name="java-output-path" value="/user-statistics/target/user-statistics-portlet-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="user-statistics"/>
     </wb-module>

pom.xml

@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 			<version>2.7.0</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
+			<artifactId>gwt-dev</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<version>2.7.0</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/StatisticsPanel.java

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.client.PageBusAdapterException;
 import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.client.PageBusEvent;
 import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.client.PageBusListener;
 
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.util.Encoder;
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.client.resources.Images;
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.client.ui.CommentsAndLikesWidget;
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.client.ui.StatisticWidget;
@@ -15,10 +17,13 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.widgettour.client.extendedclasses.GCubeTour;
 import com.ait.toolkit.hopscotch.client.Placement;
 import com.ait.toolkit.hopscotch.client.TourStep;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.Button;
+import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.CheckBox;
 import com.github.gwtbootstrap.client.ui.constants.ButtonType;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
+import com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.ValueChangeEvent;
+import com.google.gwt.event.logical.shared.ValueChangeHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.i18n.client.NumberFormat;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 	 */
 	private final static String POSTS_LABEL = "Posts";
 	private final static String STORAGE_LABEL = "Total Space Used";
-	private final static String LIKES_COMMENTS_LABEL = "You got";
+	private final static String LIKES_COMMENTS_LABEL = "Got";
 	private final static String PROFILE_STRENGTH_LABEL = "Profile Strength";
 
 	/**
@@ -146,8 +151,12 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 		//show loader, waiting for the answer coming by the server
 		showLoader();
 
+		// does the profile belong to someone? (when we are on a profile page of someone other, we need
+		// to retrieve the statistics of that person)
+		final String userid = getUserToShowId();
+
 		// request user's information
-		statisticsService.getUserSettings(new AsyncCallback<UserInformation>() {
+		statisticsService.getUserSettings(userid, new AsyncCallback<UserInformation>() {
 
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable arg0) {
@@ -157,11 +166,24 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 			}
 
 			@Override
-			public void onSuccess(UserInformation information) {
+			public void onSuccess(final UserInformation information) {
 
 				// remove loading image
 				mainPanel.remove(loadingImage);
 
+				// first of all check if the statistics can be shown to other people
+				if(userid != null && !userid.equals(information.getAslSessionUsername()) && !information.isProfileShowable()){
+
+					mainPanel.add(new HTML("Sorry but the user set his Statistics to private."));
+					return;
+
+				}
+
+				// is a user profile page?
+				final boolean isProfilePage = 
+						Window.Location.getHref().endsWith("profile")
+						|| Window.Location.getHref().contains("profile?");
+
 				// check which kind of information we have to show
 				isRoot = information.isRoot();
 
@@ -211,7 +233,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 					tour.startTour();
 				}
 
-				if(!isRoot){
+				if(!isRoot && !isProfilePage){
 
 					// add the border to the panel and the VRE name (check for VRE name lenght)
 					mainPanel.addStyleName("user-stats-frame-border");
@@ -234,8 +256,14 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				// check if the user has an avatar
 				if(information.getUrlAvatar() == null)
 					userImage.setResource(image.avatarDefaultImage());
-				else
+				else{
+
 					userImage.setUrl(information.getUrlAvatar());
+					if(userid != null)
+						userImage.setTitle("User's avatar");
+					else
+						userImage.setTitle("Your current avatar");
+				}
 
 				// set the style for the user image
 				userImage.setStyleName("user-image");
@@ -247,10 +275,10 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				final StatisticWidget feeds = new StatisticWidget(isRoot);
 				feeds.setHeader(POSTS_LABEL);
 
-				if(isRoot)
+				if(isRoot || isProfilePage)
-					feeds.setToolTip("Your posts during the last year.");
+					feeds.setToolTip("Posts during the last year.");
 				else
-					feeds.setToolTip("Your posts during the last year in this VRE.");
+					feeds.setToolTip("Posts during the last year in this VRE.");
 
