com.bea.content.spi
Interface Repository

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RepositoryImpl

public interface Repository

extends Serializable

Represents a content repository and facilitates connecting to it.

Method Summary

Ticket	connect(Credentials credentials) Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.
Ticket	connect(String username, String password) Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.
String	getName() Gets the name of this Repository.
Properties	getProperties() Gets the configuration properties for this repository.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of this Repository.
void	setProperties(Properties properties) Sets the configuration properties for this repository.

Method Detail

connect

public Ticket connect(Credentials credentials)
               throws AuthenticationException,
                      RepositoryException

Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated. The credentials is from a user that was already authenticated in the WebLogic server.

Parameters:

credentials - - the credentials of the user connecting to the Repository.

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if the authentication fails.

RepositoryException - if a non-authentication error occurs.

connect

public Ticket connect(String username,
                      String password)
               throws AuthenticationException,
                      RepositoryException

Returns a ticket if the user can be authenticated.

Parameters:

username - - the username to authenticate.

password - - the password for the user.

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if the authentication fails.

RepositoryException - if a non-authentication error occurs.

getName

public String getName()

Gets the name of this Repository.

getProperties

public Properties getProperties()

Gets the configuration properties for this repository.

Returns:

Properties, the repository configuration properties.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the name of this Repository. This will always be set before connect is called.

setProperties

public void setProperties(Properties properties)

Sets the configuration properties for this repository. The config map will always be set before connect is called.

Parameters:

properties - - the repository configuration properties.