Implemented join to BBB first approach

app/helpers/application_helper.rb

@@ -1,2 +1,24 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
+  def bbb_endpoint
+    logger.info APP_CONFIG
+    #if ((defined? APP_CONFIG).to_s == 'constant') && (APP_CONFIG.has_key?('bbb_endpoint'))
+    #  APP_CONFIG['bbb_endpoint']
+    #else
+      'http://test-install.blindsidenetworks.com/bigbluebutton/'
+    #end
+  end
+
+  def bbb_secret
+    #if (defined? APP_CONFIG).to_s == 'constant' && (APP_CONFIG.has_key? 'bbb_secret')
+    #  APP_CONFIG['bbb_secret']
+    #else
+      '8cd8ef52e8e101574e400365b55e11a6'
+    #end
+  end
+
+  def random_password(length)
+    o = [('a'..'z'), ('A'..'Z')].map { |i| i.to_a }.flatten
+    password = (0...length).map { o[rand(o.length)] }.join
+    return password
+  end
 end

app/helpers/bbb_helper.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module BbbHelper
+  def bbb_join_url(meeting_token, meeting_recorded=false, user_fullname='User', user_is_moderator=false)
+    bbb ||= BigBlueButton::BigBlueButtonApi.new(helpers.bbb_endpoint + "api", bbb_secret, "0.8", true)
+    if !bbb
+      return { :returncode => false, :messageKey => "BBBAPICallInvalid", :message => "BBB API call invalid." }
+    else
+      meeting_id = (Digest::SHA1.hexdigest("Rails.application.secrets.secret_key_base"+meeting_token)).to_s
+
+      #See if the meeting is running
+      begin
+        bbb_meeting_info = bbb.get_meeting_info( meeting_id, nil )
+      rescue BigBlueButton::BigBlueButtonException => exc
+        logger.info "Message for the log file #{exc.key}: #{exc.message}"
+        #This means that is not created, so create the meeting
+        logout_url = "#{request.base_url}/bbb/close"      #Closes the window after correct logout
+        moderator_password = random_password(12)
+        viewer_password = random_password(12)
+        meeting_options = {:record => meeting_recorded.to_s, :logoutURL => logout_url, :moderatorPW => moderator_password, :attendeePW => viewer_password }
+        bbb.create_meeting(meeting_token, meeting_id, meeting_options)
+
+        #And then get meeting info
+        bbb_meeting_info = bbb.get_meeting_info( meeting_id, nil )
+      end
+
+      #Get the join url
+      if (user_is_moderator)
+        password = bbb_meeting_info[:moderatorPW]
+      else
+        passord = bbb_meeting_info[:attendeePW]
+      end
+      join_url = bbb.join_meeting_url(meeting_id, user_fullname, password )
+      return { :returncode => true, :join_url => join_url, :messageKey => "", :message => "" }
+    end
+  end
+
+end