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AEM 6.3 Custom Lock - Lock payload by logged in user

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Hi All,

I have created a workflow step to custom lock a page. I am using below step to lock a page but It always locks with service user - I am able to get the current logged in user but unable to impersonate the current logged in user by service user. Is there any way I can lock a payload by currently logged in user?

Approached Tried

1) using workflow session --- It locks by workflow-service-user

2) user impersonation to resource resolver - Unable to impersonate user (error)

3) using dedicated sub-service to get resource resolver -- It locks the payload by dedicated service user

Please let me know is there a way to lock a page by logged in user.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-- locks by workflow-service-user

@Override

public void execute(WorkItem workItem, WorkflowSession workflowSession, MetaDataMap arg2) throws WorkflowException {

workItem.getWorkflow().getInitiator();

    String payload = (String) workItem.getWorkflowData().getPayload();

    ResourceResolver resourceResolver = workflowSession.adaptTo(ResourceResolver.class);

            PageManager pageManager = resourceResolver.adaptTo(PageManager.class); 

            //Page currentPage = pageManager.getPage("/content/page/en/");   

            Page page = pageManager.getPage(payload);

          if (page.isLocked()) {

              //log error

          log.info("If Page Locked");

          } else {

          try {

page.lock();

} catch (WCMException e) {

// TODO Auto-generated catch block

e.printStackTrace();

}

             log.info("Else Page Locked");

          }

  

}---

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////----------locks by service-user

resolver = SoniUtils.getResourceResolver(resourceResolverFactory);

        UserManager userManager = resolver.adaptTo(UserManager.class);

        String initiator = item.getWorkflow().getInitiator();

        User currentuser = (User)userManager.getAuthorizable(initiator);

          LOG.info(" currentuser:   "+ currentuser);

        PageManager pageManager = resolver.adaptTo(PageManager.class);

        Page page = pageManager.getPage(payload);

        if (page.isLocked()) {

            //log error

        LOG.info("If Page Locked");

        } else {

        page.lock();

        LOG.info("Else Page Locked");

        }

1 Accepted Solution

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That's one of the rare caes when you need the deprecated getAdministrativeResourceResolver() method.

Jörg

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Level 3

Hi even I am looking for the similar kind of solution. We have the requirement to acquire the lock and unlock of the page by author or initiator of workflow.

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Correct answer by
Employee Advisor

That's one of the rare caes when you need the deprecated getAdministrativeResourceResolver() method.

Jörg

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Level 10

Remember when using that call - you must whitelist the OSGi bundle.

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Level 3

smacdonald2008Jorg​ It worked for me now, I am able to lock the page using getAdministrativeResourceResolver()method and by whitelisting the bundle.

Thanks a lot!!!