LIFERAY在构建ActionRequestImpl和RenderRequestImpl时,会设置PORTLET SESSION,如下代码所示:
CachePortlet cachePortlet,
PortletContext portletCtx,
WindowState windowState, PortletMode portletMode,
PortletPreferences prefs, String layoutId) {
...
_req = dynamicReq;
_portlet = portlet;
_cachePortlet = cachePortlet;
_portalCtx = new PortalContextImpl();
_portletCtx = portletCtx;
_windowState = windowState;
_portletMode = portletMode;
_prefs = prefs;
_ses = new PortletSessionImpl(
_req.getSession(), _portletName, _portletCtx);
...
}
从兰色的部分( _ses = new PortletSessionImpl(_req.getSession(),_portletName, _portletCtx); )我们可以看到,这个PORTLET SESSION其实就是PORTAL SYSTEM的 SESSION 对象。
所以无论request调用getSession()或者getPortletSession()都将获取Portal 系统的SESSION 对象,而无论该PORTLET 是或者不是属于PORTAL SYSTEM上下文。而且即使不同PORTAL APPLICATION的PORTLET也将使用同一个SESSION 对象(PORTAL 系统)。
也就是说,对于某一个PORTLET来说,如果有对其的SESSION进行的操作,并没有真正的在该APPLICATION上下文中的SESSION进行操作,而是在PORTAL系统上下文的SESSION中进行操作。
而且LIFERAY提供getPortletSession来获取PortletSession对象,而不是getSession()方法,所以即使getPortletSession()可以获取正确的Session对象,开发人员由于习惯问题,也因使用getSession()而得不到。
另外如果调用request.getSession(true)还可能会出现错误,因为LIFERAY在包含某一个PORTLET内容是,调用PortletRequestDispatcherImpl.include()方法,该方法将生成PortletServletRequest 和PortletServletResponse,请见如下代码:
httpReq, reqImpl, pathInfo, queryString, requestURI,
servletPath);
PortletServletResponse portletServletRes =
new PortletServletResponse(
resImpl.getHttpServletResponse(), resImpl);
而PortletServletRequest的构造函数是如下定义的:
public PortletServletRequest(HttpServletRequest req,
RenderRequest renderRequest, String pathInfo,
String queryString, String requestURI,
String servletPath) {
super (req);
_ses = req.getSession();
_renderRequest = renderRequest;
_pathInfo = pathInfo;
_queryString = queryString;
_requestURI = requestURI;
_servletPath = servletPath;
}
所以其SESSION依然是PORTAL系统上下文的。然后问题就出在这里,PortletServletRequest实现了getSession()方法,但是没有实现getSession(boolen create)方法,如果用户在此阶段调用getSession(true)的话,在某些情况下就会抛出NullPointerException
原因见如下代码(请注意我添加的注释部分)
//ApplicationHttpRequest:
if (crossContext) {
// There cannot be a session if no context has been assigned yet
if (context == null )
return ( null );
// Return the current session if it exists and is valid
if (session != null )
return (session.getSession());
// 我的注释:这里将获取PORTAL系统的SESSION对象。
HttpSession other = super .getSession( false );
if (create && (other == null )) {
// First create a session in the first context: the problem is
// that the top level request is the only one which can
// create the cookie safely
other = super .getSession( true );
}
if (other != null ) {
Session localSession = null ;
try {
// 我的注释:this context did not have the session with session id. It can just be found in the Portal
// context. So here it will return a null value.
localSession =
context.getManager().findSession(other.getId());
localSession.access(); // 我的注释:Here, localSession is null. So it throws a NullPointException.
} catch (IOException e) {
// Ignore
}
if (localSession == null ) {
localSession = context.getManager().createEmptySession();
localSession.setNew( true );
localSession.setValid( true );
localSession.setCreationTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
localSession.setMaxInactiveInterval
(context.getManager().getMaxInactiveInterval());
localSession.setId(other.getId());
}
session = localSession;
return session.getSession();
}
return null ;
} else {
return super .getSession(create);
}
}