WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

weblogic.management.security.authorization
Interface RoleReaderMBean

All Known Subinterfaces:

DefaultRoleMapperMBean, RoleEditorMBean

public interface RoleReaderMBean

extends weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface

Provides a set of methods for reading policies. An Authorization-provider MBean can optionally extend this MBean. The WebLogic Server Administration Console detects when an Authorization provider extends this MBean and automatically provides a GUI for using these methods.

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Method Summary

java.lang.String	getRoleExpression(java.lang.String resourceId, java.lang.String roleName) Returns the expression that defines the role granding policy.
java.lang.String[]	listRolesForResource(java.lang.String resourceId) Lists the role names that are scoped by a resource.
boolean	roleExists(java.lang.String resourceId, java.lang.String roleName) Indicates whether a role exists.

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface

wls_getAttributeTag, wls_getConstructorTag, wls_getDisplayName, wls_getInterfaceClassName, wls_getMBeanTag, wls_getNotificationTag, wls_getObjectName, wls_getOperationTag, wls_instanceOf

Method Detail

roleExists

public boolean roleExists(java.lang.String resourceId,
                          java.lang.String roleName)

Indicates whether a role exists.

Parameters:

resourceId - - The resource that scopes the role. Each role has a scoping resource. A null indicates a global role.

roleName - - The role for which this method searches.

getRoleExpression

public java.lang.String getRoleExpression(java.lang.String resourceId,
                                          java.lang.String roleName)
                                   throws NotFoundException

Returns the expression that defines the role granding policy.

Parameters:

resourceId - - The resource that scopes the new role. Each resource has its predefined 'hierachy'. This new role is applicable to all of the given resouce's descendants if any. A null indicates a global role, no scoping resource, which applies to all resources within the container.

roleName - - The role for which this method returns the role granding expression. A null value will trigger NullPointerException.

Throws:

NotFoundException -

listRolesForResource

public java.lang.String[] listRolesForResource(java.lang.String resourceId)

Lists the role names that are scoped by a resource. Returns a null list if there are no roles under this resource scoping.

Parameters:

resourceId - - A resource identifier. A null value specifies a global role.