synergynet3.studentmenucontrol

Class StudentMenuUtilities

java.lang.Object

synergynet3.studentmenucontrol.StudentMenuUtilities

public class StudentMenuUtilities
extends java.lang.Object

The Class StudentMenuUtilities.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.util.ArrayList<StudentMenu>	studentMenus Student menus currently present in the environment.
static java.util.ArrayList<StudentRepresentation>	studentRepresentations Students currently logged in on the device.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StudentMenuUtilities()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	bringAllStudentsToTop(IStage stage) Brings all student menus and menu icons to the top of the environment.
static StudentMenu	generateStudentMenu(StudentRepresentation student, IStage stage, SynergyNetApp app) Creates a student menu for a given student representation.
static StudentMenu	login(java.lang.String studentID, IStage stage, SynergyNetApp app) Will log in a student with the supplied ID.
static void	logout(java.lang.String studentID, IStage stage) Logs out a specific student from the environment and removes their menu.
static void	logoutAll(IStage stage) Logs out all students in the environment and removes their menus.
static void	logoutAllOfClass(java.lang.String className, IStage stage) Logs out all students belonging to a specific class.
static void	setAbilityToAddContentFromGallery(boolean allowGalleryAdd) Sets whether students representations present in the environment can add content from their personal galleries to the applications.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

studentMenus

public static java.util.ArrayList<StudentMenu> studentMenus

Student menus currently present in the environment.

studentRepresentations

public static java.util.ArrayList<StudentRepresentation> studentRepresentations

Students currently logged in on the device.

Constructor Detail

StudentMenuUtilities

public StudentMenuUtilities()

Method Detail

bringAllStudentsToTop

public static void bringAllStudentsToTop(IStage stage)

Brings all student menus and menu icons to the top of the environment.

generateStudentMenu

public static StudentMenu generateStudentMenu(StudentRepresentation student,
                              IStage stage,
                              SynergyNetApp app)

Creates a student menu for a given student representation.

Parameters:

student - The student representation to create a student menu for.

Returns:

The student menu item created for the corresponding student.

login

public static StudentMenu login(java.lang.String studentID,
                IStage stage,
                SynergyNetApp app)

Will log in a student with the supplied ID. When a student is logged in their representation is retrieved from the database service using their ID and a menu for the student is created and positioned randomly in the environment. When a student logs in their personal gallery is also created and populated using details from their database entry.

Parameters:

studentID - ID of the student to be logged in.

Returns:

The student menu item created for the corresponding student.

logout

public static void logout(java.lang.String studentID,
          IStage stage)

Logs out a specific student from the environment and removes their menu. When logging out their details, such as items and feedback stored in their personal gallery, are updated in the database.

Parameters:

studentID - ID of the student to be logged out.

logoutAll

public static void logoutAll(IStage stage)

Logs out all students in the environment and removes their menus.

logoutAllOfClass

public static void logoutAllOfClass(java.lang.String className,
                    IStage stage)

Logs out all students belonging to a specific class.

Parameters:

className - Name of the class for which all students belonging to it should be logged out.

setAbilityToAddContentFromGallery

public static void setAbilityToAddContentFromGallery(boolean allowGalleryAdd)

Sets whether students representations present in the environment can add content from their personal galleries to the applications.

Parameters:

allowGalleryAdd - true = items can be added from personal galleries. false = items cannot be added from personal galleries.