added the first real front page sidebox, the community membership list

conf/venice-db-init-mysql.sql

@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ INSERT INTO namespaces (nsid, namespace) VALUES
   (15, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/05/29/community.profile'    ),
   (16, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/05/30/community.globals'    ),
   (17, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/05/31/sidebox.context.ids'  ),
-  (18, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/05/31/test.sideboxes'       );
+  (18, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/05/31/test.sideboxes'       ),
+  (19, 'http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/06/03/standard.sideboxes'   );
 
 # Initial global properties setup
 INSERT INTO globalprop (nsid, prop_name, prop_value) VALUES
@@ -625,48 +626,53 @@ INSERT INTO groups (gid, groupname) VALUES (3, 'Verified_Users');
 INSERT INTO groupmembers (gid, uid) VALUES (3, 2);
 
 # Create the global ACL.  This ACL is owned by the Administrator and grants
-# permissions to the site administration group and to the Administrator specifically.
+# permissions to the "all verified users" group, to the site administration group,
-# (ACL 2, ACEs 2 and 3)
+# and to the Administrator specifically.
+# (ACL 2, ACEs 2, 3, 4)
 INSERT INTO acl (aclid, aclname) VALUES (2, 'Global_Permissions');
 INSERT INTO aclowner (aclid, ownerid, flags) VALUES (2, 2, 0);
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (2, 1, 1);
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (2, 3, 1);
 INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (2, 0, 2);
 INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
-  (2, 1,  'set.property'              ),
+  (2, 14, 'create.new');
-  (2, 1,  'set.block'                 ),
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (3, 1, 1);
-  (2, 2,  'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 3,  'edit.all'                  ),
-  (2, 3,  'bypass.email.verify'       ),
-  (2, 3,  'view.all'                  ),
-  (2, 5,  'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 5,  'set.block'                 ),
-  (2, 6,  'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 6,  'set.block'                 ),
-  (2, 7,  'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 10, 'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 10, 'remove.property'           ),
-  (2, 11, 'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 11, 'remove.property'           ),
-  (2, 12, 'set.property'              ),
-  (2, 12, 'set.block'                 ),
-  (2, 13, 'show.admin.menu'           ),
-  (2, 14, 'see.member.community.lists'),
-  (2, 14, 'community.directory.all'   ),
-  (2, 14, 'community.search.all'      ),
-  (2, 14, 'join.any'                  );
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (3, 2, 0);
 INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (2, 1, 3);
 INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
-  (3, 1,  'remove.property'),
+  (3, 1,  'set.property'              ),
-  (3, 1,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (3, 1,  'set.block'                 ),
-  (3, 2,  'remove.property'),
+  (3, 2,  'set.property'              ),
-  (3, 5,  'remove.property'),
+  (3, 3,  'edit.all'                  ),
-  (3, 5,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (3, 3,  'bypass.email.verify'       ),
-  (3, 6,  'remove.property'),
+  (3, 3,  'view.all'                  ),
-  (3, 6,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (3, 5,  'set.property'              ),
-  (3, 7,  'remove.property'),
+  (3, 5,  'set.block'                 ),
-  (3, 12, 'remove.property'),
+  (3, 6,  'set.property'              ),
-  (3, 12, 'remove.block'   );
+  (3, 6,  'set.block'                 ),
+  (3, 7,  'set.property'              ),
+  (3, 10, 'set.property'              ),
+  (3, 10, 'remove.property'           ),
+  (3, 11, 'set.property'              ),
+  (3, 11, 'remove.property'           ),
+  (3, 12, 'set.property'              ),
+  (3, 12, 'set.block'                 ),
+  (3, 13, 'show.admin.menu'           ),
+  (3, 14, 'see.member.community.lists'),
+  (3, 14, 'community.directory.all'   ),
+  (3, 14, 'community.search.all'      ),
+  (3, 14, 'join.any'                  );
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (4, 2, 0);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (2, 2, 4);
+INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
+  (4, 1,  'remove.property'),
+  (4, 1,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (4, 2,  'remove.property'),
+  (4, 5,  'remove.property'),
+  (4, 5,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (4, 6,  'remove.property'),
+  (4, 6,  'remove.block'   ),
+  (4, 7,  'remove.property'),
+  (4, 12, 'remove.property'),
+  (4, 12, 'remove.block'   );
 
 # Create the entries in the global security table.
 INSERT INTO globalsec (admin_uid, admin_gid, global_aclid, alluser_gid, verified_gid)
@@ -700,61 +706,61 @@ INSERT INTO groupmembers (gid, uid) VALUES (5, 2);
 
