org.mmbase.security.implementation.context

Class ContextUserContext

java.lang.Object

org.mmbase.security.BasicUser

org.mmbase.security.implementation.context.ContextUserContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Object>, UserContext

public class ContextUserContext
extends BasicUser
implements Serializable

This UserContext class provides a storage for the authentication and authorization, so that information can be shared. This class is NOT a container class for client related stuff, altrough this is possible.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Eduard Witteveen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected MMBaseCop	manager The SecurityManager, who (eventually) created this instance

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.security.BasicUser

authentication, authenticationType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ContextUserContext(String username, Rank rank, long key, MMBaseCop manager, String app)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
String	getIdentifier() Gets the unique identifier for this user.
(package private) long	getKey()
String	getOwnerField() Gets the owner field value of new objects created by this user.
Rank	getRank() Gets the rank of this user.

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.security.BasicUser

compareTo, getAuthenticationType, hashCode, isValid, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

manager

protected transient MMBaseCop manager

The SecurityManager, who (eventually) created this instance

Constructor Detail

ContextUserContext

public ContextUserContext(String username,
                          Rank rank,
                          long key,
                          MMBaseCop manager,
                          String app)

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public String getIdentifier()

Description copied from class: BasicUser

Gets the unique identifier for this user. This should be unique for every different user on the system.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface UserContext

Overrides:

getIdentifier in class BasicUser

Returns:

A unique identifier for this user.

getOwnerField

public String getOwnerField()

Description copied from class: BasicUser

Gets the owner field value of new objects created by this user. The default implementation returns the user's identifier. This can be changed if the authorization implementation does not attribute rights to users directly ('context' implementations).

Specified by:

getOwnerField in interface UserContext

Overrides:

getOwnerField in class BasicUser

Returns:

A possible value for the owner field

getRank

public Rank getRank()

Description copied from class: BasicUser

Gets the rank of this user.

Specified by:

getRank in interface UserContext

Overrides:

getRank in class BasicUser

Returns:

the user rank

getKey

long getKey()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class BasicUser