DS-3851 community feedback: code cleanup

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/BitstreamServiceImpl.java

@@ -462,13 +462,6 @@ public class BitstreamServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Bitstream> imp
         return bitstreamDAO.getNotReferencedBitstreams(context);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void addMetadata(Context context, Bitstream dso, MetadataField metadataField, String lang,
-                            List<String> values, List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences)
-        throws SQLException {
-        addMetadata(context, dso, metadataField, lang, values, authorities, confidences, null);
-    }
-
     public Long getLastModified(Bitstream bitstream) {
         return bitstreamStorageService.getLastModified(bitstream);
     }

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/CollectionServiceImpl.java

@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class CollectionServiceImpl extends DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<Collection> i
             log.error(LogManager.getHeader(context, "setWorkflowGroup",
                     "collection_id=" + collection.getID() + " " + e.getMessage()), e);
         }
-        if (!StringUtils.equals("default", workflow.getID())) {
+        if (!StringUtils.equals(XmlWorkflowFactory.LEGACY_WORKFLOW_NAME, workflow.getID())) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                     "setWorkflowGroup can be used only on collection with the default basic dspace workflow. "
                     + "Instead, the collection: "

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/DSpaceObjectServiceImpl.java

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public abstract class DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<T extends DSpaceObject> implements
 
     @Override
     public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String lang, List<String> values,
-                            List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences, List<Integer> places)
+                            List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences)
         throws SQLException {
         boolean authorityControlled = metadataAuthorityService.isAuthorityControlled(metadataField);
         boolean authorityRequired = metadataAuthorityService.isAuthorityRequired(metadataField);
@@ -703,15 +703,4 @@ public abstract class DSpaceObjectServiceImpl<T extends DSpaceObject> implements
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String lang, List<String> values,
-            List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences) throws SQLException {
-        addMetadata(context, dso, metadataField, lang, values, authorities, confidences, null);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String language, String value,
-            String authority, int confidence, int place) throws SQLException {
-        addMetadata(context, dso, metadataField, language, value, authority, confidence);
-    }
 }

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/InProgressSubmission.java

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package org.dspace.content;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
-import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ public interface InProgressSubmission<ID extends Serializable> extends Browsable
      */
     ID getID();
 
-    /**
-     * Update the submission, including the unarchived item.
-     */
-    void update() throws SQLException, AuthorizeException;
-
     /**
      * Get the incomplete item object
      *

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/WorkspaceItem.java

@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
-import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
-import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.ReloadableEntity;
@@ -245,20 +243,6 @@ public class WorkspaceItem
         supervisorGroups.add(group);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void update() throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-
-        Context context = null;
-        try {
-            context = new Context();
-            ContentServiceFactory.getInstance().getWorkspaceItemService().update(context, this);
-        } finally {
-            if (context != null && context.isValid()) {
-                context.abort();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int getType() {
         return Constants.WORKSPACEITEM;

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/service/DSpaceObjectService.java

@@ -239,26 +239,6 @@ public interface DSpaceObjectService<T extends DSpaceObject> extends BrowsableOb
     public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String lang, List<String> values,
             List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences) throws SQLException;
 
-    /**
-     * Add metadata fields. These are appended to existing values.
-     * Use <code>clearDC</code> to remove values. The values are insert in the
-     * positions passed in the places argument.
-     *
-     * @param context       DSpace context
-     * @param dso           DSpaceObject
-     * @param metadataField the metadata field to which the value is to be set
-     * @param lang          the ISO639 language code, optionally followed by an underscore
-     *                      and the ISO3166 country code. <code>null</code> means the
-     *                      value has no language (for example, a date).
-     * @param values        the values to add.
-     * @param authorities   the external authority key for this value (or null)
-     * @param confidences   the authority confidence (default 0)
-     * @param places        the places to use for the supplied values
-     * @throws SQLException if database error
-     */
-    public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String lang, List<String> values,
-            List<String> authorities, List<Integer> confidences, List<Integer> places) throws SQLException;
-
     /**
      * Shortcut for {@link #addMetadata(Context, DSpaceObject, MetadataField, String, List, List, List)} when a single
      * value need to be added
@@ -275,23 +255,6 @@ public interface DSpaceObjectService<T extends DSpaceObject> extends BrowsableOb
     public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String language, String value,
             String authority, int confidence) throws SQLException;
 