 # Create the ACL for the initial community members group.  Only the community hosts and
 # system administrators can add or remove members (without going through the "join" process).
-# (ACL 3, ACEs 4 and 5)
+# (ACL 3, ACEs 5 and 6)
 INSERT INTO acl (aclid, aclname) VALUES (3, 'Members:piazza');
 INSERT INTO aclowner (aclid, ownerid, flags) VALUES (3, 2, 0);
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (4, 5, 1);
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (5, 5, 1);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (3, 0, 4);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (3, 0, 5);
-INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
-  (4, 4, 'add.member'   ),
-  (4, 4, 'remove.member');
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (5, 1, 1);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (3, 1, 5);
 INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
   (5, 4, 'add.member'   ),
   (5, 4, 'remove.member');
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (6, 1, 1);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (3, 1, 6);
+INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
+  (6, 4, 'add.member'   ),
+  (6, 4, 'remove.member');
 UPDATE groups SET gaclid = 3 WHERE gid = 4;
 
 # Create the ACL for the initial community hosts group.  Only the community "main host"
 # and system administrators can add or remove members.
-# (ACL 4, ACEs 6 and 7)
+# (ACL 4, ACEs 7 and 8)
 INSERT INTO acl (aclid, aclname) VALUES (4, 'Hosts:piazza');
 INSERT INTO aclowner (aclid, ownerid, flags) VALUES (4, 2, 0);
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (6, 2, 0);
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (7, 2, 0);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (4, 0, 6);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (4, 0, 7);
-INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
-  (6, 4, 'add.member'   ),
-  (6, 4, 'remove.member');
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (7, 1, 1);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (4, 1, 7);
 INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
   (7, 4, 'add.member'   ),
   (7, 4, 'remove.member');
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (8, 1, 1);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (4, 1, 8);
+INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
+  (8, 4, 'add.member'   ),
+  (8, 4, 'remove.member');
 UPDATE groups SET gaclid = 4 WHERE gid = 5;
 
 # Create the ACL for the initial community.
-# (ACL 5, ACEs 8, 9)
+# (ACL 5, ACEs 9, 10)
 INSERT INTO acl (aclid, aclname) VALUES (5, 'ACL:piazza');
 INSERT INTO aclowner (aclid, ownerid, flags) VALUES (5, 5, 1);
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (8, 2, 0);
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (9, 2, 0);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (5, 0, 8);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (5, 0, 9);
-INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
-  (8, 14, 'grant.revoke.access'),
-  (8, 15, 'set.category'       ),
-  (8, 15, 'set.visibility'     ),
-  (8, 15, 'set.name'           ),
-  (8, 15, 'set.alias'          ),
-  (8, 15, 'set.property'       ),
-  (8, 15, 'remove.property'    );
-INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (9, 5, 1);
-INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (5, 1, 9);
 INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
   (9, 14, 'grant.revoke.access'),
   (9, 15, 'set.category'       ),
   (9, 15, 'set.visibility'     ),
   (9, 15, 'set.name'           ),
   (9, 15, 'set.alias'          ),
-  (9, 15, 'set.property'       );
+  (9, 15, 'set.property'       ),
+  (9, 15, 'remove.property'    );
+INSERT INTO ace (aceid, pri, flags) VALUES (10, 5, 1);
+INSERT INTO acldata (aclid, seq, aceid) VALUES (5, 1, 10);
+INSERT INTO acedata (aceid, perm_nsid, perm_name) VALUES
+  (10, 14, 'grant.revoke.access'),
+  (10, 15, 'set.category'       ),
+  (10, 15, 'set.visibility'     ),
+  (10, 15, 'set.name'           ),
+  (10, 15, 'set.alias'          ),
+  (10, 15, 'set.property'       );
 
 #### following this line is initialization of Venice-specific tables ####
 
@@ -1196,14 +1202,26 @@ UPDATE menuitems SET ifdef_var = 'use_categories' WHERE menuid = 4 AND sequence
 
 # Create the sideboxes tables.
 INSERT INTO sbox_master (sbid, sb_nsid, sb_name, type_nsid, type_name, descr) VALUES
-  (1, 18, 'test1', 18, 'test', 'Test Sidebox #1'),
+  (1, 19, 'community.list', 19, 'community.list', 'Community Membership List'),
-  (2, 18, 'test2', 18, 'test', 'Test Sidebox #2');
+  (2, 18, 'test1',          18, 'test',           'Test Sidebox #1'          ),
+  (3, 18, 'test2',          18, 'test',           'Test Sidebox #2'          );
+
 INSERT INTO sbox_context (sbid, ctx_nsid, ctx_name) VALUES
   (1, 17, 'top'),
-  (2, 17, 'top');
+  (2, 17, 'top'),
+  (3, 17, 'top');
+
+INSERT INTO sbox_props (sbid, nsid, prop_name, prop_value) VALUES
+  (1, 6, 'normal.title',       '!Your Communities'           ),
+  (1, 6, 'anon.title',         '!Featured Communities'       ),
+  (1, 6, 'velocity.template',  '!sideboxes/community-list.vm'),
+  (1, 7, 'community.provider', '!communities'                ),
+  (1, 7, 'security.provider',  '!srm'                        );
 
