--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/FLYS.java	Fri Feb 11 13:48:17 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/FLYS.java	Wed Feb 16 14:50:06 2011 +0000
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.xml.client.XMLParser;
 
 import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.VLayout;
 
 import de.intevation.artifacts.common.model.User;
 
+import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.Artifact;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.Collection;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.DefaultCollection;
 
+import de.intevation.flys.client.client.services.ArtifactService;
+import de.intevation.flys.client.client.services.ArtifactServiceAsync;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.client.services.UserService;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.client.services.UserServiceAsync;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.client.ui.CollectionView;
@@ -31,6 +35,10 @@
     /** The UserService used to retrieve information about the current user. */
     protected UserServiceAsync userService = GWT.create(UserService.class);
 
+    /** The ArtifactService used to communicate with the Artifact server. */
+    protected ArtifactServiceAsync artifactService =
+        GWT.create(ArtifactService.class);
+
     /** The menu bar at the top of the application.*/
     protected MainMenu menu;
 
@@ -63,6 +71,8 @@
 
         RootPanel.get("app").add(vertical);
 
+        initConfiguration();
+
         userService.getCurrentUser(new AsyncCallback<User>() {
             public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
                 GWT.log("Could not find a logged in user.");
@@ -83,13 +93,40 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * This method should be called at system start. It initialzes the client
+     * configuration.
+     */
+    protected void initConfiguration() {
+        String xml = FLYSResources.INSTANCE.initialConfiguration().getText();
+        Config.getInstance(XMLParser.parse(xml));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * This method creates a new CollectionView and adds it to the workspace.
      */
     public void newProject() {
         // TODO Call the REST service to create a new Collection
         // TODO Use the UUID of the Collection to add a new CollectionView!
         Collection c = new DefaultCollection(new java.util.Date().toString());
-        workspace.addView(c.identifier(), new CollectionView(c));
+        workspace.addView(c.identifier(), new CollectionView(this, c));
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new Artifact.
+     */
+    public void newArtifact(String factory) {
+        artifactService.create(factory, new AsyncCallback<Artifact>() {
+            public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+                GWT.log("Could not create the new artifact.");
+                GWT.log(caught.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            public void onSuccess(Artifact artifact) {
+                GWT.log("Successfully created a new artifact.");
+            }
+        });
     }
 }
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