'getActionAnnotation' not found in a trait extending Controller

Question

When using play-scala module, I write a Secure trait as the following:

trait Secure extends Controller {

  self:Controller =>

  @Before
  def checkAccess = {
    if (!session.contains("username")) {
      flash.put("url", if (request.method == "GET") request.url else "/")
      Action(Authentication.login)
    }
    var check = getActionAnnotation(classOf[Check])
    if (check != null) {
      check(check)
    }
    check = getControllerInheritedAnnotation(classOf[Check])
    if (check != null) {
      check(check)
    }
  }

  private def check(check: Check) {
    for (role <- check.value()) {
      if (!check(role)) {
        Forbidden
      }
    }
  }

}

But I get the following compilation error:

The file /app/controllers/Secure.scala could not be compiled. Error raised is : not found: value getActionAnnotation

How can I correct this?

cdegroot cdegroot · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-30T13:10:47

getActionAnnotation() is defined in the Java Controller parent class, not in the Scala version (which is in ScalaController but gets "renamed" in the Scala module's source, see src/play/mvc/package.scala in the scala module).

I fear you either need to fork&patch the Scala module, or grab the source from the Java source (framework/src/play/mvc/Controller.java).

'getActionAnnotation' not found in a trait extending Controller

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