org.omnifaces.persistence.audit

Class AuditListener<I extends Comparable<I> & Serializable>

java.lang.Object

org.omnifaces.persistence.audit.AuditListener<I>

Type Parameters:

I - The generic ID type. This is used to associate auditable properties with a specific entity.

public abstract class AuditListener<I extends Comparable<I> & Serializable>
extends Object

See Audit for usage instructions.

Author:

Bauke Scholtz

See Also:

Audit

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AuditListener()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	afterUpdate(BaseEntity<I> entity)
void	beforeUpdate(BaseEntity<I> entity)
protected static <T> T	inject(Class<T> type) Work around for CDI inject not working in JPA EntityListener.
protected abstract void	saveAuditedChange(BaseEntity<I> entity, PropertyDescriptor property, Object oldValue, Object newValue) Example implementation:

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuditListener

public AuditListener()

Method Detail

beforeUpdate

public void beforeUpdate(BaseEntity<I> entity)

afterUpdate

public void afterUpdate(BaseEntity<I> entity)

saveAuditedChange

protected abstract void saveAuditedChange(BaseEntity<I> entity,
                                          PropertyDescriptor property,
                                          Object oldValue,
                                          Object newValue)

Example implementation:

 YourAuditedChange yourAuditedChange = new YourAuditedChange();
 yourAuditedChange.setTimestamp(Instant.now());
 yourAuditedChange.setUser(activeUser);
 yourAuditedChange.setEntityName(entityManager.getMetamodel().entity(entity.getClass()).getName());
 yourAuditedChange.setEntityId(entity.getId());
 yourAuditedChange.setPropertyName(property.getName());
 yourAuditedChange.setOldValue(oldValue != null ? oldValue.toString() : null);
 yourAuditedChange.setNewValue(newValue != null ? newValue.toString() : null);
 inject(YourAuditedChangeService.class).persist(yourAuditedChange);
 

Parameters:

entity - The parent entity.

property - The audited property.

oldValue - The old value.

newValue - The new value.

inject

protected static <T> T inject(Class<T> type)

Work around for CDI inject not working in JPA EntityListener. Usage:

 YourAuditedChangeService service = inject(YourAuditedChangeService.class);
 

Type Parameters:

T - The generic CDI managed bean type.

Parameters:

type - The CDI managed bean type.

Returns:

The CDI managed instance.