 INSERT INTO sbox_deploy (uid, ctx_nsid, ctx_name, param, seq, sbid) VALUES
   (1, 17, 'top', NULL, 0, 1),
   (1, 17, 'top', NULL, 1, 2),
+  (1, 17, 'top', NULL, 2, 3),
   (2, 17, 'top', NULL, 0, 1),
-  (2, 17, 'top', NULL, 1, 2);
+  (2, 17, 'top', NULL, 1, 2),
+  (2, 17, 'top', NULL, 2, 3);

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/community/CommunityImpl.java

@@ -1047,4 +1047,22 @@ class CommunityImpl implements VeniceCommunity
 
   } // end join
 
+  public boolean isAdministrator(DynamoUser user)
+  {
+    try
+    { // must be either the host UID or a member of the admin group
+      if (user.getUID()==m_host_uid)
+	return true;
+      return m_users.getGroup(m_host_gid).isMember(user);
+
+    } // end try
+    catch (DatabaseException e)
+    { // gotta catch it, even if we can't do anything with it
+      logger.warn("CommunityImpl.isAdministrator caught DatabaseException",e);
+      return false;
+
+    } // end catch
+
+  } // end isAdministrator
+
 } // end class CommunityImpl

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/community/CommunityProxy.java

@@ -603,6 +603,12 @@ abstract class CommunityProxy implements VeniceCommunity, DynamicWrapper
 
   } // end join
 
+  public boolean isAdministrator(DynamoUser user)
+  {
+    return getRealCommunity().isAdministrator(user);
+
+  } // end isAdministrator
+
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * Implementations from interface DynamicWrapper
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/iface/VeniceCommunity.java

@@ -311,4 +311,6 @@ public interface VeniceCommunity extends NamedObject, SecureObjectStore
 
   public boolean join(DynamoUser joiner) throws DatabaseException, DynamoSecurityException;
 
+  public boolean isAdministrator(DynamoUser user);
+
 } // end interface VeniceCommunity

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/sidebox/CommunityListSidebox.java

