lutece-patterns

Lutece 8 — Architecture Patterns

Reference patterns extracted from ~/.lutece-references/lutece-core/. Use these as the canonical way to write Lutece 8 code.

Layered Architecture

Every Lutece feature follows 5 layers, top to bottom. Never skip a layer.

JspBean / XPage          ← web layer (request handling, validation, templates)
    ↓
Service                  ← business logic, cross-cutting concerns
    ↓
Home                     ← static facade (CDI lookup of DAO, cache coordination)
    ↓
DAO                      ← data access (DAOUtil, SQL, try-with-resources)
    ↓
Entity                   ← POJO (fields, getters/setters, interfaces)

1. Entity

public class Task implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    private int _nIdTask;
    private String _strTitle;
    private boolean _bCompleted;
    private Timestamp _dateCreation;

    // Getters/setters only. No logic. No annotations except validation.
}

Field prefixes: _str (String), _n (int), _b (boolean), _date (Timestamp), _list (Collection).

Interfaces to implement when needed:

• RBACResource → RBAC permissions (getResourceTypeCode(), getResourceId())
• AdminWorkgroupResource → workgroup filtering
• IExtendableResource → resource extension system

2. DAO

@ApplicationScoped
public final class TaskDAO implements ITaskDAO {
    private static final String SQL_QUERY_SELECTALL = "SELECT id_task, title, completed FROM myplugin_task";
    private static final String SQL_QUERY_SELECT     = SQL_QUERY_SELECTALL + " WHERE id_task = ?";
    private static final String SQL_QUERY_INSERT     = "INSERT INTO myplugin_task ( title, completed ) VALUES ( ?, ? )";
    private static final String SQL_QUERY_UPDATE     = "UPDATE myplugin_task SET title = ?, completed = ? WHERE id_task = ?";
    private static final String SQL_QUERY_DELETE     = "DELETE FROM myplugin_task WHERE id_task = ?";

    @Override
    public void insert(Task task, Plugin plugin) {
        try (DAOUtil daoUtil = new DAOUtil(SQL_QUERY_INSERT, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS, plugin)) {
            int nIndex = 1;
            daoUtil.setString(nIndex++, task.getTitle());
            daoUtil.setBoolean(nIndex++, task.isCompleted());
            daoUtil.executeUpdate();

            if (daoUtil.nextGeneratedKey()) {
                task.setIdTask(daoUtil.getGeneratedKeyInt(1));
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Task load(int nId, Plugin plugin) {
        Task task = null;
        try (DAOUtil daoUtil = new DAOUtil(SQL_QUERY_SELECT, plugin)) {
            daoUtil.setInt(1, nId);
            daoUtil.executeQuery();

            if (daoUtil.next()) {
                task = dataToObject(daoUtil);
            }
        }
        return task;
    }

    private Task dataToObject(DAOUtil daoUtil) {
        int nIndex = 1;
        Task task = new Task();
        task.setIdTask(daoUtil.getInt(nIndex++));
        task.setTitle(daoUtil.getString(nIndex++));
        task.setCompleted(daoUtil.getBoolean(nIndex++));
        return task;
    }
}

Rules: @ApplicationScoped. Always try-with-resources. nIndex++ for parameter binding. Extract dataToObject() to avoid duplication between load() and selectAll().

3. Home (Static Facade)

public final class TaskHome {
    private static ITaskDAO _dao = CDI.current().select(ITaskDAO.class).get();
    private static Plugin _plugin = PluginService.getPlugin("myplugin");

    private TaskHome() {}

    public static Task create(Task task) {
        _dao.insert(task, _plugin);
        return task;
    }

    public static Task findByPrimaryKey(int nId) {
        return _dao.load(nId, _plugin);
    }

    public static void update(Task task) {
        _dao.store(task, _plugin);
    }

    public static void remove(int nId) {
        _dao.delete(nId, _plugin);
    }

    public static List<Task> findAll() {
        return _dao.selectAll(_plugin);
    }
}

Rules: Private constructor. All methods static. CDI lookup for DAO. Plugin reference via PluginService.getPlugin().

4. JspBean — CRUD Lifecycle

The bean extends MVCAdminJspBean with @Named, @Controller and a CDI scope:

• @SessionScoped — if the bean stores per-user state as instance fields (working objects like _task, filters). This is the typical case for CRUD beans. Note: with @Inject @Pager IPager (§5), pagination state is managed automatically — no manual _strCurrentPageIndex/_nItemsPerPage fields needed.
• @RequestScoped — if the bean is stateless (no session instance fields, e.g., dashboard, simple actions).

