cdmlib-remote/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/remote/controller/TaxonPortalController.java

   1 // $Id: TaxonController.java 5473 2009-03-25 13:42:07Z a.kohlbecker $
   2 /**
   3 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
   4 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
   5 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
   6 *
   7 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
   8 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
   9 */
  10
  11 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.controller;
  12
  13 import java.io.IOException;
  14 import java.util.ArrayList;
  15 import java.util.Arrays;
  16 import java.util.HashSet;
  17 import java.util.Hashtable;
  18 import java.util.Iterator;
  19 import java.util.List;
  20 import java.util.Map;
  21 import java.util.Set;
  22 import java.util.UUID;
  23
  24 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
  25 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
  26
  27 import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
  28 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
  29 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
  30 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
  31 import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
  32 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.InitBinder;
  33 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
  34 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
  35 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
  36 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
  37 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
  38
  39 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.IDescriptionService;
  40 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.INameService;
  41 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.IReferenceService;
  42 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.ITaxonService;
  43 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.ITaxonTreeService;
  44 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.ITaxonServiceConfigurator;
  45 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.impl.TaxonServiceConfiguratorImpl;
  46 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.pager.Pager;
  47 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.database.UpdatableRoutingDataSource;
  48 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IdentifiableEntity;
  49 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase;
  50 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonDescription;
  51 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.TaxonNameDescription;
  52 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.location.NamedArea;
  53 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.Media;
  54 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.MediaUtils;
  55 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NameRelationship;
  56 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TaxonNameBase;
  57 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TypeDesignationBase;
  58 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Synonym;
  59 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Taxon;
  60 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonBase;
  61 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonNode;
  62 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonRelationship;
  63 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonRelationshipType;
  64 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonomicTree;
  65 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.MatchMode;
  66 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.editor.MatchModePropertyEditor;
  67 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.editor.NamedAreaPropertyEditor;
  68 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.editor.UUIDPropertyEditor;
  69
  70 /**
  71  * The TaxonPortalController class is a Spring MVC Controller.
  72  * <p>
  73  * The syntax of the mapped service URIs contains the the {datasource-name} path element.
  74  * The available {datasource-name}s are defined in a configuration file which
  75  * is loaded by the {@link UpdatableRoutingDataSource}. If the
  76  * UpdatableRoutingDataSource is not being used in the actual application
  77  * context any arbitrary {datasource-name} may be used.
  78  * <p>
  79  * Methods mapped at type level, inherited from super classes ({@link BaseController}):
  80  * <blockquote>
  81  * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}</b>
  82  *
  83  * Get the {@link TaxonBase} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
  84  * The returned Taxon is initialized by
  85  * the following strategy {@link #TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY}
  86  * </blockquote>
  87  *
  88  * @author a.kohlbecker
  89  * @date 20.07.2009
  90  *
  91  */
  92 @Controller
  93 @RequestMapping(value = {"/portal/taxon/{uuid}"})
  94 public class TaxonPortalController extends BaseController<TaxonBase, ITaxonService>
  95 {
  96         public static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TaxonPortalController.class);
  97
  98         @Autowired
  99         private INameService nameService;
 100
 101         @Autowired
 102         private IDescriptionService descriptionService;
 103
 104         @Autowired
 105         private ITaxonTreeService taxonTreeService;
 106
 107         @Autowired
 108         private ITaxonService taxonService;
 109
 110         private static final List<String> TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 111                         "*",
 112                         // taxon relations
 113                         "relationsToThisName.fromTaxon.name",
 114                         // the name
 115                         "name.$",
 116                         "name.rank.representations",
 117                         "name.status.type.representations",
 118
 119                         // taxon descriptions
 120                         "descriptions.elements.area.$",
 121                         "descriptions.elements.multilanguageText",
 122                         "descriptions.elements.media.representations.parts",
 123                         "descriptions.elements.media.title",
