--- a/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/rest/BaseResource.java	Wed Mar 02 07:36:00 2011 +0000
+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/rest/BaseResource.java	Wed Mar 02 09:06:05 2011 +0000
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultCallMeta;
 import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultPreferredLocale;
 
+import de.intevation.artifacts.ArtifactDatabase;
 import de.intevation.artifacts.CallMeta;
 import de.intevation.artifacts.PreferredLocale;
 
@@ -146,5 +147,16 @@
 
         return new DefaultCallMeta(languages);
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the artifact database stored in the context of the REST
+     * application.
+     *
+     * @return the artifact database.
+     */
+    protected ArtifactDatabase getArtifactDatabase() {
+        return (ArtifactDatabase) getContext().getAttributes().get("database");
+    }
 }
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