 
 				// add loading image that will be replaced by the incoming values
@@ -265,10 +293,10 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				final StatisticWidget likesAndComments = new StatisticWidget(isRoot);
 				likesAndComments.setHeader(LIKES_COMMENTS_LABEL);
 
-				if(isRoot)
+				if(isRoot || isProfilePage)
-					likesAndComments.setToolTip("Likes and post replies you got during the last year.");
+					likesAndComments.setToolTip("Likes and post replies got during the last year.");
 				else
-					likesAndComments.setToolTip("Likes and post replies you got during the last year in this VRE.");
+					likesAndComments.setToolTip("Likes and post replies got during the last year in this VRE.");
 
 				// add loading image that will be replaced by the incoming values
 				Image commentsLikesLoader = new Image(imagePath);
@@ -282,7 +310,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				final StatisticWidget storage =  new StatisticWidget(isRoot);
 				final StatisticWidget profileStrength = new StatisticWidget(isRoot);
 
-				if(isRoot){
+				if(isRoot || isProfilePage){
 
 					storage.setHeader(STORAGE_LABEL);
 					storage.setToolTip("Total amount of space used in the infrastructure.");
@@ -295,7 +323,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 					mainPanel.add(storage);
 
 					profileStrength.setHeader(PROFILE_STRENGTH_LABEL);
-					profileStrength.setToolTip("Your profile strength.");
+					profileStrength.setToolTip("Profile strength.");
 
 					// add loading image that will be replaced by the incoming values
 					Image profileStrengthLoader = new Image(imagePath);
@@ -306,7 +334,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 					mainPanel.add(profileStrength);
 
 					// async requests that must be performed in root context
-					statisticsService.getTotalSpaceInUse(new AsyncCallback<String>() {
+					statisticsService.getTotalSpaceInUse(userid, new AsyncCallback<String>() {
 
 						@Override
 						public void onFailure(Throwable arg0) {
@@ -331,7 +359,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 						}
 					});
 
-					statisticsService.getProfileStrength(new AsyncCallback<Integer>() {
+					statisticsService.getProfileStrength(userid, new AsyncCallback<Integer>() {
 
 						@Override
 						public void onFailure(Throwable arg0) {
@@ -358,7 +386,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 							profileStrength.appendToPanel(profileStrengthLabel);
 
 							// in case too low information within the user profile
-							if(profileStrengthInt < profileImproveThreshold){
+							if(profileStrengthInt < profileImproveThreshold  && information.isOwner()){
 
 								final Button improveProfileButton = new Button(IMPROVE_BUTTON_LABEL);
 								improveProfileButton.setType(ButtonType.WARNING);
@@ -387,7 +415,7 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 				}
 
 				// retrieve othe information about number of feeds and post replies/likes
-				statisticsService.getPostsStats(new AsyncCallback<PostsStatsBean>(){
+				statisticsService.getPostsStats(userid, new AsyncCallback<PostsStatsBean>(){
 
 					public void onFailure(Throwable arg0) {
 
@@ -410,10 +438,10 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 						// update feeds number
 						feeds.clearPanelValues();
 						numberOfFeedsLabel = new Label(formattedNumbers(postsBean.getFeedsNumber()));
-						if(isRoot)
+						if(isRoot || isProfilePage)
-							numberOfFeedsLabel.setTitle("Your posts during the last year (" + postsBean.getFeedsNumber() + ")."); 
+							numberOfFeedsLabel.setTitle("Posts during the last year (" + postsBean.getFeedsNumber() + ")."); 
 						else
-							numberOfFeedsLabel.setTitle("Your posts during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getFeedsNumber() + ").");
+							numberOfFeedsLabel.setTitle("Posts during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getFeedsNumber() + ").");
 
 						numberOfWrittenFeeds = postsBean.getFeedsNumber();
 						numberOfFeedsLabel.setStyleName("statistic-value");
@@ -424,34 +452,34 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 						content = new CommentsAndLikesWidget();
 
