UserProfileBean.java

private boolean getUser(String userId) {
        Query query = em.createQuery(
                "SELECT u FROM UserProfile u" +
                " WHERE u.emailId = :emailId");
        query.setParameter("emailId", userId);
        System.err.println("after creation");
        ArrayList<UserProfile> results = performQuery(query);
        System.err.println("after performed");
        
        if (results == null)
            return false;
        else {
            UserProfile result = results.get(0);
            Address ad = result.getAddress();
            Collection<persistence.Image> imgs = result.getPictures();
            
            for (persistence.Image pImg : imgs) {
                Image img = new Image(pImg.getContents(), pImg.getType());
                images.put(pImg.getId().toString(), img);
            }
            
            this.emailId = result.getEmaild();
            this.password = result.getPassword();
            this.firstName = result.getFirstName();
            this.lastName = result.getLastName();
            this.phone = result.getPhone();
            this.dob = result.getDob();
            this.bio = result.getBio();
            this.number = ad.getNumber();
            this.street = ad.getName();
            this.unit = ad.getUnit();
            this.city = ad.getCity();
            this.province = ad.getCity();
            this.postalCode = ad.getPostalCode();

            return true;
        }
    }
    
    private ArrayList<UserProfile> performQuery(final Query query) {
        List resultList = query.getResultList();
        if (resultList.isEmpty()) {
            return null;
        } 
        ArrayList<UserProfile> results = new ArrayList<>();
        results.addAll(resultList);
        return results;
    }
    
    public String handleFlow(FlowEvent ev) {
        if (ev.getNewStep().equals("userProfile")) {
            ExternalContext ec = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext();
            String userId = ec.getRequestParameterMap().get("form1:emailId");

            System.err.println("wazza" + ev.getOldStep() + ev.getNewStep());

            return (getUser(userId)) ? ev.getNewStep() : ev.getOldStep();
        }
        
        return ev.getNewStep();
    }