Package org.apache.wiki.auth.permissions

Class WikiPermission

java.lang.Object

java.security.Permission

org.apache.wiki.auth.permissions.WikiPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Guard

public final class WikiPermission
extends Permission
implements Serializable

Permission to perform an global wiki operation, such as self-registering or creating new pages. Permission actions include: createGroups, createPages, editPreferences, editProfile and login.

The target is a given wiki. The syntax for the target is the wiki name. "All wikis" can be specified using a wildcard (*). Page collections may also be specified using a wildcard. For pages, the wildcard may be a prefix, suffix, or all by itself.

Certain permissions imply others. Currently, createGroups implies createPages.

Since:

2.3

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final WikiPermission	CREATE_GROUPS	A static instance of the createGroups permission.
static final String	CREATE_GROUPS_ACTION	Name of the action for createGroups permission.
static final WikiPermission	CREATE_PAGES	A static instance of the createPages permission.
static final String	CREATE_PAGES_ACTION	Name of the action for createPages permission.
static final WikiPermission	EDIT_PREFERENCES	A static instance of the editPreferences permission.
static final String	EDIT_PREFERENCES_ACTION	Name of the action for editPreferences permission.
static final WikiPermission	EDIT_PROFILE	A static instance of the editProfile permission.
static final String	EDIT_PROFILE_ACTION	Name of the action for editProfile permission.
static final WikiPermission	LOGIN	A static instance of the login permission.
static final String	LOGIN_ACTION	Name of the action for login permission.
static final String	WILDCARD	Value for a generic wildcard.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WikiPermission(String wiki, String actions)	Creates a new WikiPermission for a specified set of actions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Two WikiPermission objects are considered equal if their wikis and actions (after normalization) are equal.
String	getActions()	Returns the actions for this permission: "createGroups", "createPages", "editPreferences", "editProfile", or "login".
String	getWiki()	Returns the name of the wiki containing the page represented by this permission; may return the wildcard string.
int	hashCode()	Returns the hash code for this WikiPermission.
boolean	implies(Permission permission)	WikiPermission can only imply other WikiPermissions; no other permission types are implied.
PermissionCollection	newPermissionCollection()	Returns a new AllPermissionCollection.
String	toString()	Prints a human-readable representation of this permission.

Methods inherited from class java.security.Permission

checkGuard, getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

CREATE_GROUPS_ACTION

public static final String CREATE_GROUPS_ACTION

Name of the action for createGroups permission.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

CREATE_PAGES_ACTION

public static final String CREATE_PAGES_ACTION

Name of the action for createPages permission.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LOGIN_ACTION

public static final String LOGIN_ACTION

Name of the action for login permission.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

EDIT_PREFERENCES_ACTION

public static final String EDIT_PREFERENCES_ACTION

Name of the action for editPreferences permission.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

EDIT_PROFILE_ACTION

public static final String EDIT_PROFILE_ACTION

Name of the action for editProfile permission.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

WILDCARD

public static final String WILDCARD

Value for a generic wildcard.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

CREATE_GROUPS

public static final WikiPermission CREATE_GROUPS

A static instance of the createGroups permission.

CREATE_PAGES

public static final WikiPermission CREATE_PAGES

A static instance of the createPages permission.

LOGIN

public static final WikiPermission LOGIN

A static instance of the login permission.

EDIT_PREFERENCES

public static final WikiPermission EDIT_PREFERENCES

A static instance of the editPreferences permission.

EDIT_PROFILE

public static final WikiPermission EDIT_PROFILE

A static instance of the editProfile permission.

Constructor Details

WikiPermission

public WikiPermission(String wiki,
 String actions)

Creates a new WikiPermission for a specified set of actions.

Parameters:

actions - the actions for this permission

wiki - The name of the wiki the permission belongs to.

Method Details

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Two WikiPermission objects are considered equal if their wikis and actions (after normalization) are equal.

Specified by:

equals in class Permission

Parameters:

obj - the object to test

Returns:

the result

See Also:

• Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

getActions

public String getActions()

Returns the actions for this permission: "createGroups", "createPages", "editPreferences", "editProfile", or "login". The actions will always be sorted in alphabetic order, and will always appear in lower case.

Specified by:

getActions in class Permission

Returns:

the actions

See Also:

• Permission.getActions()

getWiki

public String getWiki()

Returns the name of the wiki containing the page represented by this permission; may return the wildcard string.

Returns:

the wiki

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code for this WikiPermission.

Specified by:

hashCode in class Permission

Returns:

implies

public boolean implies(Permission permission)

WikiPermission can only imply other WikiPermissions; no other permission types are implied. One WikiPermission implies another if all of the other WikiPermission's actions are equal to, or a subset of, those for this permission.

Specified by:

implies in class Permission

Parameters:

permission - the permission which may (or may not) be implied by this instance

Returns:

true if the permission is implied, false otherwise

See Also:

• Permission.implies(java.security.Permission)

newPermissionCollection

public PermissionCollection newPermissionCollection()

Returns a new AllPermissionCollection.

Overrides:

newPermissionCollection in class Permission

Returns:

toString

public String toString()

Prints a human-readable representation of this permission.

Overrides:

toString in class Permission

Returns: