Temporary patch around unavailable username during websocket failover.

Change-Id: I38f98816e2e9022d07aad49e1184faa2c2174428

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceDirectory;
 
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import java.security.Principal;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -72,7 +73,9 @@ public class UiWebSocketServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
         }
         }
 
 
         // FIXME: Replace this with globally shared opaque token to allow secure failover
         // FIXME: Replace this with globally shared opaque token to allow secure failover
-        String userName = request.getUserPrincipal().getName();
+        Principal p = request.getUserPrincipal();
+        String userName = p != null ? p.getName() : FAKE_USERNAME;
+
         UiWebSocket socket = new UiWebSocket(directory, userName);
         UiWebSocket socket = new UiWebSocket(directory, userName);
         synchronized (sockets) {
         synchronized (sockets) {
             sockets.add(socket);
             sockets.add(socket);
@@ -80,6 +83,9 @@ public class UiWebSocketServlet extends WebSocketServlet {
         return socket;
         return socket;
     }
     }
 
 
+    // FIXME: This should not be necessary
+    private static final String FAKE_USERNAME = "UI-user";
+
     /**
     /**
      * Sends the specified message to all the GUI clients.
      * Sends the specified message to all the GUI clients.
      *
      *