Creating your own Automation Validation

You can create your own Automation Validation.

Conditions:

• The new Automation Validation class must implement the “Validation” interface.
• The new Automation Validation class must be declared under the package “com.openkm.plugin.automation.validation”.
• The new Automation Validation class must be annotated with “@PluginImplementation”.
• The new Automation Validation class must extend BasePlugin.

Automation Validation interface:

package com.openkm.plugin.automation;

import com.openkm.db.bean.AutomationRule.EnumEvents;
import net.xeoh.plugins.base.Plugin;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public interface Validation extends Plugin {

    String METHOD = "isValid";

    boolean isValid(Map<String, Object> env, Object... params) throws AutomationException;

    String getName();

    String getParamType00();

    String getParamSrc00();

    String getParamDesc00();

    String getParamType01();

    String getParamSrc01();

    String getParamDesc01();

    String getParamType02();

    String getParamSrc02();

    String getParamDesc02();

    List<EnumEvents> getValidEventsAtPre();

    List<EnumEvents> getValidEventsAtPost();
}

The new class must be loaded into the package com.openkm.plugin.automation.validation because the application plugin system will try to load it from there.

Caution

Do not omit the tag @PluginImplementation; otherwise, the application plugin system will not be able to retrieve the new class.

Note

More information about Register a new plugin.

Methods description

Method	Type	Description
isValid(Map<String, Object> env, Object… params)	boolean	The method executed by the Automation event to evaluate whether conditions are true or false.
getName()	String	Sets the name that will be shown in the administrative user interface selector list.
getParamType00 getParamType01 getParamType02	String	Sets the parameter type. Available values: - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_TEXT - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_INTEGER - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_BOOLEAN - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_TEXTAREA - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_CODE - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_USER - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_ROLE - Automation.PARAM_TYPE_OMR When the value is set to Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY. The parameters work as a logical group. [ getParamType00 + getParamSrc00 + getParamDesc00 ]
getParamSrc00 getParamSrc01 getParamSrc02	String	Sets the source type. Available values: - Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_EMPTY - Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_FOLDER - Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_OMR
getParamDesc00 getParamDesc01 getParamDesc02	String	The parameter description.
getValidEventsAtPre()	List	Returns a list of events. The method returns a list of valid events for pre-validation.
getValidEventsAtPost()	List	Returns a list of events. The method returns a list of valid events for post-validation.

Understanding env variable

The env variable is present in the isValid method; it is a Map of values injected by automation. These map values provide information about the node involved in the event and other related information.

Note

It takes some time to get familiar with the AutomationUtils class because the methods for retrieving data are centralized there.

Take a look at Variables by automation event to see which variables are available for each event.

For example, to retrieve the node that caused the event.

NodeBase node = automationUtils.getNodeToEvaluate(env);

Understanding params variable

The params variable is present in the isValid method; it is an array of Objects. This array is filled by the Automation event based on the number of parameters set on the Validation class (which will not be Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY).

The array can have several objects of distinct types; it is necessary to retrieve the parameters as the correct object type.

Note

It takes some time to get familiar with the AutomationUtils class because the methods to retrieve parameters are centralized there.

For example, to retrieve the first parameter as a String object.

String param00 = automationUtils.getString(0, params);

Description of available ParamType values:

Property	Description
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY	Indicates an empty value.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_TEXT	Indicates that a text value will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_INTEGER	Indicates that an integer value will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_BOOLEAN	Indicates that a boolean value will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_TEXTAREA	Indicates that a text area value will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_CODE	Indicates that a code will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_USER	Indicates that a valid application user will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_ROLE	Indicates that a valid application role will be required.
Automation.PARAM_TYPE_OMR	Indicates that a valid OMR id - optical mark recognition - will be required.

Description of available Src values:

Property	Description
PARAM_SOURCE_EMPTY	Indicates an empty source.
PARAM_SOURCE_FOLDER	Indicates that the source must be a folder.
PARAM_SOURCE_OMR	Indicates that the source must be a valid OMR - optical mark recognition.