-    /**
-     * Shortcut for {@link #addMetadata(Context, DSpaceObject, MetadataField, String, List, List, List, List)} when a
-     * single value need to be added
-     * 
-     * @param context
-     * @param dso
-     * @param metadataField
-     * @param language
-     * @param value
-     * @param authority
-     * @param confidence
-     * @param place
-     * @throws SQLException
-     */
-    public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String language, String value,
-            String authority, int confidence, int place) throws SQLException;
-
     public void addMetadata(Context context, T dso, MetadataField metadataField, String language, String value)
         throws SQLException;
 

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/workflowbasic/BasicWorkflowItem.java

@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
-import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowItem;
-import org.dspace.workflow.factory.WorkflowServiceFactory;
 
 /**
  * Class representing an item going through the workflow process in DSpace
@@ -188,20 +186,6 @@ public class BasicWorkflowItem implements WorkflowItem {
         this.publishedBefore = b;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void update() throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-
-        Context context = null;
-        try {
-            context = new Context();
-            WorkflowServiceFactory.getInstance().getWorkflowItemService().update(context, this);
-        } finally {
-            if (context != null && context.isValid()) {
-                context.abort();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int getType() {
         return Constants.WORKFLOWITEM;

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/XmlWorkflowServiceImpl.java

@@ -668,6 +668,8 @@ public class XmlWorkflowServiceImpl implements XmlWorkflowService {
             removeUserItemPolicies(c, wi.getItem(), task.getOwner());
             claimedTaskService.delete(c, task);
         }
+        c.addEvent(new Event(Event.MODIFY, Constants.ITEM, wi.getItem().getID(), null,
+                itemService.getIdentifiers(c, wi.getItem())));
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1058,17 +1060,10 @@ public class XmlWorkflowServiceImpl implements XmlWorkflowService {
     }
 
     protected void revokeReviewerPolicies(Context context, Item item) throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-        // get bundle "ORIGINAL"
+        List<Bundle> bundles = item.getBundles();
-        Bundle originalBundle;
-        try {
-            originalBundle = itemService.getBundles(item, "ORIGINAL").get(0);
-        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException ex) {
-            originalBundle = null;
-        }
 
+        for (Bundle originalBundle : bundles) {
             // remove bitstream and bundle level policies
-        if (originalBundle != null) {
-            // We added policies for Bitstreams of the bundle "original" only
             for (Bitstream bitstream : originalBundle.getBitstreams()) {
                 authorizeService.removeAllPoliciesByDSOAndType(context, bitstream, ResourcePolicy.TYPE_WORKFLOW);
             }

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/factory/XmlWorkflowFactory.java

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.state.actions.WorkflowActionConfig;
  */
 public interface XmlWorkflowFactory {
 
+    public final String LEGACY_WORKFLOW_NAME = "default";
+
     public Workflow getWorkflow(Collection collection) throws IOException, WorkflowConfigurationException, SQLException;
 
     public Step createStep(Workflow workflow, String stepID) throws WorkflowConfigurationException, IOException;

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/storedcomponents/ClaimedTask.java

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.FetchType;
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
 import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
@@ -40,9 +36,6 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 @Table(name = "cwf_claimtask")
 public class ClaimedTask implements ReloadableEntity<Integer>, BrowsableObject<Integer> {
 
-    @Transient
-    public transient Map<String, Object> extraInfo = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-
     @Id
     @Column(name = "claimtask_id")
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "cwf_claimtask_seq")

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/storedcomponents/PoolTask.java

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.FetchType;
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@ import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
 import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.persistence.Transient;
 
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
 import org.dspace.core.Constants;
@@ -42,9 +38,6 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
 @Table(name = "cwf_pooltask")
 public class PoolTask implements ReloadableEntity<Integer>, BrowsableObject<Integer> {
 