Method naming convention — strict:

Method	Role	HTTP	Returns
getManageTasks()	List view	GET	HTML (template)
getCreateTask()	Create form	GET	HTML (template)
doCreateTask()	Create action	POST	Redirect URL
getModifyTask()	Edit form	GET	HTML (template)
doModifyTask()	Edit action	POST	Redirect URL
getConfirmRemoveTask()	Confirmation dialog	GET	AdminMessage URL
doRemoveTask()	Delete action	POST	Redirect URL

Action method structure (every do* follows this exact order):

public String doCreateTask(HttpServletRequest request) throws AccessDeniedException {
    // 1. CSRF token validation
    if (!getSecurityTokenService().validate(request, ACTION_CREATE_TASK)) {
        throw new AccessDeniedException(ERROR_INVALID_TOKEN);
    }

    // 2. Populate bean from request
    Task task = new Task();
    populate(task, request);

    // 3. Validate (Jakarta Bean Validation)
    Set<ConstraintViolation<Task>> errors = validate(task);
    if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
        return redirect(request, VIEW_CREATE_TASK);
    }

    // 4. Business logic
    TaskHome.create(task);

    // 5. Redirect to list
    return redirectView(request, VIEW_MANAGE_TASKS);
}

View method structure (every get* for forms) — uses @Inject Models, NOT getModel():

import fr.paris.lutece.portal.web.cdi.mvc.Models;

@Inject
private Models _models;

public String getCreateTask(HttpServletRequest request) {
    _models.put(MARK_TASK, new Task());
    _models.put(SecurityTokenService.MARK_TOKEN,
        getSecurityTokenService().getToken(request, ACTION_CREATE_TASK));

    return getPage(PROPERTY_PAGE_TITLE_CREATE_TASK, TEMPLATE_CREATE_TASK);
}

IMPORTANT: getModel() is deprecated. _models.asMap() returns an unmodifiable map — never pass it to a method that calls put(). Helper methods must accept Models directly.

5. Pagination (List views) — @Inject @Pager IPager + paginationAjax

Use CDI-injected IPager instead of manual LocalizedPaginator. The @Pager qualifier configures the paginator via annotation attributes. PaginatorHandler (session-scoped) manages pagination state automatically.

Default approach: paginationAjax — AJAX-driven table with JSON endpoint. The macro handles table rendering, sorting, pagination controls, and action buttons automatically.

JspBean — Pager injection + JSON endpoint

@Inject
@Pager( name = "taskList", listBookmark = "task_list",
        defaultItemsPerPage = "myplugin.task.itemsPerPage",
        baseUrl = "jsp/admin/plugins/myplugin/ManageTasks.jsp" )
private IPager<Task, Task> _pager;

@View( value = VIEW_MANAGE, defaultView = true )
public String getManageTasks( HttpServletRequest request )
{
    List<Task> listTasks = TaskHome.findAll();

    _pager.withListItem( listTasks )
          .populateModels( request, _models, getLocale() );
    // _models now contains: "task_list" (page items), "paginator", "nb_items_per_page"

    return getPage( PROPERTY_PAGE_TITLE_MANAGE, TEMPLATE_MANAGE_TASKS );
}

// JSON endpoint for AJAX pagination — called by the paginationAjax macro
@Action( value = ACTION_GET_ITEMS )
@ResponseBody
public List<Task> getTaskItems( @RequestParam( "page" ) int numPage )
{
    return _pager.getPaginator( ).get( ).getPageItems( numPage );
}

Requires imports:

• fr.paris.lutece.portal.web.util.Pager (annotation)
• fr.paris.lutece.portal.web.util.IPager (interface)
• fr.paris.lutece.portal.util.mvc.commons.annotations.ResponseBody
• fr.paris.lutece.portal.util.mvc.commons.annotations.RequestParam

Template — paginationAjax macro

<#assign taskColumns = [
  {"name": "#i18n{myplugin.model.entity.task.attribute.title}", "property": "title", "sortable": true},
  {"name": "#i18n{myplugin.model.entity.task.attribute.completed}", "property": "completed", "sortable": false}
]>
<#assign taskActions = {
  "edit": {
    "url": "jsp/admin/plugins/myplugin/ManageTasks.jsp?view=modifyTask&id={idTask}",
    "icon": "edit",
    "title": "#i18n{portal.util.labelModify}",
    "btnClass": "btn-primary btn-sm"
  },
  "delete": {
    "url": "jsp/admin/plugins/myplugin/ManageTasks.jsp?action=confirmRemoveTask&id={idTask}",
    "icon": "trash",
    "title": "#i18n{portal.util.labelDelete}",
    "btnClass": "btn-danger btn-sm",
    "confirm": "false"
  }
}>
<@paginationAjax paginator=paginator columns=taskColumns
    ajaxUrl='jsp/admin/plugins/myplugin/ManageTasks.jsp?action=getTaskItems'
    tableId='taskTable'
    combo=1 showcount=1
    actions=taskActions />

Key points:

• columns: array of {name, property, sortable} — property matches the entity's JSON bean property name
• actions: object with edit / delete keys — URL placeholders {property} are replaced by JS from the JSON data
• ajaxUrl: points to the @Action @ResponseBody endpoint
• The macro renders the complete table card with pagination controls, sorting, and action buttons