 						String urlLikesIcon = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/star_blue.png";
-						if(isRoot)
+						if(isRoot || isProfilePage)
 							content.setLikes(
 									urlLikesIcon, 
 									formattedNumbers(postsBean.getLikesReceived()), 
-									"Likes you got during the last year.",
+									"Likes got during the last year.",
-									"Likes you got during the last year (" + postsBean.getLikesReceived() + ").");
+									"Likes got during the last year (" + postsBean.getLikesReceived() + ").");
 						else
 							content.setLikes(
 									urlLikesIcon, 
 									formattedNumbers(postsBean.getLikesReceived()), 
-									"Likes you got during the last year in this VRE",
+									"Likes got during the last year in this VRE",
-									"Likes you got during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getLikesReceived() + ").");
+									"Likes got during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getLikesReceived() + ").");
 
 						numberOfLikesGot = postsBean.getLikesReceived();
 
 						String urlCommentsIcon = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/comment_edit.png";
-						if(isRoot)
+						if(isRoot || isProfilePage)
 							content.setComments(
 									urlCommentsIcon, 
 									formattedNumbers(postsBean.getCommentsReceived()), 
-									"Post replies you got during the last year.",
+									"Post replies got during the last year.",
-									"Post replies you got during the last year (" + postsBean.getCommentsReceived() + ").");
+									"Post replies got during the last year (" + postsBean.getCommentsReceived() + ").");
 						else
 							content.setComments(
 									urlCommentsIcon, 
 									formattedNumbers(postsBean.getCommentsReceived()), 
-									"Post replies you got during the last year in this VRE.",
+									"Post replies got during the last year in this VRE.",
-									"Post replies you got during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getCommentsReceived() + ").");
+									"Post replies got during the last year in this VRE (" + postsBean.getCommentsReceived() + ").");
 
 						numberOfCommentsGot = postsBean.getCommentsReceived();
 						likesAndComments.appendToPanel(content);
@@ -459,9 +487,41 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 
 				});
 
+
+				// check if we need to show the checkbox to allow the user's profile owner to edit privacy options				
+				if(information.isOwner() && (isProfilePage)){
+
+					// add a checkbox with the settable privacy option
+					CheckBox privacyOption = new CheckBox("Show my statistics to VRE Members");
+					privacyOption.setTitle("Show Statistics to members viewing your profile");
+					privacyOption.setValue(information.isProfileShowable());
+					privacyOption.addStyleName("privacy-checkbox-statistics-style");
+
+					privacyOption.addValueChangeHandler(new ValueChangeHandler<Boolean>() {
+
+						@Override
+						public void onValueChange(ValueChangeEvent<Boolean> event) {
+
+							// set this privacy option
+							statisticsService.setShowMyOwnStatisticsToOtherPeople(event.getValue(), new AsyncCallback<Void>(){
+
+								@Override
+								public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+								}
+
+								@Override
+								public void onSuccess(Void result) {
+								}
+
+							});
+
 						}
 					});
 
+					mainPanel.add(privacyOption);
+				}
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -754,4 +814,16 @@ public class StatisticsPanel extends Composite {
 
 		return formattedString;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * decode the userid from the location param
+	 * @return the decoded (base64) userid
+	 */
+	public static String getUserToShowId() {
+		String encodedOid = Encoder.encode(GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_OID);
+		if (Window.Location.getParameter(encodedOid) == null)
+			return null;
+		String encodedUserId = Window.Location.getParameter(encodedOid);
+		return Encoder.decode(encodedUserId);
+	}
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/UserStatisticsService.java

@@ -17,21 +17,27 @@ public interface UserStatisticsService extends RemoteService {
 	 * get other user's information
 	 * @return an object with user's information (actual vre, his name, url of his image)
 	 */
-	UserInformation getUserSettings();
+	UserInformation getUserSettings(String userid);
 