-    @Transient
-    public transient Map<String, Object> extraInfo = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-
     @Id
     @Column(name = "pooltask_id")
     @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "cwf_pooltask_seq")

dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/xmlworkflow/storedcomponents/XmlWorkflowItem.java

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import javax.persistence.OneToOne;
 import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
-import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.ReloadableEntity;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowItem;
-import org.dspace.workflow.factory.WorkflowServiceFactory;
 
 /**
  * Class representing an item going through the workflow process in DSpace
@@ -139,20 +137,6 @@ public class XmlWorkflowItem implements WorkflowItem, ReloadableEntity<Integer>,
         this.publishedBefore = b;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void update() throws SQLException, AuthorizeException {
-
-        Context context = null;
-        try {
-            context = new Context();
-            WorkflowServiceFactory.getInstance().getWorkflowItemService().update(context, this);
-        } finally {
-            if (context != null && context.isValid()) {
-                context.abort();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int getState() {
         // FIXME not used by the xml workflow, should be removed when the basic workflow is removed and the interfaces

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/AInprogressItemConverter.java

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.model.AInprogressSubmissionRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.model.ErrorRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionDefinitionRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionSectionRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.SubmissionService;
+import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
+import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
+import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.InProgressSubmission;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract implementation providing the common functionalities for all the inprogressSubmission Converter
+ * 
+ * @author Andrea Bollini (andrea.bollini at 4science.it)
+ *
+ * @param <T>
+ *            the DSpace API inprogressSubmission object
+ * @param <R>
+ *            the DSpace REST inprogressSubmission representation
+ * @param <ID>
+ *            the Serializable class used as primary key
+ */
+public abstract class AInprogressItemConverter<T extends InProgressSubmission<ID>,
+                            R extends AInprogressSubmissionRest<ID>, ID extends Serializable>
+        extends BrowsableDSpaceObjectConverter<T, R> {
+
+    private static final Logger log = org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger(AInprogressItemConverter.class);
+
+    @Autowired
+    private EPersonConverter epersonConverter;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ItemConverter itemConverter;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private CollectionConverter collectionConverter;
+
+    protected SubmissionConfigReader submissionConfigReader;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private SubmissionDefinitionConverter submissionDefinitionConverter;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private SubmissionSectionConverter submissionSectionConverter;
+
+    @Autowired
+    SubmissionService submissionService;
+
+    public AInprogressItemConverter() throws SubmissionConfigReaderException {
+        submissionConfigReader = new SubmissionConfigReader();
+    }
+
+    protected void fillFromModel(T obj, R witem) {
+        Collection collection = obj.getCollection();
+        Item item = obj.getItem();
+        EPerson submitter = null;
+        try {
+            submitter = obj.getSubmitter();
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+
+        witem.setId(obj.getID());
+        witem.setCollection(collection != null ? collectionConverter.convert(collection) : null);
+        witem.setItem(itemConverter.convert(item));
+        witem.setSubmitter(epersonConverter.convert(submitter));
+
+        // 1. retrieve the submission definition
+        // 2. iterate over the submission section to allow to plugin additional
+        // info
+
+        if (collection != null) {
+            SubmissionDefinitionRest def = submissionDefinitionConverter
+                .convert(submissionConfigReader.getSubmissionConfigByCollection(collection.getHandle()));
+            witem.setSubmissionDefinition(def);
+            for (SubmissionSectionRest sections : def.getPanels()) {
+                SubmissionStepConfig stepConfig = submissionSectionConverter.toModel(sections);
+
+                /*
+                 * First, load the step processing class (using the current
+                 * class loader)
+                 */
+                ClassLoader loader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
+                Class stepClass;
+                try {
+                    stepClass = loader.loadClass(stepConfig.getProcessingClassName());
+
+                    Object stepInstance = stepClass.newInstance();
+
+                    if (stepInstance instanceof AbstractRestProcessingStep) {
+                        // load the interface for this step
+                        AbstractRestProcessingStep stepProcessing =
+                            (AbstractRestProcessingStep) stepClass.newInstance();
+                        for (ErrorRest error : stepProcessing.validate(submissionService, obj, stepConfig)) {
+                            addError(witem.getErrors(), error);
+                        }
+                        witem.getSections()
+                            .put(sections.getId(), stepProcessing.getData(submissionService, obj, stepConfig));
+                    } else {
+                        log.warn("The submission step class specified by '" + stepConfig.getProcessingClassName() +
+                                 "' does not extend the class org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep!" +
+                                 " Therefore it cannot be used by the Configurable Submission as the " +
+                                 "<processing-class>!");
+                    }
+
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.error("An error occurred during the unmarshal of the data for the section " + sections.getId()
+                            + " - reported error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addError(List<ErrorRest> errors, ErrorRest toAdd) {
+
+        boolean found = false;
+        String i18nKey = toAdd.getMessage();
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(i18nKey)) {
+            for (ErrorRest error : errors) {
+                if (i18nKey.equals(error.getMessage())) {
+                    error.getPaths().addAll(toAdd.getPaths());
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!found) {
+            errors.add(toAdd);
+        }
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/ClaimedTaskConverter.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.ClaimedTaskRest;
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.ClaimedTask;
@@ -25,11 +24,12 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 public class ClaimedTaskConverter
     extends BrowsableDSpaceObjectConverter<ClaimedTask, org.dspace.app.rest.model.ClaimedTaskRest> {
 
