/**
  * This action returns status values of the current session, like the selectedModel and the
  * logged in User as JSON object.
  */
 public function statusAction()
 {
     // service controller needs no view renderer
     $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender();
     // disable layout for Ajax requests
     $this->_helper->layout()->disableLayout();
     $status = new stdClass();
     if (isset($this->_owApp->selectedModel)) {
         $status->selectedModel = $this->_owApp->selectedModel->getModelIri();
     } else {
         $status->selectedModel = null;
     }
     $user = $this->_owApp->getUser();
     if (get_class($user) == 'Erfurt_Auth_Identity') {
         // TODO add serialization method to Erfurt_Auth_Identity
         $status->user = new stdClass();
         $status->user->isAnonymous = $user->isAnonymousUser();
         $status->user->uri = $user->getUri();
         $status->user->username = $user->getUsername();
     } else {
         $status->user = null;
     }
     $status->hasMessages = $this->_owApp->hasMessages();
     // TODO add method to get sessionVars to OntoWiki class and dump them all into this status
     $response = $this->getResponse();
     $response->setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     $response->setBody(json_encode($status));
 }