Using the ITimebasedPublishEvent.EVENT_TYPE_STOP for a repository service

Question

Hi Expert,
corresponding the the thread "https://forums.sdn.sap.com/thread.jspa?threadID=789842&tstart=0" I want to implement a repository service, which started when the validto date in the lifetime properiy is exceeded.
For this case I inserted in the method "received" an If-Clausel which should catch this event, like this:
public void received(IEvent event) {
     IResourceEvent myEvent = (IResourceEvent) event;
     IResource res = myEvent.getResource();
     if (event.getType() == ITimebasedPublishEvent.EVENT_TYPE_STOP ) {
Do I have to change something in the "addRepositoryAssignment" and/or "removeRepositoryAssignment"? Or in general?
Thanks in Advanced!
Best regards and a nice WE!
Markus

Answer 1

Hi Praveen,
you are right. I found an event "EVENT_TYPE_STOP_TEMPLATE" in the "TimebasedPublishEvent" class, which solve my syntax error.
Now, I have the problem that the service is never running. From the coding perspective it looks right now ok for me.
Do you have to make same changes in the settings samewhere?
Any ideas?
Best regards,
Markus
My Coding for the repository service looks like this right now:
public class DeleteFile extends AbstractRepositoryService implements IReconfigurable, IResourceEventReceiver {
  private static final String TYPE = "ACC_DeleteFile";
  private Collection repositoryManagers;
  public DeleteFile() {
     super();
     // Do not add code here. Add it to startUpImpl() instead
  public String getServiceType() {
     return DeleteFile.TYPE;
  protected void startUpImpl(Collection repositoryManagers) throws ConfigurationException, StartupException {
     // implement this method as follows:
     // - Verify configuration data
     // - Get references to other needed (global) services
     // - Check whether other repository services (this service depends on) are also assigned to the repository managers
     // - Usually the service registers itself for certain events at all repository managers
     this.repositoryManagers = repositoryManagers;
     Iterator it = repositoryManagers.iterator();
     while (it.hasNext()) {
          try {
               addRepositoryAssignment((IRepositoryManager) it.next());
          } catch (ServiceNotAvailableException e) {
               throw new StartupException(e.getMessage(), e);
  protected void shutDownImpl() {
     Iterator it = repositoryManagers.iterator();
       while (it.hasNext()) {
            try {
                 removeRepositoryAssignment((IRepositoryManager) it.next());
            } catch (WcmException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
  protected void addRepositoryAssignment(IRepositoryManager mgr) throws ServiceNotAvailableException {
     // Implement this method: Usually the service registers itself for certain events at the repository manager.
     try {
          mgr.getEventBroker().register( this, TimebasedPublishEvent.EVENT_TYPE_STOP_TEMPLATE);
     } catch (Exception e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
  protected void removeRepositoryAssignment(IRepositoryManager mgr) throws WcmException {
     // Implement this method: Usually the service must unregister itself as an event handler.
     mgr.getEventBroker().unregister( this, TimebasedPublishEvent.EVENT_TYPE_STOP_TEMPLATE);
  public void reconfigure(IConfiguration config) throws ConfigurationException {
     this.stateHandler.preReconfigure();
     // check the new configuration data
     try {
     catch (ConfigurationException ex) {
       this.stateHandler.postReconfigure(ex);
       throw ex;
     this.config = config;
     this.stateHandler.postReconfigure();
  public void received(IEvent event) {
     com.sapportals.portal.prt.logger.ILogger logger = com.sapportals.portal.prt.runtime.PortalRuntime.getLogger();
     logger.severe(TYPE, "Start ACCDeleteFile");
     IResourceEvent myEvent = (IResourceEvent) event;
     IResource res = myEvent.getResource();
     if (event.getType() == ITimebasedPublishEvent.EVENT_TYPE_STOP ) {
          try {                    
               IRepositoryServiceFactory repServiceFactory = ResourceFactory.getInstance().getServiceFactory();
               IRepositoryService repositoryService =      repServiceFactory.getRepositoryService( res, IWcmConst.TIMEBASED_PUBLISH_SERVICE);
               ITimebasedPublishServiceManager tpbService = (ITimebasedPublishServiceManager) repositoryService;
               Date actualDate = new Date();
               Date validTo = new Date();
               validTo = tpbService.readInvalidDate(res);
               if(actualDate.getTime() < validTo.getTime()){
                    res.delete();               
          } catch (Exception e) {
               e.printStackTrace();
     logger.severe(TYPE, "End ACCDeleteFile");