-    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ClaimedTaskConverter.class);
-
     @Autowired
     private WorkflowItemConverter workflowItemConverter;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private EPersonConverter epersonConverter;
+
     @Override
     public ClaimedTaskRest fromModel(ClaimedTask obj) {
         ClaimedTaskRest taskRest = new ClaimedTaskRest();
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class ClaimedTaskConverter
         taskRest.setWorkflowitem(workflowItemConverter.convert(witem));
         taskRest.setAction(obj.getActionID());
         taskRest.setStep(obj.getStepID());
+        taskRest.setOwner(epersonConverter.convert(obj.getOwner()));
         return taskRest;
     }
 

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/WorkflowItemConverter.java

@@ -7,26 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.ErrorRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionDefinitionRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionSectionRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkflowItemRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.SubmissionService;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
 import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
-import org.dspace.content.Collection;
-import org.dspace.content.Item;
-import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.XmlWorkflowItem;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 /**
@@ -38,95 +22,16 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
  */
 @Component
 public class WorkflowItemConverter
-    extends BrowsableDSpaceObjectConverter<XmlWorkflowItem, org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkflowItemRest> {
+    extends AInprogressItemConverter<XmlWorkflowItem, org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkflowItemRest, Integer> {
-
-    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(WorkflowItemConverter.class);
-
-    @Autowired
-    private EPersonConverter epersonConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private ItemConverter itemConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private CollectionConverter collectionConverter;
-
-    private SubmissionConfigReader submissionConfigReader;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private SubmissionDefinitionConverter submissionDefinitionConverter;
-    @Autowired
-    private SubmissionSectionConverter submissionSectionConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    SubmissionService submissionService;
 
     public WorkflowItemConverter() throws SubmissionConfigReaderException {
-        submissionConfigReader = new SubmissionConfigReader();
+        super();
     }
 