With delegate (lazy loading from IDs)

@Inject
@Pager( name = "taskList", listBookmark = "task_list",
        defaultItemsPerPage = "myplugin.task.itemsPerPage",
        baseUrl = "jsp/admin/plugins/myplugin/ManageTasks.jsp" )
private IPager<Integer, Task> _pager;

public String getManageTasks( HttpServletRequest request )
{
    List<Integer> listIds = TaskHome.findAllIds();

    _pager.withIdList( listIds )
          .populateModels( request, _models,
              ids -> TaskHome.findByIds( ids ),  // delegate: load only current page
              getLocale() );

    return getPage( PROPERTY_PAGE_TITLE_MANAGE, TEMPLATE_MANAGE_TASKS );
}

Fallback: paginationAdmin (manual table)

Use paginationAdmin only when paginationAjax is not suitable (e.g., workflow state columns, child entity navigation buttons, or other per-row dynamic content that isn't part of the entity JSON):

<@paginationAdmin paginator=paginator nb_items_per_page=nb_items_per_page />

@Pager annotation attributes:

Attribute	Description
name	Unique name for session state (default: declaring class name)
listBookmark	Model key for the page items list (e.g., "task_list")
defaultItemsPerPage	Property key or literal value (default: "50")
baseUrl	JSP URL for pagination links

6. XPage (Front-office)

@RequestScoped
@Named("myplugin.xpage.tasks")
public class TasksApp extends AbstractXPageApplication {
    @Inject
    private TaskService _taskService;

    @Override
    public XPage getPage(HttpServletRequest request, int nMode, Plugin plugin) {
        XPage page = new XPage();
        page.setTitle(I18nService.getLocalizedString(PROPERTY_PAGE_TITLE, request.getLocale()));
        page.setContent(getTaskList(request));
        return page;
    }
}

Rules: @RequestScoped. Implements XPageApplication. Declared in plugin.xml <applications>.

7. Daemon (Background task)

public class TaskCleanupDaemon extends Daemon {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        int nCleaned = TaskHome.removeExpired();
        setLastRunLogs("Cleaned " + nCleaned + " expired tasks");
    }
}

Declared in plugin.xml:

<daemons>
    <daemon>
        <daemon-id>taskCleanup</daemon-id>
        <daemon-name>myplugin.daemon.taskCleanup.name</daemon-name>
        <daemon-description>myplugin.daemon.taskCleanup.description</daemon-description>
        <daemon-class>fr.paris.lutece.plugins.myplugin.daemon.TaskCleanupDaemon</daemon-class>
    </daemon>
</daemons>

Configuration via properties: daemon.taskCleanup.interval=3600, daemon.taskCleanup.onstartup=0. Signal on demand: AppDaemonService.signalDaemon("taskCleanup").

8. CDI Patterns — Quick Reference

Need	Pattern
Singleton service	@ApplicationScoped on class
Per-request bean	@RequestScoped on class
Stateful admin bean (pagination, working objects)	@SessionScoped @Named on class
Stateless admin bean (no session fields)	@RequestScoped @Named on class
Field injection	@Inject private MyService _service;
Static lookup (Home)	CDI.current().select(IMyDAO.class).get()
Multiple implementations	CDI.current().select(IProvider.class) → .stream().filter(...)
Fire event (sync)	CDI.current().getBeanManager().getEvent().fire(new MyEvent(...))
Fire event (async)	CDI.current().getBeanManager().getEvent().fireAsync(new MyEvent(...))
Fire with qualifier	.select(new TypeQualifier(EventAction.CREATE)).fire(event) or .fireAsync(event)
Observe sync	public void onEvent(@Observes MyEvent event) { }
Observe async	public void onEvent(@ObservesAsync MyEvent event) { }
Config property	@Inject @ConfigProperty(name = "my.key", defaultValue = "x")

9. Configuration Access

// Properties (static, from .properties files)
String val = AppPropertiesService.getProperty("myplugin.my.key");
int n = AppPropertiesService.getPropertyInt("myplugin.items.per.page", 50);

// Datastore (runtime, from database — overrides properties)
String ds = DatastoreService.getInstanceDataValue("myplugin.setting", "default");
DatastoreService.setInstanceDataValue("myplugin.setting", "newValue");

// In Freemarker templates
// #{dskey{myplugin.setting}}

10. Security Checklist

Every admin feature MUST:

1. Call init(request, RIGHT_MANAGE_TASKS) to check the user right
2. Include SecurityTokenService.MARK_TOKEN in every form model
3. Validate getSecurityTokenService().validate(request, ACTION) in every do* method
4. Filter collections with RBACService.getAuthorizedCollection() when RBAC is enabled
5. Filter by workgroup with AdminWorkgroupService.getAuthorizedCollection() when needed