 	/**
 	 *  get information relatives to feeds(posts), comment replies and likes received
 	 *  @return an object with user's statistics (number of feeds(posts), comment replies, likes received)
 	 */
-	PostsStatsBean getPostsStats();
+	PostsStatsBean getPostsStats(String userid);
 	
 	/**
 	 * get the total space in use on the workspace
 	 */
-	String getTotalSpaceInUse();
+	String getTotalSpaceInUse(String userid);
 	
 	/**
 	 * get profile strenght
 	 */
-	int getProfileStrength();
+	int getProfileStrength(String userid);
+	
+	/**
+	 * when the portlet is deployed on the user profile page, allows him to decide to show his statistics
+	 * to other members or not
+	 */
+	void setShowMyOwnStatisticsToOtherPeople(boolean show);
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/UserStatisticsServiceAsync.java

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
  */
 public interface UserStatisticsServiceAsync {
 
-	void getUserSettings(AsyncCallback<UserInformation> callback);
+	void getUserSettings(String userid, AsyncCallback<UserInformation> callback);
 
-	void getPostsStats(AsyncCallback<PostsStatsBean> callback);
+	void getPostsStats(String userid, AsyncCallback<PostsStatsBean> callback);
 
-	void getTotalSpaceInUse(AsyncCallback<String> callback);
+	void getTotalSpaceInUse(String userid, AsyncCallback<String> callback);
 
-	void getProfileStrength(AsyncCallback<Integer> callback);
+	void getProfileStrength(String userid, AsyncCallback<Integer> callback);
 
+	void setShowMyOwnStatisticsToOtherPeople(boolean show,
+			AsyncCallback<Void> callback);
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/server/UserStatisticsServiceImpl.java

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.server;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
-import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.application.framework.core.session.ASLSession;
@@ -17,15 +18,25 @@ import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.client.UserStatisticsService
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.shared.PostsStatsBean;
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.userstatisticsportlet.shared.UserInformation;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserManagementSystemException;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserRetrievalFault;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayGroupManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl.LiferayUserManager;
+import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.util.ManagementUtils;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
 import com.liferay.portal.model.Contact;
 import com.liferay.portal.model.User;
 import com.liferay.portal.model.Website;
+import com.liferay.portal.security.auth.PrincipalThreadLocal;
+import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionChecker;
+import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionCheckerFactoryUtil;
+import com.liferay.portal.security.permission.PermissionThreadLocal;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil;
 import com.liferay.portal.service.WebsiteLocalServiceUtil;
+import com.liferay.portlet.expando.model.ExpandoColumnConstants;
 
 /**
  * The server side implementation of the RPC service.
@@ -37,7 +48,7 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	private static final org.slf4j.Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserStatisticsServiceImpl.class);
 
 	//dev user
-	public static final String userid = "test.user";
+	public static final String defaultUserId = "test.user";
 
 	//dev vre
 	private static final String vreID = "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
@@ -45,12 +56,18 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	// Cassandra connection
 	private DatabookStore store;
 
+	// custom field' name to remember action to take for the portlet deployed in the user profile
+	private static final String CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY = "show_user_statistics_other_people";
+
 	@Override
 	public void init() {
 		// get connection to Cassandra
 		_log.debug("Getting connection to Cassandra..");
 		store = new DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl();
 		
+		// add statistics option for profile pages and set to true
+		createUserCustomField(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY, true);
+
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -71,7 +88,7 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 
 		if (user == null) {
 
-			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting " + userid + " and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
+			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting " + defaultUserId + " and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
 			user = getDevelopmentUser();
 			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope(vreID);
 
@@ -118,39 +135,45 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	 * @return .
 	 */
 	public String getDevelopmentUser() {
-		String user = userid;
+		String user = defaultUserId;
 		//		user = "costantino.perciante";
 		return user;
 	}
 
