weblogic.security.spi
Interface RoleConsumer

public interface RoleConsumer

A role provider that wishes to consume roles implements the RoleConsumer interface.

getRoleCollectionHandler

RoleCollectionHandler getRoleCollectionHandler(RoleCollectionInfo info)

Obtain a role handler for consumption of a role set.

Parameters:

info - the RoleCollectionInfo for the role set.

Returns:

a RoleCollectionHandler or NULL which indicates that the role set is not needed.

Throws:

ConsumptionException - if an error occurs obtaining the handler and the role set cannot be consumed.