lumis.socialnetworkintegration
Interface ISocialNetworkConnector

All Known Implementing Classes:

FacebookConnector, TwitterConnector

public interface ISocialNetworkConnector

The implementations of this interface should execute low level calls to the remote social network it belongs to.

Since:

6.1.0

Method Summary

java.lang.String	buildAuthenticationURL(java.lang.String callbackURL, SocialNetworkApplication application, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> stored) Builds the Authentication URL for the social network.
void	callback(java.lang.String returnedValue, SocialNetworkAccount account, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> stored) Executes the callback after application/account authorization.
java.lang.String	publish(SocialNetworkMessage message) Calls the social network's publish method (varies according to network).
void	remove(SocialNetworkMessage message) Calls the social network's remove method (varies according to network) if there is one.
java.lang.String	update(SocialNetworkMessage message) Calls the social network's update method (varies according to network) if there is one.

Method Detail

publish

java.lang.String publish(SocialNetworkMessage message)
                         throws PortalException

Calls the social network's publish method (varies according to network).

Parameters:

message - the message to be published.

Returns:

the remote message id.

Throws:

PortalException

Since:

6.1.0

remove

void remove(SocialNetworkMessage message)
            throws PortalException

Calls the social network's remove method (varies according to network) if there is one.

Parameters:

message - the message to be removed.

Throws:

PortalException

Since:

6.1.0

update

java.lang.String update(SocialNetworkMessage message)
                        throws PortalException

Calls the social network's update method (varies according to network) if there is one.

Parameters:

message - the message to be updated.

Returns:

the remote message id.

Throws:

PortalException

Since:

6.1.0

buildAuthenticationURL

java.lang.String buildAuthenticationURL(java.lang.String callbackURL,
                                        SocialNetworkApplication application,
                                        java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> stored)
                                        throws PortalException

Builds the Authentication URL for the social network. Will store any needed values to be used in call back in the stored object.

Parameters:

callbackURL - String representing the url that should be called after the first step of authentication is taken.

application - SocialNetworkApplication contaning configuration specific values.

stored - Map to store object created by this method and that will be used in the callback(String, SocialNetworkAccount, Map) method.

Returns:

String to where the portal should redirect user to.

Throws:

PortalException

Since:

6.1.0

callback

void callback(java.lang.String returnedValue,
              SocialNetworkAccount account,
              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> stored)
              throws PortalException

Executes the callback after application/account authorization. ResponseAuthentication will be put in account.

Parameters:

returnedValue - value returned by original call/redirect from social network authorization.

account - Social network account to which the validation will occur.

stored - Map that has the objects created in buildAuthenticationURL(String, SocialNetworkApplication, Map) to be used in callback.

Throws:

PortalException

Since:

6.1.0