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/*
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
+ * 
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+ * language governing rights and limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
+ * 
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
+ * for Silverwrist Design Studios.  Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ * Contributor(s): 
+ */
+package com.silverwrist.venice.sidebox;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.Namespaces;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.*;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.*;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.security.SecurityReferenceMonitor;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.util.*;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.velocity.VelocityParamSupplier;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.velocity.VelocityRenderable;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.VeniceNamespaces;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.community.CommunityService;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.except.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.iface.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.session.SessionInfoParams;
+
+class CommunityListSidebox implements SideboxFactory
+{
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Internal class that implements the actual sidebox
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  private class MyBox implements Sidebox, VelocityRenderable
+  {
+    /*====================================================================
+     * Attributes
+     *====================================================================
+     */
+
+    private HashMap m_params = new HashMap();
+    private String m_title_keyname;
+
+    /*====================================================================
+     * Constructor
+     *====================================================================
+     */
+
+    MyBox(DynamoUser user, List communities, boolean can_create)
+    {
+      m_params.put("user",user);
+      m_params.put("communities",communities);
+      if (can_create)
+	m_params.put("can_create",Boolean.TRUE);
+      if (user.isAnonymous())
+	m_title_keyname = "anon.title";
+      else
+	m_title_keyname = "normal.title";
+
+    } // end constructor
+
+    /*====================================================================
+     * Implementations from interface Sidebox
+     *====================================================================
+     */
+
+    public String getSideboxTitle()
+    {
+      return m_props.getObject(VeniceNamespaces.CONTENT_LAF_NAMESPACE,m_title_keyname).toString();
+
+    } // end getSideboxTitle
+
+    /*====================================================================
+     * Implementations from interface VelocityParamSupplier
+     *====================================================================
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of a parameter set on the object.
+     *
+     * @param key The name of the parameter to look up.
+     * @return The parameter's value, or <CODE>null</CODE> if the parameter was not set.
+     */
+    public Object getParameter(String key)
+    {
+      return m_params.get(key);
+
+    } // end getParameter
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a <CODE>java.util.Collection</CODE> of all parameter names currently defined on this object.
+     *
+     * @return A collection of all parameter names currently defined.
+     */
+    public Collection getParameterNames()
+    {
+      return Collections.unmodifiableSet(m_params.keySet());
+
+    } // end getParameterNames
+
+    /*====================================================================
+     * Implementations from interface VelocityRenderable
+     *====================================================================
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MIME type of the output to be rendered.  Usually, this will be "text/html".
+     *
+     * @return The MIME type of the output.
+     */
+    public String getMimeType()
+    {
+      return "text/html";
+
+    } // end getMimeType
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the resource name of the Velocity template to be used in rendering this object.  This pathname
+     * is interpreted relative to the "resource root path" specified in the Velocity renderer's configuration.
+     * The template engine loads it via the standard
+     * {@link com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.ResourceProvider ResourceProvider}, and then applies the parameters
+     * contained in this object to it.
+     *
+     * @return The resource pathname of the Velocity template to use.
+     */
+    public String getTemplateName()
+    {
+      return m_props.getObject(VeniceNamespaces.CONTENT_LAF_NAMESPACE,"velocity.template").toString();
+
+    } // end getTemplateName
+
+  } // end class MyBox
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Attributes
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  private ObjectProvider m_props;      // properties provider
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Constructor
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  CommunityListSidebox(ObjectProvider properties)
+  {
+    m_props = properties;
+
+  } // end constructor
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Implementations from interface SideboxFactory
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  public Sidebox createSidebox(Request req) throws DynamoException
+  {
+    // Get the user associated with this request.
+    SessionInfoProvider prov = (SessionInfoProvider)(req.queryService(SessionInfoProvider.class));
+    SessionInfo session = prov.getSessionInfo();
+    DynamoUser user = (DynamoUser)(session.getObject(SessionInfoParams.NAMESPACE,SessionInfoParams.ATTR_USER));
+
+    // Get the list of the user's communities.
+    String tmp_name = m_props.getObject(VeniceNamespaces.SESSION_CONTROL_NAMESPACE,"community.provider").toString();
+    ObjectProvider op = (ObjectProvider)(req.queryService(ObjectProvider.class));
+    CommunityService commsvc = (CommunityService)(op.getObject(Namespaces.DYNAMO_OBJECT_NAMESPACE,tmp_name));
+    List communities = commsvc.getMemberCommunities(user,user);
+
+    // Determine whether the user can actually create a community.
+    tmp_name = m_props.getObject(VeniceNamespaces.SESSION_CONTROL_NAMESPACE,"security.provider").toString();
+    SecurityReferenceMonitor srm = (SecurityReferenceMonitor)(op.getObject(Namespaces.DYNAMO_OBJECT_NAMESPACE,
+									   tmp_name));
+    boolean can_create = false;
+    if (user.equals(srm.getAdminUser()))
+      can_create = true;
+    else
+      can_create = srm.getGlobalAcl().testPermission(user,VeniceNamespaces.COMMUNITY_PERMS_NAMESPACE,"create.new");
+
+    // We now have all the info we need to create the sidebox.
+    return new MyBox(user,communities,can_create);
+    
+  } // end createSidebox
+
+} // end class CommunityListSidebox

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/sidebox/SideboxManager.java

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public class SideboxManager implements NamedObject, ComponentInitialize, Compone
     m_pk_to_fact = new ReferenceMap(ReferenceMap.HARD,ReferenceMap.SOFT);
     m_id_to_type = new ReferenceMap(ReferenceMap.HARD,ReferenceMap.SOFT);
     m_id_to_name = new ReferenceMap(ReferenceMap.HARD,ReferenceMap.SOFT);
+    m_ns_to_tf.put(StandardSideboxes.NAMESPACE,new StandardSideboxes());
     m_ns_to_tf.put(TestSideboxes.NAMESPACE,new TestSideboxes());
 
   } // end constructor

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/sidebox/SideboxMessages.properties

@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ no.sbtype=Unable to find sidebox type factory for type namespace {0}, name {1}.
 sbox.not.in.list=The sidebox with ID #{0} does not exist in the current list.
 sbox.already.in.list=The sidebox with ID #{0} already exists in the current list.
 sbox.impermissible=The sidebox with ID #{0} is not permitted in the current list.
+std.badNamespace=The standard sidebox factory was called with an invalid type namespace "{0}."
+std.badName=The standard sidebox factory was called with an invalid type name "{0}."