 124
 125                         });
 126
 127         private static final List<String> TAXON_WITH_NODES_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 128                         "taxonNodes.$",
 129                         "taxonNodes.taxonomicTree.$",
 130                         "taxonNodes.childNodes.$"
 131                         });
 132
 133         private static final List<String> SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 134                         "*",
 135                         // taxon relations
 136                         "relationsToThisName.fromTaxon.name",
 137                         // the name
 138                         "name.$",
 139                         "name.rank.representations",
 140                         "name.status.type.representations",
 141                         "name.nomenclaturalReference"
 142                         });
 143
 144         private static final List<String> SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 145                         // initialize homotypical and heterotypical groups; needs synonyms
 146                         "synonymRelations.$",
 147                         "synonymRelations.synonym.$",
 148                         "synonymRelations.synonym.name.status.type.representation",
 149                         "synonymRelations.synonym.name.nomenclaturalReference.inReference",
 150                         "synonymRelations.synonym.name.homotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.$",
 151                         "synonymRelations.synonym.name.homotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.taxonBases.$",
 152                         "synonymRelations.synonym.name.combinationAuthorTeam.$",
 153
 154                         "name.homotypicalGroup.$",
 155                         "name.homotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.$",
 156
 157                         "name.homotypicalGroup.typifiedNames.taxonBases.$"
 158         });
 159
 160         private static final List<String> TAXONRELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 161                         "$",
 162                         "type.inverseRepresentations",
 163                         "fromTaxon.sec",
 164                         "fromTaxon.name"
 165         });
 166
 167         private static final List<String> NAMERELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 168                         "$",
 169                         "type.inverseRepresentations",
 170                         "fromName",
 171                         "toName.$",
 172         });
 173
 174
 175         protected static final List<String> TAXONDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 176                         "$",
 177                         "elements.$",
 178                         "elements.sources.citation.",
 179                         "elements.sources.nameUsedInSource.originalNameString",
 180                         "elements.multilanguageText",
 181                         "elements.media.representations.parts",
 182                         "elements.media.title",
 183         });
 184
 185
 186         private static final List<String> NAMEDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 187                         "uuid",
 188                         "feature",
 189                         "elements.$",
 190                         "elements.multilanguageText",
 191                         "elements.media.representations.parts",
 192                         "elements.media.title",
 193         });
 194
 195         protected static final List<String> TAXONDESCRIPTION_MEDIA_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 196                         "elements.media.representations.parts",
 197                         "elements.media.title"
 198
 199         });
 200
 201         private static final List<String> TYPEDESIGNATION_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 202                         //"$",
 203                         "typeSpecimen.$",
 204                         "citation",
 205                         "typeName",
 206         });
 207
 208         protected static final List<String> TAXONNODE_WITHTAXON_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 209                         "childNodes.taxon",
 210         });
 211
 212         protected static final List<String> TAXONNODE_INIT_STRATEGY = Arrays.asList(new String []{
 213                         "taxonNodes.taxonomicTree"
 214         });
 215
 216
 217
 218         private static final String featureTreeUuidPattern = "^/taxon(?:(?:/)([^/?#&\\.]+))+.*";
 219
 220         public TaxonPortalController(){
 221                 super();
 222                 setInitializationStrategy(TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 223         }
 224
 225         /* (non-Javadoc)
 226          * @see eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.controller.GenericController#setService(eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.IService)
 227          */
 228         @Autowired
 229         @Override
 230         public void setService(ITaxonService service) {
 231                 this.service = service;
 232         }
 233
 234         @InitBinder
 235     public void initBinder(WebDataBinder binder) {
 236                 binder.registerCustomEditor(UUID.class, new UUIDPropertyEditor());
 237                 binder.registerCustomEditor(NamedArea.class, new NamedAreaPropertyEditor());
 238                 binder.registerCustomEditor(MatchMode.class, new MatchModePropertyEditor());
 239         }
 240
 241
 242         /* (non-Javadoc)
 243          * @see eu.etaxonomy.cdm.remote.controller.BaseController#doGet(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse)
 244
 245         @Override
 246         @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
 247         public TaxonBase doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 248                 logger.info("doGet()");
 249                 TaxonBase tb = getCdmBase(request, response, TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY, TaxonBase.class);
 250                 return tb;
 251         }
 252          */
 253         /**
 254          * Find Taxa, Synonyms, Common Names by name, either globally or in a specific geographic area.
