REST: how to check if an user can start a process

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f_lombardo

Hi all,

using REST API, I'd like to query process definition instances to see items the current user can start, i.e. instances wihich have attributes "Candidate start user" or "Candidate start groups" compatible with the current user.

(I see that the /process-definitions API doesn't return the "Candidate" information)

Thanks in advance.

Bye

Franco

f_lombardo

Well, I did it this way
<br>public class ProcessDefinitionsResource extends SecuredResource {<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; Map<String, QueryProperty> properties = new HashMap<String, QueryProperty>();<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; public ProcessDefinitionsResource() {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("id", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.PROCESS_DEFINITION_ID);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("key", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.PROCESS_DEFINITION_KEY);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("version", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.PROCESS_DEFINITION_VERSION);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("deploymentId", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.DEPLOYMENT_ID);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("name", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.PROCESS_DEFINITION_NAME);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties.put("category", ProcessDefinitionQueryProperty.PROCESS_DEFINITION_CATEGORY);<br>&nbsp; }<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; @Get<br>&nbsp; public DataResponse getProcessDefinitions() {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if(authenticate() == false) return null;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ProcessDefinitionQuery processDefinitionQuery = <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ActivitiUtil.getRepositoryService().createProcessDefinitionQuery();<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; String startableByUser = getQuery().getValues("startableByUser");<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (startableByUser != null) {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; processDefinitionQuery.startableByUser(startableByUser);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DataResponse response = <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; new ProcessDefinitionsPaginateList().paginateList(getQuery(), <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; processDefinitionQuery, <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "id", <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; properties);<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; return response;<br>&nbsp; }<br>}<br>
I'm guessing if you could include this implementation in the next release of Activiti.

Thanks.

Bye

Franco