     @Override
     public WorkflowItemRest fromModel(XmlWorkflowItem obj) {
         WorkflowItemRest witem = new WorkflowItemRest();
-
+        fillFromModel(obj, witem);
-        Collection collection = obj.getCollection();
-        Item item = obj.getItem();
-        EPerson submitter = null;
-        try {
-            submitter = obj.getSubmitter();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
-        }
-
-        witem.setId(obj.getID());
-        witem.setCollection(collection != null ? collectionConverter.convert(collection) : null);
-        witem.setItem(itemConverter.convert(item));
-        witem.setSubmitter(epersonConverter.convert(submitter));
-
-        // 1. retrieve the submission definition
-        // 2. iterate over the submission section to allow to plugin additional
-        // info
-
-        if (collection != null) {
-            SubmissionDefinitionRest def = submissionDefinitionConverter
-                .convert(submissionConfigReader.getSubmissionConfigByCollection(collection.getHandle()));
-            witem.setSubmissionDefinition(def);
-            for (SubmissionSectionRest sections : def.getPanels()) {
-                SubmissionStepConfig stepConfig = submissionSectionConverter.toModel(sections);
-
-                /*
-                 * First, load the step processing class (using the current
-                 * class loader)
-                 */
-                ClassLoader loader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
-                Class stepClass;
-                try {
-                    stepClass = loader.loadClass(stepConfig.getProcessingClassName());
-
-                    Object stepInstance = stepClass.newInstance();
-
-                    if (stepInstance instanceof AbstractRestProcessingStep) {
-                        // load the interface for this step
-                        AbstractRestProcessingStep stepProcessing =
-                            (AbstractRestProcessingStep) stepClass.newInstance();
-                        for (ErrorRest error : stepProcessing.validate(submissionService, obj, stepConfig)) {
-                            addError(witem.getErrors(), error);
-                        }
-                        witem.getSections()
-                            .put(sections.getId(), stepProcessing.getData(submissionService, obj, stepConfig));
-                    } else {
-                        log.warn("The submission step class specified by '" + stepConfig.getProcessingClassName() +
-                                 "' does not extend the class org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep!" +
-                                 " Therefore it cannot be used by the Configurable Submission as the " +
-                                 "<processing-class>!");
-                    }
-
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-                }
-
-            }
-        }
         return witem;
     }
 
@@ -135,25 +40,6 @@ public class WorkflowItemConverter
         return null;
     }
 
-
-    private void addError(List<ErrorRest> errors, ErrorRest toAdd) {
-
-        boolean found = false;
-        String i18nKey = toAdd.getMessage();
-        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(i18nKey)) {
-            for (ErrorRest error : errors) {
-                if (i18nKey.equals(error.getMessage())) {
-                    error.getPaths().addAll(toAdd.getPaths());
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (!found) {
-            errors.add(toAdd);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean supportsModel(BrowsableObject object) {
         return object instanceof XmlWorkflowItem;

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/converter/WorkspaceItemConverter.java

@@ -7,24 +7,10 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.converter;
 
-import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
-import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.ErrorRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionDefinitionRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.model.SubmissionSectionRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkspaceItemRest;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.SubmissionService;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionConfigReaderException;
-import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
+import org.dspace.browse.BrowsableObject;
-import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
-import org.dspace.content.Item;
-import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 /**
@@ -35,95 +21,17 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
  */
 @Component
 public class WorkspaceItemConverter
-    extends DSpaceConverter<org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem, org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkspaceItemRest> {
+    extends AInprogressItemConverter<WorkspaceItem, WorkspaceItemRest, Integer> {
-
-    private static final Logger log = org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger(WorkspaceItemConverter.class);
-
-    @Autowired
-    private EPersonConverter epersonConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private ItemConverter itemConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private CollectionConverter collectionConverter;
-
-    private SubmissionConfigReader submissionConfigReader;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private SubmissionDefinitionConverter submissionDefinitionConverter;
-    @Autowired
-    private SubmissionSectionConverter submissionSectionConverter;
-
-    @Autowired
-    SubmissionService submissionService;
 
     public WorkspaceItemConverter() throws SubmissionConfigReaderException {
-        submissionConfigReader = new SubmissionConfigReader();
+        super();
     }
 
     @Override
     public WorkspaceItemRest fromModel(org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem obj) {
         WorkspaceItemRest witem = new WorkspaceItemRest();
 
