Unable to get list of commands for a workflow state

Question

Sitecore 8.2 Update 5

Kind of at a real loss here. Should be really simple code, just can't get the commands. In the code below workflow and workflow2 are not null and is the correct workflow.

In command, I am getting the commands for the current item's FieldIDs.WorkflowState. No commands are returned.

In command2, I am calling the state directly by ID. Still no commands are returned.

var database = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");

var workflow = database.WorkflowProvider.GetWorkflow(item);
var command = workflow.GetCommands(item[FieldIDs.WorkflowState]); 

var workflow2 = database.WorkflowProvider.GetWorkflow("{6AC12F8A-9374-41A3-B2D9-DBC7C9A0FB73}");  
var command2 = workflow2.GetCommands("{8B439291-76EE-46D2-ACEE-2BC67142D35F}");

Answer 1

This one gets filed under the "doh" column. The user who is doing this action did not have access to the workflows. When I switched to SecurityDisabler(). The commands show up. This is a self service app where a user logs in with a limited Sitecore user to edit some content.

Thanks for the help Mark and Jon.

Answer 2

Your context site needs to have Workflow enabled

For any Workflow functionality to work, you must be in the context of a site that has it enabled. By default, this would only be the "shell" site.

Your code and question does not mention what site context you are currently in, but I am assuming since you're requesting:

var database = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");

that you are in a Site Context other than "shell" which would have this database by default. Asking for "master" by magic string is a nasty habit by the way, but let's leave that for now.

Either force your Site Context to "shell" using a SiteContextSwitcher or enable workflows on the context site you are running. Add enableWorkflows="true" to the <site> element for the site.