Sounds like a good idea to me, +1 On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 11:29, David Le Strat wrote: > All, > > I just completed user attributes (PLT 17) support (see > http://nagoya.apache.org/jira/browse/JS2-20) and would > like to discuss a possible J2 extension on the list. > > In the current portlet specs, there is no capability > for mapping ref to link for user attributes between a > portlet and the portal implementation. > > In a portlet application, we can specify which user > attribute the portlet will use. For instance: > > <user-attribute> > <description>User Given Name</description> > <name>user.name.given</name> > </user-attribute> > > where user.name.given is the name of the attribute in > the portal and the portlet. But what if, we want to > deploy prebuilt portlet in J2 which leverage user > attribute but the portlet code user user-name-given > instead of user.name.given used by the portal. > > It therefore seems to me, that the same way security > mapping as a role-name and a role-link, the same > should apply to user attribute. > > I am proposing that we leverage jetspeed-portlet.xml > to support such a mapping. If no mapping is specified > then the default behavior takes place, if a mapping is > specified in jetspeed-portlet.xml, J2 will leverage > that mapping as a way to map J2 user attributes to the > portlet user attribute (in the example above, > user-name-given to user.name.given). > > Let me know your thoughts. If you agree, I will enter > as a feature on JIRA and start working on it. > > Regards, > > David. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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