Package org.apache.wiki.auth.authorize

Interface WebAuthorizer

All Superinterfaces:
Authorizer
All Known Implementing Classes:
WebContainerAuthorizer
public interface WebAuthorizer extends Authorizer
Extends the Authorizer interface by including a delegate method for HttpServletRequest.isUserInRole(String).

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    isUserInRole(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Principal role)
    Determines whether a user associated with an HTTP request possesses a particular role.

    Methods inherited from interface org.apache.wiki.auth.Authorizer

    findRole, getRoles, initialize, isUserInRole

  • Method Details

    • isUserInRole

      boolean isUserInRole(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, Principal role)
      Determines whether a user associated with an HTTP request possesses a particular role. This method simply delegates to HttpServletRequest.isUserInRole(String) by converting the Principal's name to a String.
      Parameters:
      request - the HTTP request
      role - the role to check
      Returns:
      true if the user is considered to be in the role, false otherwise