 255          * <p>
 256          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;find</b>
 257          *
 258          * @param query
 259          *            the string to query for. Since the wildcard character '*'
 260          *            internally always is appended to the query string, a search
 261          *            always compares the query string with the beginning of a name.
 262          *            - <i>required parameter</i>
 263          * @param treeUuid
 264          *            the {@link UUID} of a {@link TaxonomicTree} to which the
 265          *            search is to be restricted. - <i>optional parameter</i>
 266          * @param areas
 267          *            restrict the search to a set of geographic {@link NamedArea}s.
 268          *            The parameter currently takes a list of TDWG area labels.
 269          *            - <i>optional parameter</i>
 270          * @param page
 271          *            the number of the page to be returned, the first page has the
 272          *            pageNumber = 1 - <i>optional parameter</i>
 273          * @param pageSize
 274          *            the maximum number of entities returned per page (can be -1
 275          *            to return all entities in a single page) - <i>optional parameter</i>
 276          * @param doTaxa
 277          *            weather to search for instances of {@link Taxon} - <i>optional parameter</i>
 278          * @param doSynonyms
 279          *            weather to search for instances of {@link Synonym} - <i>optional parameter</i>
 280          * @param doTaxaByCommonNames
 281          *            for instances of {@link Taxon} by a common name used - <i>optional parameter</i>
 282          * @param matchMode
 283          *           valid values are "EXACT", "BEGINNING", "ANYWHERE", "END" (case sensitive !!!)
 284          * @return a Pager on a list of {@link IdentifiableEntity}s initialized by
 285          *         the following strategy {@link #SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY}
 286          * @throws IOException
 287          */
 288         @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET,
 289                         value = {"/portal/taxon/find"}) //TODO map to path /*/portal/taxon/
 290         public Pager<IdentifiableEntity> doFind(
 291                         @RequestParam(value = "query", required = false) String query,
 292                         @RequestParam(value = "tree", required = false) UUID treeUuid,
 293                         @RequestParam(value = "area", required = false) Set<NamedArea> areas,
 294                         @RequestParam(value = "page", required = false) Integer page,
 295                         @RequestParam(value = "pageSize", required = false) Integer pageSize,
 296                         @RequestParam(value = "doTaxa", required = false) Boolean doTaxa,
 297                         @RequestParam(value = "doSynonyms", required = false) Boolean doSynonyms,
 298                         @RequestParam(value = "doTaxaByCommonNames", required = false) Boolean doTaxaByCommonNames,
 299                         @RequestParam(value = "matchMode", required = false) MatchMode matchMode
 300                         )
 301                          throws IOException {
 302
 303                 logger.info("doFind( " +
 304                         "query=\"" + ObjectUtils.toString(query) + "\", treeUuid=" + ObjectUtils.toString(treeUuid) +
 305                         ", area=" + ObjectUtils.toString(areas) +
 306                         ", pageSize=" + ObjectUtils.toString(pageSize) +  ", page=" + ObjectUtils.toString(page) +
 307                         ", doTaxa=" + ObjectUtils.toString(doTaxa) + ", doSynonyms=" + ObjectUtils.toString(doSynonyms)
 308                         +", doTaxaByCommonNames=" + ObjectUtils.toString(doTaxaByCommonNames) +")" );
 309
 310                 if(page == null){ page = BaseListController.DEFAULT_PAGE_NUMBER;}
 311                 if(pageSize == null){ pageSize = BaseListController.DEFAULT_PAGESIZE;}
 312                 if(pageSize == -1){
 313                         pageSize = null;
 314                 }
 315
 316                 ITaxonServiceConfigurator config = new TaxonServiceConfiguratorImpl();
 317                 config.setPageNumber(page);
 318                 config.setPageSize(pageSize);
 319                 config.setSearchString(query);
 320                 config.setDoTaxa(doTaxa!= null ? doTaxa : Boolean.FALSE );
 321                 config.setDoSynonyms(doSynonyms != null ? doSynonyms : Boolean.FALSE );
