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package org.apache.catalina.users;


import org.apache.catalina.Role;
import org.apache.catalina.UserDatabase;


Convenience base class for Role implementations.
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan
Since:
4.1/**
 * <p>Convenience base class for {@link Role} implementations.</p>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @since 4.1
 */
public abstract class AbstractRole implements Role {


    // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables


    
The description of this Role.
/**
     * The description of this Role.
     */
    protected String description = null;


    
The role name of this Role.
/**
     * The role name of this Role.
     */
    protected String rolename = null;


    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties


    
Return the description of this role.
/**
     * Return the description of this role.
     */
    @Override
    public String getDescription() {
        return this.description;
    }


    
Set the description of this role.
Params:
description – The new description/**
     * Set the description of this role.
     *
     * @param description The new description
     */
    @Override
    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }


    
Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase. /**
     * Return the role name of this role, which must be unique
     * within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
     */
    @Override
    public String getRolename() {
        return this.rolename;
    }


    
Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase. 
Params:
rolename – The new role name/**
     * Set the role name of this role, which must be unique
     * within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
     *
     * @param rolename The new role name
     */
    @Override
    public void setRolename(String rolename) {
        this.rolename = rolename;
    }


    
Return the UserDatabase within which this Role is defined. /**
     * Return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Role is defined.
     */
    @Override
    public abstract UserDatabase getUserDatabase();


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    // ------------------------------------------------------ Principal Methods


    
Make the principal name the same as the role name.
/**
     * Make the principal name the same as the role name.
     */
    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return getRolename();
    }


}