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File Upload Listener


This page is created in order to describe how to add listener into the Listener API which runs after the file uploaded but before it's saved. This feature is designed to post process any uploaded file e.g.: scan for viruses.


The feature is available from codeBeamer version 9.5.0


For build and implementation the following dependencies or versions should be used:

  1. cb.jar: provided version from the installer
  2. Java version: 1.8
  3. Spring version: 3.2.11.RELEASE

All dependencies should be marked as provided.


Create new listener

  1. Create a new java class
  2. Create spring managed bean by
    • Apply @org.springframework.stereotype.Component annotation on class level
    • Add the following xml snippet to the my-applicationContext.xm file
      <bean id="<unique_bean_name>" class="<full_qualified_name_of_class>" />
  3. Implement com.intland.codebeamer.event.FileUploadListenerinterface
    1. Implement fileUploaded(FileUploadEventData event) method

The event object contains the following information

  1. user - the initiator who uploaded the file
  2. source - the uploaded file


If the listener finds any problem with the uploaded file, throwing com.intland.codebeamer.event.util.VetoException will interrupt the file uploading process and the exception message will be shown to the user. In case the VetoException thrown by any custom listener the file will be deleted immediately.


The created listener class should be compiled and added to the CLASSPATH of codeBeamer (for example under /install_dir/tomcat/webapps/cb/WEB-INF/classes) and must be re-started.

Example implementation

import com.intland.codebeamer.event.FileUploadEventData;
import com.intland.codebeamer.event.FileUploadListener;
import com.intland.codebeamer.event.util.VetoException;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

public class ExampleFileUploadListener implements FileUploadListener {
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ExampleFileUploadListener.class);

   public void fileUploaded(FileUploadEventData event) throws VetoException {"File upload post processing");

      boolean postProcessingResult = doPostProcess(event);

      if(!postProcessingResult) {
          throw new VetoException("Custom error message");

    * Custom file post-processor implementation.
    * @param event - The event data.
    * @return - true if the file is accepted, else false.
   protected boolean doPostProcess(FileUploadEventData event) {
       // custom file post-processor code goes here.