 322                 config.setDoTaxaByCommonNames(doTaxaByCommonNames != null ? doTaxaByCommonNames : Boolean.FALSE );
 323                 config.setMatchMode(matchMode != null ? matchMode : MatchMode.BEGINNING);
 324                 config.setTaxonPropertyPath(SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 325                 config.setNamedAreas(areas);
 326                 if(treeUuid != null){
 327                         TaxonomicTree taxonomicTree = taxonTreeService.find(treeUuid);
 328                         config.setTaxonomicTree(taxonomicTree);
 329                 }
 330
 331                 return (Pager<IdentifiableEntity>) service.findTaxaAndNames(config);
 332         }
 333
 334         /**
 335          * Get the synonymy for a taxon identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 336          * The synonymy consists
 337          * of two parts: The group of homotypic synonyms of the taxon and the
 338          * heterotypic synonymy groups of the taxon. The synonymy is ordered
 339          * historically by the type designations and by the publication date of the
 340          * nomenclatural reference
 341          * <p>
 342          * URI:
 343          * <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;synonymy</b>
 344          *
 345          *
 346          * @param request
 347          * @param response
 348          * @return a Map with to entries which are mapped by the following keys:
 349          *         "homotypicSynonymsByHomotypicGroup", "heterotypicSynonymyGroups",
 350          *         containing lists of {@link Synonym}s which are initialized using the
 351          *         following initialization strategy: {@link #SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY}
 352          *
 353          * @throws IOException
 354          */
 355         @RequestMapping(
 356                         value = {"synonymy"},
 357                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 358         public ModelAndView doGetSynonymy(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 359                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 360
 361                 if(request != null){
 362                         logger.info("doGetSynonymy() " + request.getServletPath());
 363                 }
 364                 ModelAndView mv = new ModelAndView();
 365                 Taxon taxon = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, (List<String>)null);
 366                 Map<String, List<?>> synonymy = new Hashtable<String, List<?>>();
 367                 synonymy.put("homotypicSynonymsByHomotypicGroup", service.getHomotypicSynonymsByHomotypicGroup(taxon, SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY));
 368                 synonymy.put("heterotypicSynonymyGroups", service.getHeterotypicSynonymyGroups(taxon, SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY));
 369                 mv.addObject(synonymy);
 370                 return mv;
 371         }
 372
 373         /**
 374          * Get the set of accepted {@link Taxon} entities for a given
 375          * {@link TaxonBase} entity identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 376          * <p>
 377          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;accepted</b>
 378          *
 379          * @param request
 380          * @param response
 381          * @return a Set of {@link Taxon} entities which are initialized
 382          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 383          *         {@link #SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY}
 384          * @throws IOException
 385          */
 386         @RequestMapping(value = "accepted", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 387         public Set<TaxonBase> getAccepted(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 388                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 389
 390                 if(request != null){
 391                         logger.info("getAccepted() " + request.getServletPath());
 392                 }
 393
 394                 TaxonBase tb = service.load(uuid, SYNONYMY_INIT_STRATEGY);
 395                 if(tb == null){
 396                         response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "A taxon with the uuid " + uuid + " does not exist");
 397                         return null;
 398                 }
 399                 HashSet<TaxonBase> resultset = new HashSet<TaxonBase>();
 400                 if(tb instanceof Taxon){
 401                         //the taxon already is accepted
 402                         //FIXME take the current view into account once views are implemented!!!
