I would like to create an aem workflow model programmatically due to the business requirement, and i used below code to implement it, but it throws an exception,this problem has been torturing me for a week. Could you please give some hints? Thanks in advance.
The jave code is below.
<code> package com.sample.mms.workflow; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.List; import javax.jcr.RepositoryException; import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils; import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component; import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Properties; import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Property; import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference; import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service; import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.User; import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.UserManager; import org.apache.sling.api.resource.LoginException; import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource; import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolver; import org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolverFactory; import org.osgi.framework.Constants; import org.slf4j.Logger; import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory; import com.sample.mms.service.ConfigurationService; import com.sample.mms.service.TopicOwnerBizService; import com.sample.mms.util.WorkflowUtil; import com.day.cq.workflow.WorkflowException; import com.day.cq.workflow.WorkflowService; import com.day.cq.workflow.WorkflowSession; import com.day.cq.workflow.exec.WorkItem; import com.day.cq.workflow.exec.WorkflowData; import com.day.cq.workflow.exec.WorkflowProcess; import com.day.cq.workflow.metadata.MetaDataMap; import com.day.cq.workflow.model.WorkflowModel; import com.day.cq.workflow.model.WorkflowNode; import com.day.cq.workflow.model.WorkflowTransition; @Component @Service @Properties({ @Property(name = Constants.SERVICE_DESCRIPTION, value = "general topic owner mark and approval each topic page step"), @Property(name = Constants.SERVICE_VENDOR, value = "Someone"), @Property(name = "process.label", value = "SAMPLE MMS NL - General Topic Owner Approval Process Step") }) public class TopicOwnerHandleProcessStep implements WorkflowProcess { protected final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass()); @Reference ResourceResolverFactory resourceResolverFactory; @Reference private ConfigurationService configurationService; @Reference private TopicOwnerBizService topicOwnerBizService; @Reference private WorkflowService workflowService; @Override public void execute(WorkItem workItem, WorkflowSession workflowSession, MetaDataMap metaDataMap) throws WorkflowException { final WorkflowData workflowData = workItem.getWorkflowData(); final String payLoadType = workflowData.getPayloadType(); if(!StringUtils.equals(payLoadType, "JCR_PATH")){ return; } final String payLoad = workflowData.getPayload().toString(); String topicOwnerGroup = configurationService.getTopic_owner_participant_group(); ResourceResolver resourceResolver = null; UserManager userManager = null; try { resourceResolver = WorkflowUtil.getResourceResolver(resourceResolverFactory); userManager = resourceResolver.adaptTo(UserManager.class); List<User> list = WorkflowUtil.getUsersByGroup(userManager, topicOwnerGroup); User user = null; WorkflowModel wm = workflowSession.createNewModel("sample mms topic owner review each topic page_" + System.currentTimeMillis()); WorkflowData wd = workflowSession.newWorkflowData("JCR_PATH", payLoad); WorkflowNode startNode = wm.getRootNode(); WorkflowNode endNode = wm.getEndNode(); WorkflowNode andSplitNode = wm.createNode("and split",WorkflowNode.TYPE_AND_SPLIT,null); WorkflowNode andJoinNode = wm.createNode("and join",WorkflowNode.TYPE_AND_JOIN,""); wm.validate(); //this is the place where the exception throwed.wm.createTransition(startNode,andSplitNode,null);wm.createTransition(andJoinNode,endNode,null); for(int i=0;i<list.size();i++){ user = list.get(i); Iterator<Resource> resources = topicOwnerBizService.getResourceByTopicOwner(resourceResolver, payLoad, user.getID()); if(resources.hasNext()){ WorkflowNode topicOwnerParticipantNode = wm.createNode("topic owner participant",WorkflowNode.TYPE_PARTICIPANT,""); topicOwnerParticipantNode.getMetaDataMap().put("timeoutMillis", 0L); topicOwnerParticipantNode.getMetaDataMap().put("timeoutHandler", "com.sample.mms.workflow.TopicOwnerTimeoutHandler"); topicOwnerParticipantNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PARTICIPANT", user.getID()); WorkflowNode orSplitNode = wm.createNode("or split",WorkflowNode.TYPE_OR_SPLIT,""); WorkflowNode orJoinNode = wm.createNode("or