org.apache.wiki.auth.authorize
Class Role

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.wiki.auth.authorize.Role

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Principal

public final class Role
extends Object
implements Principal, Serializable

A lightweight, immutable Principal that represents a built-in wiki role such as Anonymous, Asserted and Authenticated. It can also represent dynamic roles used by an external Authorizer, such as a web container.

Since:

2.3

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Role	ALL All users, regardless of authentication status
static Role	ANONYMOUS If the user hasn't supplied a name
static Role	ASSERTED If the user has supplied a cookie with a username
static Role	AUTHENTICATED If the user has authenticated with the Container or UserDatabase

Constructor Summary

protected	Role() Create an empty Role.
	Role(String name) Constructs a new Role with a given name.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Two Role objects are considered equal if their names are identical.
String	getName() Returns the name of the Principal.
int	hashCode() Returns a unique hashcode for the Role.
static boolean	isBuiltInRole(Role role) Returns true if a supplied Role is a built-in Role: ALL, ANONYMOUS, ASSERTED, or AUTHENTICATED.
static boolean	isReservedName(String name) Returns true if the supplied name is identical to the name of a built-in Role; that is, the value returned by getName() for built-in Roles ALL, ANONYMOUS, ASSERTED, or AUTHENTICATED.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of the role

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ALL

public static final Role ALL

All users, regardless of authentication status

ANONYMOUS

public static final Role ANONYMOUS

If the user hasn't supplied a name

ASSERTED

public static final Role ASSERTED

If the user has supplied a cookie with a username

AUTHENTICATED

public static final Role AUTHENTICATED

If the user has authenticated with the Container or UserDatabase

Constructor Detail

Role

protected Role()

Create an empty Role.

Role

public Role(String name)

Constructs a new Role with a given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the Role

Method Detail

isBuiltInRole

public static boolean isBuiltInRole(Role role)

Returns true if a supplied Role is a built-in Role: ALL, ANONYMOUS, ASSERTED, or AUTHENTICATED.

Parameters:

role - the role to check

Returns:

the result of the check

isReservedName

public static boolean isReservedName(String name)

Returns true if the supplied name is identical to the name of a built-in Role; that is, the value returned by getName() for built-in Roles ALL, ANONYMOUS, ASSERTED, or AUTHENTICATED.

Parameters:

name - the name to be tested

Returns:

true if the name is reserved; false if not

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a unique hashcode for the Role.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Principal

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hashcode

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Two Role objects are considered equal if their names are identical.

Specified by:

equals in interface Principal

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to test

Returns:

true if both objects are of type Role and have identical names

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the Principal.

Specified by:

getName in interface Principal

Returns:

the name of the Role

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of the role

Specified by:

toString in interface Principal

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string representation of the role

See Also:

Object.toString()