 403                         resultset.add((Taxon)tb);
 404                 } else {
 405                         Synonym syn = (Synonym)tb;
 406                         for(TaxonBase accepted : syn.getAcceptedTaxa()){
 407                                 accepted = service.load(accepted.getUuid(), SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 408                                 resultset.add(accepted);
 409                         }
 410                 }
 411                 return resultset;
 412         }
 413
 414         /**
 415      * Get the list of {@link TaxonRelationship}s for the given
 416          * {@link TaxonBase} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 417          * <p>
 418          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;taxonRelationships</b>
 419          *
 420          * @param request
 421          * @param response
 422          * @return a List of {@link TaxonRelationship} entities which are initialized
 423          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 424          *         {@link #TAXONRELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY}
 425          * @throws IOException
 426          */
 427         @RequestMapping(
 428                         value = {"taxonRelationships"},
 429                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 430         public List<TaxonRelationship> doGetTaxonRelations(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 431                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 432
 433                 logger.info("doGetTaxonRelations()" + request.getServletPath());
 434                 Taxon taxon = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, (List<String>)null);
 435                 List<TaxonRelationship> relations = new ArrayList<TaxonRelationship>();
 436                 List<TaxonRelationship> results = service.listToTaxonRelationships(taxon, TaxonRelationshipType.MISAPPLIED_NAME_FOR(), null, null, null, TAXONRELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY);
 437                 relations.addAll(results);
 438                 results = service.listToTaxonRelationships(taxon, TaxonRelationshipType.INVALID_DESIGNATION_FOR(), null, null, null, TAXONRELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY);
 439                 relations.addAll(results);
 440
 441                 return relations;
 442         }
 443
 444         /**
 445      * Get the list of {@link NameRelationship}s of the Name associated with the
 446          * {@link TaxonBase} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 447          * <p>
 448          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;nameRelationships</b>
 449          *
 450          * @param request
 451          * @param response
 452          * @return a List of {@link NameRelationship} entities which are initialized
 453          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 454          *         {@link #NAMERELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY}
 455          * @throws IOException
 456          */
 457         @RequestMapping(
 458                         value = {"toNameRelationships"},
 459                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 460         public List<NameRelationship> doGetToNameRelations(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 461                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 462                 logger.info("doGetNameRelations()" + request.getServletPath());
 463                 Taxon taxon = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, (List<String>)null);
 464                 List<NameRelationship> list = nameService.listToNameRelationships(taxon.getName(), null, null, null, null, NAMERELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY);
 465                 return list;
 466         }
 467
 468         /**
 469      * Get the list of {@link NameRelationship}s of the Name associated with the
 470          * {@link TaxonBase} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 471          * <p>
 472          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;nameRelationships</b>
 473          *
 474          * @param request
 475          * @param response
 476          * @return a List of {@link NameRelationship} entities which are initialized
 477          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 478          *         {@link #NAMERELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY}
 479          * @throws IOException
 480          */
 481         @RequestMapping(
 482                         value = {"fromNameRelationships"},
 483                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 484         public List<NameRelationship> doGetFromNameRelations(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 485                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 486                 logger.info("doGetNameFromNameRelations()" + request.getServletPath());
 487
 488                 TaxonBase taxonbase = getCdmBaseInstance(TaxonBase.class, uuid, response, SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 489                 List<NameRelationship> list = nameService.listFromNameRelationships(taxonbase.getName(), null, null, null, null, NAMERELATIONSHIP_INIT_STRATEGY);
 490                 return list;
 491         }
 492
 493         /**
 494      * Get the list of {@link TypeDesignationBase}s of the
 495          * {@link TaxonBase} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 496          * <p>
 497          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;nameTypeDesignations</b>
 498          *
 499          * @param request
 500          * @param response
 501          * @return a List of {@link TypeDesignationBase} entities which are initialized
 502          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 503          *         {@link #TYPEDESIGNATION_INIT_STRATEGY}
 504          * @throws IOException
 505          * @Deprecated use &#x002F;name&#x002F;{uuid}&#x002F;typeDesignations & &#x002F;derivedunitfacade&#x002F;{uuid} instead
 506          */
 507         @Deprecated
 508         @RequestMapping(
 509                         value = {"nameTypeDesignations"},