join",WorkflowNode.TYPE_OR_JOIN,""); WorkflowNode topicOwnerApprovalNode = wm.createNode("topic owner approval",WorkflowNode.TYPE_PROCESS,""); topicOwnerApprovalNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS_AUTO_ADVANCE", true); topicOwnerApprovalNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS", "com.sample.mms.workflow.TopicOwnerApprovalProcessStep"); topicOwnerApprovalNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS_ARGS", "approval"); WorkflowNode topicOwnerRejectNode = wm.createNode("topic owner reject",WorkflowNode.TYPE_PROCESS,""); topicOwnerRejectNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS_AUTO_ADVANCE", true); topicOwnerRejectNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS", "com.sample.mms.workflow.TopicOwnerApprovalProcessStep"); topicOwnerRejectNode.getMetaDataMap().put("PROCESS_ARGS", "reject"); WorkflowNode timeoutNode = wm.createNode("time out join",WorkflowNode.TYPE_PROCESS,""); wm.createTransition(orSplitNode,topicOwnerApprovalNode,null); wm.createTransition(orSplitNode,topicOwnerRejectNode,null); WorkflowTransition orSplitAndTimeOutTransition = wm.createTransition(orSplitNode,timeoutNode,null); orSplitAndTimeOutTransition.setRule("function check(){return false;}"); wm.createTransition(topicOwnerApprovalNode,orJoinNode,null); wm.createTransition(topicOwnerRejectNode,orJoinNode,null); wm.createTransition(timeoutNode,orJoinNode,null); wm.createTransition(andSplitNode,orSplitNode,null); wm.createTransition(orJoinNode,andJoinNode,null); } } workflowSession.startWorkflow(wm, wd); } catch (LoginException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (RepositoryException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } </code>The error log is below.
<code> 20.04.2016 17:35:24.054 *INFO* [JobHandler: /etc/workflow/instances/2016-04-20/model_27918689599044:/content/samplemms/2016/02/index] com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.WorkflowSessionImpl Workflow model deployed: /etc/workflow/models/sample_mms_topic_owner_175(Version: 1.0) 20.04.2016 17:35:36.015 *ERROR* [JobHandler: /etc/workflow/instances/2016-04-20/model_27918689599044:/content/samplemms/2016/02/index] com.day.cq.workflow.compatibility.CQWorkflowProcessRunner Process execution resulted in an error: null java.lang.NullPointerException: null at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.model.WorkflowModelImpl.createTransition(WorkflowModelImpl.java:155) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.model.WorkflowModelImpl.createTransition(WorkflowModelImpl.java:149) at com.day.cq.workflow.impl.model.CQWorkflowModelWrapper.createTransition(CQWorkflowModelWrapper.java:145) at com.sample.mms.workflow.TopicOwnerHandleProcessStep.execute(TopicOwnerHandleProcessStep.java:105) at com.day.cq.workflow.compatibility.CQWorkflowProcessRunner.execute(CQWorkflowProcessRunner.java:93) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.HandlerBase.executeProcess(HandlerBase.java:215) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.JobHandler.process(JobHandler.java:140) at org.apache.sling.event.jobs.JobUtil$1.run(JobUtil.java:365) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) 20.04.2016 17:35:36.015 *ERROR* [JobHandler: /etc/workflow/instances/2016-04-20/model_27918689599044:/content/samplemms/2016/02/index] com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.JobHandler Process execution resulted in an error com.adobe.granite.workflow.WorkflowException: Process execution resulted in an error at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.HandlerBase.executeProcess(HandlerBase.java:225) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.JobHandler.process(JobHandler.java:140) at org.apache.sling.event.jobs.JobUtil$1.run(JobUtil.java:365) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Caused by: com.adobe.granite.workflow.WorkflowException: Failed to execute process at com.day.cq.workflow.compatibility.CQWorkflowProcessRunner.execute(CQWorkflowProcessRunner.java:108) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.job.HandlerBase.executeProcess(HandlerBase.java:215) ... 5 common frames omitted Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: null at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.model.WorkflowModelImpl.createTransition(WorkflowModelImpl.java:155) at com.adobe.granite.workflow.core.model.WorkflowModelImpl.createTransition(WorkflowModelImpl.java:149) at com.day.cq.workflow.impl.model.CQWorkflowModelWrapper.createTransition(CQWorkflowModelWrapper.java:145) at com.sample.mms.workflow.TopicOwnerHandleProcessStep.execute(TopicOwnerHandleProcessStep.java:105) at com.day.cq.workflow.compatibility.CQWorkflowProcessRunner.execute(CQWorkflowProcessRunner.java:93) ... 6 common frames omitted </code>
