org.apache.lenya.cms.ac.usecase
Interface UsecaseAuthorizer

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.lenya.ac.Authorizer, org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

UsecaseAuthorizerImpl

public interface UsecaseAuthorizer
extends org.apache.lenya.ac.Authorizer

Authorizer for usecases.

Version:

$Id: UsecaseAuthorizer.java 392449 2006-04-07 23:20:38Z michi $

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.lenya.ac.Authorizer

ROLE

Method Summary

boolean	authorizeUsecase(java.lang.String usecase, org.apache.lenya.ac.Role[] roles, org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication) Authorizes a usecase by considering all roles of the current identity
boolean	isPermitted(java.lang.String usecase, org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication, org.apache.lenya.ac.Role role) Checks whether the specified role is permitted to invoke a given usecase
void	setPermission(java.lang.String usecase, org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication, org.apache.lenya.ac.Role role, boolean granted) Grants or denies a usecase to a role

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.lenya.ac.Authorizer

authorize

Method Detail

authorizeUsecase

boolean authorizeUsecase(java.lang.String usecase,
                         org.apache.lenya.ac.Role[] roles,
                         org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication)
                         throws org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException

Authorizes a usecase by considering all roles of the current identity

Parameters:

usecase - The usecase ID.

roles - The roles of the current identity.

publication - The publication.

Returns:

A boolean value.

Throws:

org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException - when something went wrong.

setPermission

void setPermission(java.lang.String usecase,
                   org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication,
                   org.apache.lenya.ac.Role role,
                   boolean granted)
                   throws org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException

Grants or denies a usecase to a role

Parameters:

usecase - The usecase.

publication - The publication.

role - The role.

granted - If the usecase shall be permitted.

Throws:

org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException - if an error occurs.

isPermitted

boolean isPermitted(java.lang.String usecase,
                    org.apache.lenya.cms.publication.Publication publication,
                    org.apache.lenya.ac.Role role)
                    throws org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException

Checks whether the specified role is permitted to invoke a given usecase

Parameters:

usecase - The usecase.

publication - The publication.

role - The role.

Returns:

A boolean value.

Throws:

org.apache.lenya.ac.AccessControlException - if an error occurs.