 510                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 511         public List<TypeDesignationBase> doGetNameTypeDesignations(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 512                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 513                 logger.info("doGetNameTypeDesignations()" + request.getServletPath());
 514                 Taxon taxon = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, SIMPLE_TAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 515                 Pager<TypeDesignationBase> p = nameService.getTypeDesignations(taxon.getName(), null, null, null, TYPEDESIGNATION_INIT_STRATEGY);
 516                 return p.getRecords();
 517         }
 518
 519         @RequestMapping(value = "taxonNodes", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 520         public Set<TaxonNode>  doGetTaxonNodes(
 521                         @PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 522                         HttpServletRequest request,
 523                         HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 524                 TaxonBase tb = service.load(uuid, TAXONNODE_INIT_STRATEGY);
 525                 if(tb instanceof Taxon){
 526                         return ((Taxon)tb).getTaxonNodes();
 527                 } else {
 528                         HttpStatusMessage.UUID_REFERENCES_WRONG_TYPE.send(response);
 529                         return null;
 530                 }
 531         }
 532
 533         /**
 534      * Get the list of {@link TaxonDescription}s of the
 535          * {@link Taxon} instance identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 536          * <p>
 537          * URI: <b>&#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-uuid}&#x002F;descriptions</b>
 538          *
 539          * @param request
 540          * @param response
 541          * @return a List of {@link TaxonDescription} entities which are initialized
 542          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 543          *         {@link #TAXONDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY}
 544          * @throws IOException
 545          */
 546         @RequestMapping(
 547                         value = {"descriptions"},
 548                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 549         public List<TaxonDescription> doGetDescriptions(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 550                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 551                 if(request != null){
 552                         logger.info("doGetDescriptions()" + request.getServletPath());
 553                 }
 554                 Taxon t = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, (List<String>)null);
 555                 Pager<TaxonDescription> p = descriptionService.getTaxonDescriptions(t, null, null, null, null, TAXONDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY);
 556                 return p.getRecords();
 557         }
 558
 559         /**
 560          * Get the {@link Media} attached to the {@link Taxon} instance
 561          * identified by the <code>{taxon-uuid}</code>.
 562          *
 563          * Usage &#x002F;{datasource-name}&#x002F;portal&#x002F;taxon&#x002F;{taxon-
 564          * uuid}&#x002F;media&#x002F;{mime type
 565          * list}&#x002F;{size}[,[widthOrDuration}][,{height}]&#x002F;
 566          *
 567          * Whereas
 568          * <ul>
 569          * <li><b>{mime type list}</b>: a comma separated list of mime types, in the
 570          * order of preference. The forward slashes contained in the mime types must
 571          * be replaced by a colon. Regular expressions can be used. Each media
 572          * associated with this given taxon is being searched whereas the first
 573          * matching mime type matching a representation always rules.</li>
 574          * <li><b>{size},{widthOrDuration},{height}</b>: <i>not jet implemented</i>
 575          * valid values are an integer or the asterisk '*' as a wildcard</li>
 576          * </ul>
 577          *
 578          * @param request
 579          * @param response
 580          * @return a List of {@link Media} entities which are initialized
 581          *         using the following initialization strategy:
 582          *         {@link #TAXONDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY}
 583          * @throws IOException
 584          */
 585         @RequestMapping(
 586                 value = {"media/*/*"},
 587                 method = RequestMethod.GET)
 588         public List<Media> doGetMedia(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 589                         HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 590                 logger.info("doGetMedia()" + request.getServletPath());
 591                 Taxon t = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, (List<String>)null);
 592                 String path = request.getServletPath();
 593                 List<Media> returnMedia = getMediaForTaxon(t, path, 5);
 594                 return returnMedia;
 595         }
 596
 597         @RequestMapping(
 598                         value = {"subtree/media/*/*"},
 599                         method = RequestMethod.GET)
 600                 public List<Media> doGetSubtreeMedia(@PathVariable("uuid") UUID uuid,
 601                                 HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 602                 logger.info("doGetMedia()" + request.getServletPath());
 603                 Taxon t = getCdmBaseInstance(Taxon.class, uuid, response, TAXON_WITH_NODES_INIT_STRATEGY);
 604                 String path = request.getServletPath();
 605                 List<Media> returnMedia = getMediaForTaxon(t, path, 6);
 606                 TaxonNode node;
 607                 //looking for all medias of genus
 608                 if (t.getTaxonNodes().size()>0){
 609                         Set<TaxonNode> nodes = t.getTaxonNodes();
 610                         Iterator<TaxonNode> iterator = nodes.iterator();
 611                         //TaxonNode holen
 612                         node = iterator.next();
 613                         //überprüfen, ob der TaxonNode zum aktuellen Baum gehört.
