Accessing object hierarchy in usertask via expession languag

[mrhu]

Hi all,

I'm trying to set a process variable inside a userTask via client application by using juel and pojos as follows:

BPMN2.0 Snippet:
<activiti:formProperty id="weight"  name="Weight?" activiti:expression="#{measurement.measurementEntities[0].value}" >

A client that externaly renders the corresponding userTask sends a json serialisation as follows:
{"deviceID":"AA:FF.043D:90","deviceName":"A&D_UC321PBT-C","deviceType":"MDC_DEV_SPEC_PROFILE_SCALE",
  "measurementEntities":[{"dateTime":"2012-04-13 14:53:20","type":"MDC_MASS_BODY_ACTUAL","unit":"MDC_DIM_KILO_G","value":"87.5"},
                                {"dateTime":"2012-04-13 14:53:20","type":"MDC_RATIO_MASS_BODY_LEN_SQ","unit":"MDC_DIM_KG_PER_M_SQ","value":"24.8"}]
}

The classes that are used to serialize are as follows:

@XmlRootElement(name = "Measurement")
@JsonPropertyOrder ( value= {"deviceID",   "deviceName",  "deviceType",  "measurementEntities", "measurementWaveForms"} )
public class Measurement implements Serializable {

   /**
    *
    */
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 3375595783735588076L;

   private String deviceID;
   private String deviceName;
   private String deviceType;
   private List<MeasurementEntities> measurementEntities;
   private List<MeasurementWaveForms> measurementWaveForms;
   
   /**
    * @return the measurementEntities
    */
   public List<MeasurementEntities> getMeasurementEntities() {
      return measurementEntities;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param measurementEntities the measurementEntities to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementEntities(List<MeasurementEntities> measurementEntities) {
      this.measurementEntities = measurementEntities;
   }
   
   
   /**
    * @return the deviceID
    */
   public String getDeviceID() {
      return deviceID;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param deviceID the deviceID to set
    */
   public void setDeviceID(String deviceID) {
      this.deviceID = deviceID;
   }
   
   /**
    * @return the deviceName
    */
   public String getDeviceName() {
      return deviceName;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param deviceName the deviceName to set
    */
   public void setDeviceName(String deviceName) {
      this.deviceName = deviceName;
   }
   
   /**
    * @return the deviceType
    */
   public String getDeviceType() {
      return deviceType;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param deviceType the deviceType to set
    */
   public void setDeviceType(String deviceType) {
      this.deviceType = deviceType;
   }
   
   
   /**
    * @return the measurementWaveForms
    */
   public List<MeasurementWaveForms> getMeasurementWaveForms() {
      return measurementWaveForms;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param measurementWaveForms the measurementWaveForms to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementWaveForms(
         List<MeasurementWaveForms> measurementWaveForms) {
      this.measurementWaveForms = measurementWaveForms;
   }
}

@JsonPropertyOrder ( value= {"measurementType",   "measurementUnit",  "measurementValue",  "measurementDateTime"} )
public class MeasurementEntities implements Serializable {

   
   /**
    *
    */
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 8130667358544290237L;
   
   private String measurementType;
   private String measurementUnit;
   private String measurementValue;
   private String measurementDateTime;

   /**
    * @return the measurementType
    */
    @XmlElement(name = "type")
   public String getMeasurementType() {
      return measurementType;
   }

    /**
    * @param measurementType the measurementType to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementType(String measurementType) {
      this.measurementType = measurementType;
   }
   
   
   /**
    * @return the measurementUnit
    */
    @XmlElement(name = "unit")
   public String getMeasurementUnit() {
      return measurementUnit;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param measurementUnit the measurementUnit to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementUnit(String measurementUnit) {
      this.measurementUnit = measurementUnit;
   }
   
   
    /**
    * @return the measurementValue
    */
    @XmlElement(name = "value")
    public String getMeasurementValue() {
      return measurementValue;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param measurementValue the measurementValue to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementValue(String measurementValue) {
      this.measurementValue = measurementValue;
   }
   
   
    /**
    * @return the measurementDateTime
    */
    @XmlElement(name = "dateTime")    
    public String getMeasurementDateTime() {
      return measurementDateTime;
   }
   
   /**
    * @param measurementDateTime the measurementDateTime to set
    */
   public void setMeasurementDateTime(String measurementDateTime) {
      this.measurementDateTime = measurementDateTime;
   }

}

The result I can see in Activiti Explorer is that a process variable measurementEntities is created, but not a process variable weight which is set to 87.5. Now, I'm wondering, why I can't see the elements from the measuermentEntities list in the Acitviti Explorer, instated I see only measurementEntities which probably represents the list reference. Secondly and more important, why can't I access the elements of the list? Can somebody tell me, how I need modify this expression: measurement.measurementEntities[0].value in order to access the elements in the list.

Many Thanks,
Marco

[jbarrez]

It's pretty hard to understand what is going on. Can you just post the relevant pieces?