 
 	@Override
-	public String getTotalSpaceInUse() {
+	public String getTotalSpaceInUse(String userid) {
 
 		String storageInUse = null;
 
 		// get the session
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
 
-		//username
+		// username in the session
 		String userName = session.getUsername();
 
+		// retrieve statistics of...
+		String statisticsOfUsername = userName;
+
+		if(userid != null && !userid.equals(userName))
+			statisticsOfUsername = userid;
+
 		//in case the portal is restarted and you have the social home open it will get test.user (no callback to set session info)
 		//this check just return nothing if that happens
-		if (userName.compareTo(userid) == 0) {
+		if (userName.compareTo(defaultUserId) == 0) {
 
 			_log.debug("Found " + userName + " returning nothing");
 			return null;
 
 		}else{
 
-			_log.debug("Getting " + userName + " amount of workspace in use.");
+			_log.debug("Getting " + statisticsOfUsername + " amount of workspace in use.");
 
 			try{
 
 				long init = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-				Workspace workspace = HomeLibrary.getUserWorkspace(userName);
+				Workspace workspace = HomeLibrary.getUserWorkspace(statisticsOfUsername);
 				long storage = workspace.getDiskUsage();
 				storageInUse = formatFileSize(storage);
 
@@ -168,7 +191,7 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public int getProfileStrength() {
+	public int getProfileStrength(String userid) {
 
 		int profileStrenght = -1;
 
@@ -178,9 +201,15 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 		// username
 		String userName = session.getUsername();
 
+		// retrieve statistics of...
+		String statisticsOfUsername = userName;
+
+		if(userid != null && !userid.equals(userName))
+			statisticsOfUsername = userid;
+
 		//in case the portal is restarted and you have the social home open it will get test.user (no callback to set session info)
 		//this check just return nothing if that happens
-		if (userName.compareTo(userid) == 0) {
+		if (userName.compareTo(defaultUserId) == 0) {
 			_log.debug("Found " + userName + " returning nothing");
 			return profileStrenght;
 		}else{
@@ -191,11 +220,11 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 				try{
 
 					// check if the avatar is present
-					boolean avatarPresent = session.getUserAvatarId() != null;
+					boolean avatarPresent = (new LiferayUserManager().getUserAvatarBytes(statisticsOfUsername) != null);
 
 					long init = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-					User user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(SiteManagerUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId(), session.getUsername());
+					User user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(SiteManagerUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId(), statisticsOfUsername);
 					profileStrenght = evaluateProfileStrenght(user, avatarPresent);
 
 					long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -213,17 +242,37 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public UserInformation getUserSettings() {
+	public UserInformation getUserSettings(String userid) {
 
 		// get the session
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
 
-		//username
+		//username of the asl session
 		String userName = session.getUsername();
 
+		// retrieve statistics of...
+		String statisticsOfUsername = userName;
+
+		// is he the owner of the profile?
+		boolean isOwner = false;
+
+		// can we show this profile to other people?
+		boolean isProfileShowable = true;
+
+		if(userid == null || (userid !=null && userid.equals(userName))){
+			isOwner = true;
+			isProfileShowable = checkUserPrivacyOption(userName);
+		}
+
+		if(userid != null && !userid.equals(userName)){
+			// the stastics to show will be of the userid
+			statisticsOfUsername = userid;
+			isProfileShowable = checkUserPrivacyOption(statisticsOfUsername);
+		}
+
 		//in case the portal is restarted and you have the social home open it will get test.user (no callback to set session info)
 		//this check just return nothing if that happens
-		if (userName.compareTo(userid) == 0) {
+		if (userName.compareTo(defaultUserId) == 0) {
 			_log.debug("Found " + userName + " returning nothing");
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -235,8 +284,18 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 			_log.debug("User scope is " + (isInfrastructure ? " the whole infrastucture " : " a VRE"));
 