-        Collection collection = obj.getCollection();
+        fillFromModel(obj, witem);
-        Item item = obj.getItem();
-        EPerson submitter = null;
-        try {
-            submitter = obj.getSubmitter();
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException(e.getMessage(), e);
-        }
-
-        witem.setId(obj.getID());
-        witem.setCollection(collection != null ? collectionConverter.convert(collection) : null);
-        witem.setItem(itemConverter.convert(item));
-        witem.setSubmitter(epersonConverter.convert(submitter));
-
-        // 1. retrieve the submission definition
-        // 2. iterate over the submission section to allow to plugin additional
-        // info
-
-        if (collection != null) {
-            SubmissionDefinitionRest def = submissionDefinitionConverter
-                .convert(submissionConfigReader.getSubmissionConfigByCollection(collection.getHandle()));
-            witem.setSubmissionDefinition(def);
-            for (SubmissionSectionRest sections : def.getPanels()) {
-                SubmissionStepConfig stepConfig = submissionSectionConverter.toModel(sections);
-
-                /*
-                 * First, load the step processing class (using the current
-                 * class loader)
-                 */
-                ClassLoader loader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
-                Class stepClass;
-                try {
-                    stepClass = loader.loadClass(stepConfig.getProcessingClassName());
-
-                    Object stepInstance = stepClass.newInstance();
-
-                    if (stepInstance instanceof AbstractRestProcessingStep) {
-                        // load the interface for this step
-                        AbstractRestProcessingStep stepProcessing =
-                            (AbstractRestProcessingStep) stepClass.newInstance();
-                        for (ErrorRest error : stepProcessing.validate(submissionService, obj, stepConfig)) {
-                            addError(witem.getErrors(), error);
-                        }
-                        witem.getSections()
-                            .put(sections.getId(), stepProcessing.getData(submissionService, obj, stepConfig));
-                    } else {
-                        log.warn("The submission step class specified by '" + stepConfig.getProcessingClassName() +
-                                 "' does not extend the class org.dspace.app.rest.submit.AbstractRestProcessingStep!" +
-                                 " Therefore it cannot be used by the Configurable Submission as the " +
-                                 "<processing-class>!");
-                    }
-
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-                }
-
-            }
-        }
         return witem;
     }
 
@@ -132,22 +40,8 @@ public class WorkspaceItemConverter
         return null;
     }
 
-
+    @Override
-    private void addError(List<ErrorRest> errors, ErrorRest toAdd) {
+    public boolean supportsModel(BrowsableObject object) {
-
+        return object instanceof WorkspaceItem;
-        boolean found = false;
-        String i18nKey = toAdd.getMessage();
-        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(i18nKey)) {
-            for (ErrorRest error : errors) {
-                if (i18nKey.equals(error.getMessage())) {
-                    error.getPaths().addAll(toAdd.getPaths());
-                    found = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        if (!found) {
-            errors.add(toAdd);
-        }
     }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/AInprogressSubmissionRest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.rest.model;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class to share common aspects between the REST representation of inprogressSubmission
+ * 
+ * @author Andrea Bollini (andrea.bollini at 4science.it)
+ *
+ * @param <T>
+ *            the serializable class used as primary key
+ */
+public abstract class AInprogressSubmissionRest<T extends Serializable> extends BaseObjectRest<T> {
+
+    private Date lastModified = new Date();
+    private Map<String, Serializable> sections;
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private CollectionRest collection;
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private ItemRest item;
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition;
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private EPersonRest submitter;
+
+    public AInprogressSubmissionRest() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    public Date getLastModified() {
+        return lastModified;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastModified(Date lastModified) {
+        this.lastModified = lastModified;
+    }
+
+    public ItemRest getItem() {
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    public void setItem(ItemRest item) {
+        this.item = item;
+    }
+
+    public SubmissionDefinitionRest getSubmissionDefinition() {
+        return submissionDefinition;
+    }
+
+    public void setSubmissionDefinition(SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition) {
+        this.submissionDefinition = submissionDefinition;
+    }
+
+    public EPersonRest getSubmitter() {
+        return submitter;
+    }
+
+    public void setSubmitter(EPersonRest submitter) {
+        this.submitter = submitter;
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, Serializable> getSections() {
+        if (sections == null) {
+            sections = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
+        }
+        return sections;
+    }
+
+    public void setSections(Map<String, Serializable> sections) {
+        this.sections = sections;
+    }
+
+    public CollectionRest getCollection() {
+        return collection;
+    }
+
+    public void setCollection(CollectionRest collection) {
+        this.collection = collection;
+    }
+
+}

