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package org.apache.catalina;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.util.Iterator;
Abstract representation of a user in a UserDatabase
. Each user is optionally associated with a set of Group
s through which he or she inherits additional security roles, and is optionally assigned a set of specific Role
s.
Author: Craig R. McClanahan Since: 4.1
/**
* <p>Abstract representation of a user in a {@link UserDatabase}. Each user
* is optionally associated with a set of {@link Group}s through which he or
* she inherits additional security roles, and is optionally assigned a set
* of specific {@link Role}s.</p>
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
* @since 4.1
*/
public interface User extends Principal {
// ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
Returns: the full name of this user.
/**
* @return the full name of this user.
*/
public String getFullName();
Set the full name of this user.
Params: - fullName – The new full name
/**
* Set the full name of this user.
*
* @param fullName The new full name
*/
public void setFullName(String fullName);
Returns: the set of Group
s to which this user belongs.
/**
* @return the set of {@link Group}s to which this user belongs.
*/
public Iterator<Group> getGroups();
Returns: the logon password of this user, optionally prefixed with the
identifier of an encoding scheme surrounded by curly braces, such as
{md5}xxxxx
.
/**
* @return the logon password of this user, optionally prefixed with the
* identifier of an encoding scheme surrounded by curly braces, such as
* <code>{md5}xxxxx</code>.
*/
public String getPassword();
Set the logon password of this user, optionally prefixed with the
identifier of an encoding scheme surrounded by curly braces, such as
{md5}xxxxx
.
Params: - password – The new logon password
/**
* Set the logon password of this user, optionally prefixed with the
* identifier of an encoding scheme surrounded by curly braces, such as
* <code>{md5}xxxxx</code>.
*
* @param password The new logon password
*/
public void setPassword(String password);
Returns: the set of Role
s assigned specifically to this user.
/**
* @return the set of {@link Role}s assigned specifically to this user.
*/
public Iterator<Role> getRoles();
Returns: the UserDatabase
within which this User is defined.
/**
* @return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this User is defined.
*/
public UserDatabase getUserDatabase();
Returns: the logon username of this user, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase
.
/**
* @return the logon username of this user, which must be unique
* within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*/
public String getUsername();
Set the logon username of this user, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase
. Params: - username – The new logon username
/**
* Set the logon username of this user, which must be unique within
* the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*
* @param username The new logon username
*/
public void setUsername(String username);
// --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
Add a new Group
to those this user belongs to. Params: - group – The new group
/**
* Add a new {@link Group} to those this user belongs to.
*
* @param group The new group
*/
public void addGroup(Group group);
Add a Role
to those assigned specifically to this user. Params: - role – The new role
/**
* Add a {@link Role} to those assigned specifically to this user.
*
* @param role The new role
*/
public void addRole(Role role);
Is this user in the specified Group
? Params: - group – The group to check
Returns: true
if the user is in the specified group
/**
* Is this user in the specified {@link Group}?
*
* @param group The group to check
* @return <code>true</code> if the user is in the specified group
*/
public boolean isInGroup(Group group);
Is this user specifically assigned the specified Role
? This method does NOT check for roles inherited based on Group
membership. Params: - role – The role to check
Returns: true
if the user has the specified role
/**
* Is this user specifically assigned the specified {@link Role}? This
* method does <strong>NOT</strong> check for roles inherited based on
* {@link Group} membership.
*
* @param role The role to check
* @return <code>true</code> if the user has the specified role
*/
public boolean isInRole(Role role);
Remove a Group
from those this user belongs to. Params: - group – The old group
/**
* Remove a {@link Group} from those this user belongs to.
*
* @param group The old group
*/
public void removeGroup(Group group);
Remove all Group
s from those this user belongs to. /**
* Remove all {@link Group}s from those this user belongs to.
*/
public void removeGroups();
Remove a Role
from those assigned to this user. Params: - role – The old role
/**
* Remove a {@link Role} from those assigned to this user.
*
* @param role The old role
*/
public void removeRole(Role role);
Remove all Role
s from those assigned to this user. /**
* Remove all {@link Role}s from those assigned to this user.
*/
public void removeRoles();
}