 			// get path of the avatar
-			String thumbnailURL = session.getUserAvatarId();
+			UserManager um = new LiferayUserManager();
-			_log.debug(userName + " avatar has url " + thumbnailURL);
+
+			String thumbnailURL = null;
+			try {
+				thumbnailURL = um.getUserByUsername(statisticsOfUsername).getUserAvatarURL();
+			} catch (UserManagementSystemException e) {
+				_log.error("Unable to retrieve avatar url for user " + statisticsOfUsername, e);
+			} catch (UserRetrievalFault e) {
+				_log.error("Unable to retrieve avatar url for user " + statisticsOfUsername, e);
+			}
+
+			_log.debug(statisticsOfUsername + " avatar has url " + thumbnailURL);
 
 			// get the vre (if not in the infrastructure)
 			String actualVre = null;
@@ -248,14 +307,39 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 
 			}
 
-			return new UserInformation(isInfrastructure, thumbnailURL, userName, actualVre);
+			return new UserInformation(isInfrastructure, thumbnailURL, userName, actualVre, isOwner, isProfileShowable);
+		}
+		else return new UserInformation(true, null, userName, vreID, true, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check privacy option for user's own statistics
+	 * @param username
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private boolean checkUserPrivacyOption(String username) {
+		try{
+
+			// set permission checker
+			setPermissionChecker();
+
+			User user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(ManagementUtils.getCompany().getCompanyId(), username);
+
+			// the user has not decided yet
+			if(!user.getExpandoBridge().hasAttribute(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY))
+				return true;
+
+			return (boolean)user.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY);
+
+		}catch(Exception e){
+
+			_log.error("Unable to retrieve user's privacy option for his statistics");
+			return true;
 		}
-		else return new UserInformation(true, null, userName, vreID);
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	@Override
-	public PostsStatsBean getPostsStats(){
+	public PostsStatsBean getPostsStats(String userid){
 
 		// get the session
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
@@ -263,9 +347,15 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 		//username
 		String userName = session.getUsername();
 
+		// retrieve statistics of...
+		String statisticsOfUsername = userName;
+
+		if(userid != null && !userid.equals(userName))
+			statisticsOfUsername = userid;
+
 		//in case the portal is restarted and you have the social home open it will get test.user (no callback to set session info)
 		//this check just return nothing if that happens
-		if (userName.compareTo(userid) == 0) {
+		if (userName.compareTo(defaultUserId) == 0) {
 			_log.debug("Found " + userName + " returning nothing");
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -276,19 +366,19 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 		boolean isInfrastructure = isInfrastructureScope();
 
 		// date corresponding to one year ago
-		Date oneYearAgo = new Date();
+		Calendar oneYearAgo = Calendar.getInstance();
-		oneYearAgo.setYear(oneYearAgo.getYear() - 1);
+		oneYearAgo.set(Calendar.YEAR, oneYearAgo.get(Calendar.YEAR) - 1);
 
-		_log.debug("Reference time is " + oneYearAgo.toString());
+		_log.debug("Reference time is " + oneYearAgo.getTime());
 
 		try {
 
 			long init = System.currentTimeMillis();
-			_log.debug("Getting " + userName + " feeds in the last year.");
+			_log.debug("Getting " + statisticsOfUsername + " feeds in the last year.");
 
-			List<Feed> userFeeds = store.getRecentFeedsByUserAndDate(userName, oneYearAgo.getTime());
+			List<Feed> userFeeds = store.getRecentFeedsByUserAndDate(statisticsOfUsername, oneYearAgo.getTime().getTime());
 