 614
 615                         node = taxonTreeService.loadTaxonNode(node, TAXONNODE_WITHTAXON_INIT_STRATEGY);
 616                         Set<TaxonNode> children = node.getChildNodes();
 617                         Taxon childTaxon;
 618                         for (TaxonNode child : children){
 619                                 childTaxon = child.getTaxon();
 620                                 childTaxon = (Taxon)taxonService.load(childTaxon.getUuid(), null);
 621                                 returnMedia.addAll(getMediaForTaxon(childTaxon, path, 6));
 622                         }
 623                 }
 624                 return returnMedia;
 625         }
 626
 627
 628         private List<Media> getMediaForTaxon(Taxon taxon, String path, int mimeTypeTokenPosition){
 629
 630                 Pager<TaxonDescription> p =
 631                         descriptionService.getTaxonDescriptions(taxon, null, null, null, null, TAXONDESCRIPTION_MEDIA_INIT_STRATEGY);
 632
 633                 // pars the media and quality parameters
 634
 635
 636                 // collect all media of the given taxon
 637                 boolean limitToGalleries = false;
 638                 List<Media> taxonMedia = new ArrayList<Media>();
 639                 for(TaxonDescription desc : p.getRecords()){
 640                         if(!limitToGalleries || desc.isImageGallery()){
 641                                 for(DescriptionElementBase element : desc.getElements()){
 642                                         for(Media media : element.getMedia()){
 643                                                 taxonMedia.add(media);
 644                                         }
 645                                 }
 646                         }
 647                 }
 648
 649                 String[] pathTokens = path.split("/");
 650
 651                 String[] mimeTypes = pathTokens[mimeTypeTokenPosition].split(",");
 652                 String[] sizeTokens = pathTokens[mimeTypeTokenPosition + 1].split(",");
 653                 Integer widthOrDuration = null;
 654                 Integer height = null;
 655                 Integer size = null;
 656
 657                 List<Media> returnMedia = MediaUtils.findPreferredMedia(taxonMedia, mimeTypes,
 658                                 sizeTokens, widthOrDuration, height, size);
 659
 660                 return returnMedia;
 661         }
 662
 663
 664 // ---------------------- code snippet preserved for possible later use --------------------
 665 //      @RequestMapping(
 666 //                      value = {"/*/portal/taxon/*/descriptions"},
 667 //                      method = RequestMethod.GET)
 668 //      public List<TaxonDescription> doGetDescriptionsbyFeatureTree(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)throws IOException {
 669 //              TaxonBase tb = getCdmBase(request, response, null, Taxon.class);
 670 //              if(tb instanceof Taxon){
 671 //                      //T O D O this is a quick and dirty implementation -> generalize
 672 //                      UUID featureTreeUuid = readValueUuid(request, featureTreeUuidPattern);
 673 //
 674 //                      FeatureTree featureTree = descriptionService.getFeatureTreeByUuid(featureTreeUuid);
 675 //                      Pager<TaxonDescription> p = descriptionService.getTaxonDescriptions((Taxon)tb, null, null, null, null, TAXONDESCRIPTION_INIT_STRATEGY);
 676 //                      List<TaxonDescription> descriptions = p.getRecords();
 677 //
 678 //                      if(!featureTree.isDescriptionSeparated()){
 679 //
 680 //                              TaxonDescription superDescription = TaxonDescription.NewInstance();
 681 //                              //put all descriptionElements in superDescription and make it invisible
 682 //                              for(TaxonDescription description: descriptions){
 683 //                                      for(DescriptionElementBase element: description.getElements()){
 684 //                                              superDescription.addElement(element);
 685 //                                      }
 686 //                              }
 687 //                              List<TaxonDescription> separatedDescriptions = new ArrayList<TaxonDescription>(descriptions.size());
 688 //                              separatedDescriptions.add(superDescription);
 689 //                              return separatedDescriptions;
 690 //                      }else{
 691 //                              return descriptions;
 692 //                      }
 693 //              } else {
 694 //                      response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND, "invalid type; Taxon expected but " + tb.getClass().getSimpleName() + " found.");
 695 //                      return null;
 696 //              }
 697 //      }
 698
 699 }