org.apache.catalina

Interface UserDatabase

All Known Implementing Classes:

MemoryUserDatabase

public interface UserDatabase

Abstract representation of a database of Users and Groups that can be maintained by an application, along with definitions of corresponding Roles, and referenced by a Realm for authentication and access control.

Since:

4.1

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Finalize access to this user database.
Group	createGroup(String groupname, String description) Create and return a new Group defined in this user database.
Role	createRole(String rolename, String description) Create and return a new Role defined in this user database.
User	createUser(String username, String password, String fullName) Create and return a new User defined in this user database.
Group	findGroup(String groupname)
Role	findRole(String rolename)
User	findUser(String username)
Iterator<Group>	getGroups()
String	getId()
Iterator<Role>	getRoles()
Iterator<User>	getUsers()
void	open() Initialize access to this user database.
void	removeGroup(Group group) Remove the specified Group from this user database.
void	removeRole(Role role) Remove the specified Role from this user database.
void	removeUser(User user) Remove the specified User from this user database.
void	save() Save any updated information to the persistent storage location for this user database.

Method Detail

getGroups

Iterator<Group> getGroups()

Returns:

the set of Groups defined in this user database.

getId

String getId()

Returns:

the unique global identifier of this user database.

getRoles

Iterator<Role> getRoles()

Returns:

the set of Roles defined in this user database.

getUsers

Iterator<User> getUsers()

Returns:

the set of Users defined in this user database.

close

void close()
    throws Exception

Finalize access to this user database.

Throws:

Exception - if any exception is thrown during closing

createGroup

Group createGroup(String groupname,
                  String description)

Create and return a new Group defined in this user database.

Parameters:

groupname - The group name of the new group (must be unique)

description - The description of this group

Returns:

The new group

createRole

Role createRole(String rolename,
                String description)

Create and return a new Role defined in this user database.

Parameters:

rolename - The role name of the new role (must be unique)

description - The description of this role

Returns:

The new role

createUser

User createUser(String username,
                String password,
                String fullName)

Create and return a new User defined in this user database.

Parameters:

username - The logon username of the new user (must be unique)

password - The logon password of the new user

fullName - The full name of the new user

Returns:

The new user

findGroup

Group findGroup(String groupname)

Parameters:

groupname - Name of the group to return

Returns:

the Group with the specified group name, if any; otherwise return null.

findRole

Role findRole(String rolename)

Parameters:

rolename - Name of the role to return

Returns:

the Role with the specified role name, if any; otherwise return null.

findUser

User findUser(String username)

Parameters:

username - Name of the user to return

Returns:

the User with the specified user name, if any; otherwise return null.

open

void open()
   throws Exception

Initialize access to this user database.

Throws:

Exception - if any exception is thrown during opening

removeGroup

void removeGroup(Group group)

Remove the specified Group from this user database.

Parameters:

group - The group to be removed

removeRole

void removeRole(Role role)

Remove the specified Role from this user database.

Parameters:

role - The role to be removed

removeUser

void removeUser(User user)

Remove the specified User from this user database.

Parameters:

user - The user to be removed

save

void save()
   throws Exception

Save any updated information to the persistent storage location for this user database.

Throws:

Exception - if any exception is thrown during saving