-			_log.debug("Evaluating number of comments and likes of " + userName + "'s feeds.");
+			_log.debug("Evaluating number of comments and likes of " + statisticsOfUsername + "'s feeds.");
 
 			for (Feed feed : userFeeds) {
 
@@ -313,9 +403,9 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 			long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
 			_log.debug("[USER-STATISTICS] time taken to retrieve and filter user feeds, get likes and replies got is " + (end - init) + "ms");
-			_log.debug("Total number of feeds (after time filtering) of  " + userName + " is " + totalFeeds);
+			_log.debug("Total number of feeds (after time filtering) of  " + statisticsOfUsername + " is " + totalFeeds);
-			_log.debug("Total number of likes (after time filtering) for " + userName + " is " + totalLikes);
+			_log.debug("Total number of likes (after time filtering) for " + statisticsOfUsername + " is " + totalLikes);
-			_log.debug("Total number of comments (after time filtering) for " + userName + " is " + totalComments);
+			_log.debug("Total number of comments (after time filtering) for " + statisticsOfUsername + " is " + totalComments);
 
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			_log.error(e.toString());
@@ -326,6 +416,86 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 		return new PostsStatsBean(totalFeeds, totalLikes, totalComments);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setShowMyOwnStatisticsToOtherPeople(boolean show) {
+
+		if(isWithinPortal()){
+
+			ASLSession session = getASLSession();
+
+			String username = session.getUsername();
+
+			//in case the portal is restarted and you have the social home open it will get test.user (no callback to set session info)
+			//this check just return nothing if that happens
+			if (username.compareTo(defaultUserId) == 0) {
+				_log.debug("Found " + username + " returning nothing");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			try{
+
+				// set permission checker
+				setPermissionChecker();
+
+				_log.debug("User " + username + (show ? " want to show " : " doesn't want to show ") + " his statistics");
+
+				User user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(ManagementUtils.getCompany().getCompanyId(), username);
+				boolean hasAttribute = user.getExpandoBridge().hasAttribute(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY);
+
+				if(hasAttribute){
+
+					// set the new value
+					_log.debug("Setting custom field value to "  + show + " for user " + username);
+
+					// set the current value
+					user.getExpandoBridge().setAttribute(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY, show);
+
+				}
+				
+			}catch(Exception e){
+				_log.error("Unable to check user's privacy for his statistics", e);
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * On servlet instanciation, create the custom field and set it to startingValue
+	 * @param customFieldNameUserStatisticsVisibility
+	 * @param b
+	 */
+	private void createUserCustomField(
+			String customFieldNameUserStatisticsVisibility, boolean startingValue) {
+		
+		// set permission checker
+		setPermissionChecker();
+		
+		try{
+			
+			User defaultUser = UserLocalServiceUtil.getDefaultUser(ManagementUtils.getCompany().getCompanyId());
+			
+			// check if it exists
+			boolean exists = defaultUser.getExpandoBridge().hasAttribute(customFieldNameUserStatisticsVisibility);
+			
+			if(exists){
+				
+				_log.debug("Custom field already exists... There is no need to create it");
+				
+			}else{
+				
+				_log.debug("Creating custom field " + customFieldNameUserStatisticsVisibility + 
+						" with starting value " + startingValue);
+				
+				// create
+				defaultUser.getExpandoBridge().addAttribute(CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_USER_STATISTICS_VISIBILITY, ExpandoColumnConstants.BOOLEAN, (Serializable)(true)); 
+
+			}
+				
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			_log.error("Unable to create custom field " + customFieldNameUserStatisticsVisibility);
+		}		
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * returns dynamically the formated size.
 	 *
@@ -450,4 +620,21 @@ public class UserStatisticsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements U
 
 		return score;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the permission checker to set/get custom fields into liferay
+	 */
+	private void setPermissionChecker(){
+
+		// set permission checker
+		try{
+			long adminId = LiferayUserManager.getAdmin().getUserId();
+			PrincipalThreadLocal.setName(adminId);
+			PermissionChecker permissionChecker = PermissionCheckerFactoryUtil.create(UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(adminId));
+			PermissionThreadLocal.setPermissionChecker(permissionChecker); 
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			_log.error("Unable to set permission checker. Custom fields set/get operations are likely to fail...");
+		}
+
+	}
 }

src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/shared/UserInformation.java

