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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 Groups through which he or she inherits additional security roles, and is optionally assigned a set of specific Roles.

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 Groups 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 Roles 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 Groups 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 Roles from those assigned to this user.
/** * Remove all {@link Role}s from those assigned to this user. */
public void removeRoles(); }