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/ClaimedTaskRest.java

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public class ClaimedTaskRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
 
     private String action;
 
+    @JsonIgnore
+    private EPersonRest owner;
+
     @JsonIgnore
     private WorkflowItemRest workflowitem;
 
@@ -66,6 +69,18 @@ public class ClaimedTaskRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
         this.action = action;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see ClaimedTaskRest#getOwner()
+     * @return the owner of the task
+     */
+    public EPersonRest getOwner() {
+        return owner;
+    }
+
+    public void setOwner(EPersonRest owner) {
+        this.owner = owner;
+    }
+
     /**
      * 
      * @return the WorkflowItemRest that belong to this claimed task

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/WorkflowItemRest.java

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.model;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.RestResourceController;
 
 /**
@@ -20,26 +14,10 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.RestResourceController;
  *
  * @author Andrea Bollini (andrea.bollini at 4science.it)
  */
-public class WorkflowItemRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
+public class WorkflowItemRest extends AInprogressSubmissionRest<Integer> {
     public static final String NAME = "workflowitem";
     public static final String CATEGORY = RestAddressableModel.WORKFLOW;
 
-    private Date lastModified = new Date();
-
-    private Map<String, Serializable> sections;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private CollectionRest collection;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private ItemRest item;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private EPersonRest submitter;
-
     @Override
     public String getCategory() {
         return CATEGORY;
@@ -50,83 +28,8 @@ public class WorkflowItemRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
         return NAME;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the timestamp of the last modification done to the workflowitem
-     */
-    public Date getLastModified() {
-        return lastModified;
-    }
-
-    public void setLastModified(Date lastModified) {
-        this.lastModified = lastModified;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the item wrapped by the workflowitem
-     */
-    public ItemRest getItem() {
-        return item;
-    }
-
-    public void setItem(ItemRest item) {
-        this.item = item;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the SubmissionDefinition used by the workflowitem
-     */
-    public SubmissionDefinitionRest getSubmissionDefinition() {
-        return submissionDefinition;
-    }
-
-    public void setSubmissionDefinition(SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition) {
-        this.submissionDefinition = submissionDefinition;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the submitter
-     */
-    public EPersonRest getSubmitter() {
-        return submitter;
-    }
-
-    public void setSubmitter(EPersonRest submitter) {
-        this.submitter = submitter;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Class getController() {
         return RestResourceController.class;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the data of the workflowitem organized according to the submission definition
-     */
-    public Map<String, Serializable> getSections() {
-        if (sections == null) {
-            sections = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
-        }
-        return sections;
-    }
-
-    public void setSections(Map<String, Serializable> sections) {
-        this.sections = sections;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @return the collection where the workflow is in progress
-     */
-    public CollectionRest getCollection() {
-        return collection;
-    }
-
-    public void setCollection(CollectionRest collection) {
-        this.collection = collection;
-    }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/WorkspaceItemRest.java

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
  */
 package org.dspace.app.rest.model;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.RestResourceController;
 
 /**
@@ -20,26 +14,10 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.RestResourceController;
  *
  * @author Andrea Bollini (andrea.bollini at 4science.it)
  */
-public class WorkspaceItemRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
+public class WorkspaceItemRest extends AInprogressSubmissionRest<Integer> {
     public static final String NAME = "workspaceitem";
     public static final String CATEGORY = RestAddressableModel.SUBMISSION;
 
-    private Date lastModified = new Date();
-
-    private Map<String, Serializable> sections;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private CollectionRest collection;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private ItemRest item;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition;
-
-    @JsonIgnore
-    private EPersonRest submitter;
-
     @Override
     public String getCategory() {
         return CATEGORY;
@@ -50,59 +28,8 @@ public class WorkspaceItemRest extends BaseObjectRest<Integer> {
         return NAME;
     }
 