Example

PathContains class:

package com.openkm.plugin.automation.validation;

import com.openkm.api.OKMRepository;
import com.openkm.db.bean.Automation;
import com.openkm.db.bean.AutomationRule.EnumEvents;
import com.openkm.db.bean.NodeBase;
import com.openkm.db.service.NodeBaseSrv;
import com.openkm.plugin.BasePlugin;
import com.openkm.plugin.automation.AutomationException;
import com.openkm.plugin.automation.AutomationUtils;
import com.openkm.plugin.automation.Validation;
import net.xeoh.plugins.base.annotations.PluginImplementation;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

/**
 * Check if the current parent path contains a designed one. The only parameter
 * is a path and will test if this one is included in the actual parent.
 */
@PluginImplementation
public class PathContains extends BasePlugin implements Validation {

    private static ArrayList<EnumEvents> EVENTS_AT_PRE
            = Stream.of(EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_UPDATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DELETE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_RENAME, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_MOVE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_RESTORE_VERSION,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI_FOR_PREVIEW,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_PRINT, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_STAMP, EnumEvents.EVENT_RECORD_CREATE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_RECORD_DELETE, EnumEvents.EVENT_FOLDER_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_FOLDER_DELETE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_MAIL_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_MAIL_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI, EnumEvents.EVENT_LINK_CREATE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_TEXT_EXTRACTOR, EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_ADD, EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_SET,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_REMOVE
            ).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));

    private static ArrayList<EnumEvents> EVENTS_AT_POST
            = Stream.of(EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_UPDATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DELETE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_RENAME, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_MOVE, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_RESTORE_VERSION,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI_FOR_PREVIEW,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_PRINT, EnumEvents.EVENT_DOCUMENT_STAMP, EnumEvents.EVENT_RECORD_CREATE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_RECORD_DELETE, EnumEvents.EVENT_FOLDER_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_FOLDER_DELETE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_MAIL_CREATE, EnumEvents.EVENT_MAIL_DOWNLOAD_FROM_UI, EnumEvents.EVENT_LINK_CREATE,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_TEXT_EXTRACTOR, EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_ADD, EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_SET,
                    EnumEvents.EVENT_PROPERTY_GROUP_REMOVE, EnumEvents.EVENT_MAIL_IMPORT_ATTACHMENTS
            ).collect(Collectors.toCollection(ArrayList::new));

    @Autowired
    private AutomationUtils automationUtils;

    @Autowired
    private OKMRepository okmRepository;

    @Autowired
    private NodeBaseSrv nodeBaseSrv;

    @Override
    public boolean isValid(Map<String, Object> env, Object... params) throws AutomationException {
        try {
            String fldUuid = automationUtils.getString(0, params);
            NodeBase node = automationUtils.getNodeToEvaluate(env);
            String parentPath = nodeBaseSrv.getPathFromUuid(node.getParent());
            String fldPath = okmRepository.getNodePath(null, fldUuid);

            if (parentPath.startsWith(fldPath)) {
                return true;
            } else {
                return false;
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new AutomationException("PathContains exception", e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return "PathContains";
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamType00() {
        return Automation.PARAM_TYPE_TEXT;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamSrc00() {
        return Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_FOLDER;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamDesc00() {
        return "String";
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamType01() {
        return Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamSrc01() {
        return Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_EMPTY;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamDesc01() {
        return "";
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamType02() {
        return Automation.PARAM_TYPE_EMPTY;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamSrc02() {
        return Automation.PARAM_SOURCE_EMPTY;
    }

    @Override
    public String getParamDesc02() {
        return "";
    }

    @Override
    public List<EnumEvents> getValidEventsAtPre() {
        return EVENTS_AT_PRE;
    }

    @Override
    public List<EnumEvents> getValidEventsAtPost() {
        return EVENTS_AT_POST;
    }
}