@@ -9,27 +9,37 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  */
 public class UserInformation implements Serializable {
 
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 6360825683813448487L;
 
 	private boolean isRoot;
 	private String urlAvatar;
-	private String displayName;
+	private String aslSessionUsername;
 	private String actualVre;
+	private boolean isOwner; 
+							// this value will be set to true when the portlet is deployed in the user profile page
+							// and the user that visits the page is the owner of the profile
+							// if it is deployed in a vre or in the root infrastructure, it will be set to false 
+							// of course, the same is true if the user that visits the profile is not the owner
+	
+	private boolean isProfileShowable = true; 
+							// this field is used when a user visit a user profile page.
+							// If the visiting user is the owner of the page, there is no proble
+							// if the visiting user is not the owner and the real owner doesn't want
+							// to show the portlet to the other users, we need to hide the statistics.
  
 	public UserInformation(){
 		super();	
 	}
 
 	public UserInformation(boolean isRoot, String urlAvatar,
-			String displayName, String actualVre) {
+			String aslSessionUsername, String actualVre, boolean isOwner, boolean isProfileShowable) {
 		super();
 		this.isRoot = isRoot;
 		this.urlAvatar = urlAvatar;
-		this.displayName = displayName;
+		this.aslSessionUsername = aslSessionUsername;
 		this.actualVre = actualVre;
+		this.isOwner = isOwner;
+		this.isProfileShowable = isProfileShowable;
 	}
 
 
@@ -52,17 +62,14 @@ public class UserInformation implements Serializable {
 		this.urlAvatar = urlAvatar;
 	}
 
-
+	public String getAslSessionUsername() {
-	public String getDisplayName() {
+		return aslSessionUsername;
-		return displayName;
 	}
 
-
+	public void setAslSessionUsername(String aslSessionUsername) {
-	public void setDisplayName(String displayName) {
+		this.aslSessionUsername = aslSessionUsername;
-		this.displayName = displayName;
 	}
 
-
 	public String getActualVre() {
 		return actualVre;
 	}
@@ -72,11 +79,27 @@ public class UserInformation implements Serializable {
 		this.actualVre = actualVre;
 	}
 	
+	public boolean isOwner() {
+		return isOwner;
+	}
+
+	public void setOwner(boolean isOwner) {
+		this.isOwner = isOwner;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isProfileShowable() {
+		return isProfileShowable;
+	}
+
+	public void setProfileShowable(boolean isProfileShowable) {
+		this.isProfileShowable = isProfileShowable;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "UserInformation [isRoot=" + isRoot + ", urlAvatar=" + urlAvatar
-				+ ", displayName=" + displayName + ", actualVre=" + actualVre
+				+ ", aslSessionUsername=" + aslSessionUsername + ", actualVre="
-				+ "]";
+				+ actualVre + ", isOwner=" + isOwner + ", isProfileShowable="
+				+ isProfileShowable + "]";
 	}
-
 }

src/main/webapp/Statistics.css

@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@
 	font-weight: normal !important;
 	display: inline !important;
 }
+
+.privacy-checkbox-statistics-style {
+	margin-top: 10px;
+}

src/test/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/userstatisticsportlet/client/TestForDeploy.java

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class TestForDeploy {
 		UserStatisticsServiceImpl serviceImpl = new UserStatisticsServiceImpl();
 		String username = serviceImpl.getDevelopmentUser();
 		System.out.println("username for deploy is: " + username);
-		assertTrue(username.compareTo(UserStatisticsServiceImpl.userid) == 0);
+		assertTrue(username.compareTo(UserStatisticsServiceImpl.defaultUserId) == 0);
 		System.out.println("Test OK!");
 	}