-    public Date getLastModified() {
-        return lastModified;
-    }
-
-    public void setLastModified(Date lastModified) {
-        this.lastModified = lastModified;
-    }
-
-    public ItemRest getItem() {
-        return item;
-    }
-
-    public void setItem(ItemRest item) {
-        this.item = item;
-    }
-
-    public SubmissionDefinitionRest getSubmissionDefinition() {
-        return submissionDefinition;
-    }
-
-    public void setSubmissionDefinition(SubmissionDefinitionRest submissionDefinition) {
-        this.submissionDefinition = submissionDefinition;
-    }
-
-    public EPersonRest getSubmitter() {
-        return submitter;
-    }
-
-    public void setSubmitter(EPersonRest submitter) {
-        this.submitter = submitter;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Class getController() {
         return RestResourceController.class;
     }
-
-    public Map<String, Serializable> getSections() {
-        if (sections == null) {
-            sections = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
-        }
-        return sections;
-    }
-
-    public void setSections(Map<String, Serializable> sections) {
-        this.sections = sections;
-    }
-
-    public CollectionRest getCollection() {
-        return collection;
-    }
-
-    public void setCollection(CollectionRest collection) {
-        this.collection = collection;
-    }
 }

dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ClaimedTaskRestRepository.java

@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.model.PoolTaskRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.hateoas.ClaimedTaskResource;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
-import org.dspace.core.Constants;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.eperson.service.EPersonService;
-import org.dspace.event.Event;
 import org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowException;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.WorkflowConfigurationException;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.factory.XmlWorkflowServiceFactory;
@@ -136,10 +134,6 @@ public class ClaimedTaskRestRepository extends DSpaceRestRepository<ClaimedTaskR
                 throw new UnprocessableEntityException(
                         "Missing required fields: " + StringUtils.join(Action.getErrorFields(request), ","));
             }
-            // workflowRequirementsService.removeClaimedUser(context, task.getWorkflowItem(), task.getOwner(), task
-            // .getStepID());
-            context.addEvent(new Event(Event.MODIFY, Constants.ITEM, task.getWorkflowItem().getItem().getID(), null,
-                itemService.getIdentifiers(context, task.getWorkflowItem().getItem())));
         } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
             throw new RESTAuthorizationException(e);
         } catch (WorkflowException e) {
@@ -164,8 +158,6 @@ public class ClaimedTaskRestRepository extends DSpaceRestRepository<ClaimedTaskR
             XmlWorkflowItem workflowItem = task.getWorkflowItem();
             workflowService.deleteClaimedTask(context, workflowItem, task);
             workflowRequirementsService.removeClaimedUser(context, workflowItem, task.getOwner(), task.getStepID());
-            context.addEvent(new Event(Event.MODIFY, Constants.ITEM, workflowItem.getItem().getID(), null,
-                itemService.getIdentifiers(context, workflowItem.getItem())));
         } catch (AuthorizeException e) {
             throw new RESTAuthorizationException(e);
         } catch (SQLException | IOException | WorkflowConfigurationException e) {

dspace-spring-rest/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/TaskRestRepositoriesIT.java

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.CommunityBuilder;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.EPersonBuilder;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.PoolTaskBuilder;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.builder.WorkflowItemBuilder;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.EPersonMatcher;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.PoolTaskMatcher;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.WorkflowItemMatcher;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.matcher.WorkspaceItemMatcher;
@@ -344,6 +345,8 @@ public class TaskRestRepositoriesIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest {
                     Matchers.allOf(
                             hasJsonPath("$._links.self.href", Matchers.containsString("/api/workflow/claimedtasks/")),
                             hasJsonPath("$.type", Matchers.is("claimedtask")),
+                            hasJsonPath("$._embedded.owner",
+                                    Matchers.is(EPersonMatcher.matchEPersonOnEmail(reviewer.getEmail()))),
                             hasJsonPath("$._embedded.workflowitem",
                                      Matchers.is(WorkflowItemMatcher.matchItemWithTitleAndDateIssuedAndSubject(
                                              witem, "Workflow Item 1", "2017-10-17", "ExtraEntry")))