src/venice-base/com/silverwrist/venice/sidebox/StandardSideboxes.java

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
+ * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
+ * 
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+ * language governing rights and limitations under the License.
+ * 
+ * The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
+ * 
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
+ * for Silverwrist Design Studios.  Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ * Contributor(s): 
+ */
+package com.silverwrist.venice.sidebox;
+
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.except.*;
+import com.silverwrist.dynamo.iface.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.except.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.iface.*;
+
+class StandardSideboxes implements SideboxTypeFactory
+{
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Static data members
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  static final String NAMESPACE = "http://www.silverwrist.com/NS/venice/2003/06/03/standard.sideboxes";
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Constructor
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  StandardSideboxes()
+  { // do nothing
+  } // end constructor
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Implementations from interface SideboxTypeFactory
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
+
+  public SideboxFactory createFactory(String type_namespace, String type_name, String box_namespace, String box_name,
+				      ObjectProvider properties) throws DynamoException
+  {
+    if (!(NAMESPACE.equals(type_namespace)))
+    { // wrong sidebox type namespace!
+      SideboxException ee = new SideboxException(StandardSideboxes.class,"SideboxMessages","std.badNamespace");
+      ee.setParameter(0,type_namespace);
+      throw ee;
+
+    } // end if
+
+    // Determine which kind of sidebox factory to create.
+    if (type_name.equals("community.list"))
+      return new CommunityListSidebox(properties);
+
+    // Cannot find sidebox factory for type: throw an exception.
+    SideboxException e = new SideboxException(StandardSideboxes.class,"SideboxMessages","std.badName");
+    e.setParameter(0,type_name);
+    throw e;
+
+  } // end createFactory
+
+} // end class StandardSideboxes

venice-data/velocity/sideboxes/community-list.vm

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#*
+  The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
+  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at <http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/>.
+  
+  Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
+  WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+  language governing rights and limitations under the License.
+  
+  The Original Code is the Venice Web Communities System.
+  
+  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Eric J. Bowersox <erbo@silcom.com>,
+  for Silverwrist Design Studios.  Portions created by Eric J. Bowersox are
+  Copyright (C) 2003 Eric J. Bowersox/Silverwrist Design Studios.  All Rights Reserved.
+  
+  Contributor(s): 
+*#
+#*
+  Parameters:
+    user        = The current user.
+    communities = List of member communities.
+    can_create  = True (set) if the user can create a community.
+*#
+#if( $communities.size() > 0 )
+  <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2">
+    #foreach( $c in $communities )
+      <tr valign="middle">
+        <td align="center" width="14">#bullet()</td>
+        <td align="left">
+          <b><a href="#formatURL( "SERVLET" "TODO" )">#encodeHTML( ${c.Name} )</a></b>
+          #if( ${c.isAdministrator($user)} )
+            ## user is administrator, include the "Host!" graphic
+            &nbsp;<img src="#formatURL( "IMAGE" "tag_host.gif" )" alt="Host!" width="40" height="20" border="0" />
+          #end
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    #end
+  </table></div>
+#else
+  <p><em>You are not a member of any communities.</em></p>
+#end
+
+#if( !${user.isAnonymous()} )
+  <br />
+  <div class="sideboxfooter"><b>[
+    <a href="#formatURL( "SERVLET" "TODO" )">Manage</a>
+    #if( $can_create )
+      | <a href="#formatURL( "SERVLET" "TODO" )">Create New</a>
+    #end
+  ]</b></div>
+#end

venice-data/velocity/stylesheets/adv_base.vm

@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ body td.sideboxtop, body div.sideboxtop, body p.sideboxtop {
   font-size: medium;
   }
 
+body td.sideboxfooter, body div.sideboxfooter, body p.sideboxfooter {
+  font-size: xx-small;
+  voice-family: "\"}\"";
+  voice-family: inherit;
+  font-size: x-small;
+  }
+
 html>body, html>body div, html>body p, html>body th, html>body td, html>body li, html>body dd {
   font-size: small;  /* be nice to Opera */
   }
@@ -116,6 +123,10 @@ html>body td.sideboxtop, html>body div.sideboxtop, html>body p.sideboxtop {
   font-size: medium;
   }
 
+html>body td.sideboxfooter, html>body div.sideboxfooter, html>body p.sideboxfooter {
+  font-size: x-small;
+  }
+
 ## these are styles for inline menu lists
 div.imenu {
   padding: 5px;

venice-data/velocity/stylesheets/normal_base.vm

@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ td.sidebox {
   padding: 2px;
   }
 
+.sideboxfooter {
+  color: #000000;
+  background-color: #9999ff;
+  font-size: 9px;
+  }
+
 .formerror {
   font-weight: bold;
   font-color: red;