+
+ /**
+ * Creates depth from a string (typically a username) by adding levels based
+ * on its first characters: "aBcD",2 => a/aB
+ */
+ public static String firstCharsToPath(String str, Integer nbrOfChars) {
+ if (str.length() < nbrOfChars)
+ throw new ArgeoException("String " + str
+ + " length must be greater or equal than " + nbrOfChars);
+ StringBuffer path = new StringBuffer("");
+ StringBuffer curr = new StringBuffer("");
+ for (int i = 0; i < nbrOfChars; i++) {
+ curr.append(str.charAt(i));
+ path.append(curr);
+ if (i < nbrOfChars - 1)
+ path.append('/');
+ }
+ return path.toString();
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Wraps the call to the repository factory based on parameter
+ * {@link ArgeoJcrConstants#JCR_REPOSITORY_ALIAS} in order to simplify it
+ * and protect against future API changes.
+ */
+ public static Repository getRepositoryByAlias(
+ RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, String alias) {
+ try {
+ Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+ parameters.put(JCR_REPOSITORY_ALIAS, alias);
+ return repositoryFactory.getRepository(parameters);
+ } catch (RepositoryException e) {
+ throw new ArgeoException(
+ "Unexpected exception when trying to retrieve repository with alias "
+ + alias, e);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Wraps the call to the repository factory based on parameter
+ * {@link ArgeoJcrConstants#JCR_REPOSITORY_URI} in order to simplify it and
+ * protect against future API changes.
+ */
+ public static Repository getRepositoryByUri(
+ RepositoryFactory repositoryFactory, String uri) {
+ try {
+ Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>();
+ parameters.put(JCR_REPOSITORY_URI, uri);
+ return repositoryFactory.getRepository(parameters);
+ } catch (RepositoryException e) {
+ throw new ArgeoException(
+ "Unexpected exception when trying to retrieve repository with uri "
+ + uri, e);
+ }
+ }