How can I get the current user while handling Events (eg. PageCreateEvent)

[Florian]

I extend a couple of Confluence Events in my plugin to create custom PDFs using the build-in PDF engine.

To create a PDF via FlyingSaucerPdfExporterService.createPdfForPage(user, page, contextpath) I need a user though I dont really know which one...

I guess it should be the curren user that is responsible for the event or maybe the admin. Sadly I coldnt find any documentation on what user FlyingSaucer expects or even how to get the current user of the Confluence Event.

Can anybody here point me in the right direction?

[Jobin Kuruvilla [Adaptavist] · Accepted solution]

You can probably try this:

Page newPage = event.getPage();
final User user = userAccessor.getUser(newPage.getCreatorName());

Gives you the user who created the page.

[Florian]

For the user Accessor I used newPage.getContentEntityObject().getUserAccessor(); and it looks good so far.

I will test it and write back.

[Florian]

There is something else that stops my plugin from working (https://answers.atlassian.com/questions/141213/how-can-i-create-a-pdf-in-my-own-plugin)but I am pretty sure the User is the correct one.

Thanks a lot!