com.fatwire.services.authorization
Interface AuthorizationHandler<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of the entity encapsulated into the PermissionBean.

All Superinterfaces:

Service

public interface AuthorizationHandler<T>
extends Service

This interface validates authorization for asset operations.

The contract enforces implementation of a single method, getPermission, which decides if a user is authorized to perform the operation on an asset in a site.

See Also:

AuthorizationRequestBean, PermissionBean

Method Summary

PermissionBean<T>

getPermission(AuthorizationRequestBean request) Decides if a user is authorized to perform the operation on an asset in a site.

Methods inherited from interface com.fatwire.services.Service

getManager, getResponse, setManager

Method Detail

getPermission

PermissionBean<T> getPermission(AuthorizationRequestBean request)
                                throws ServiceException

Decides if a user is authorized to perform the operation on an asset in a site.

Typical use of this method is as follows:

 AuthorizationHandler<MyData> authHandler = ...; // get the service object
 AuthorizationRequestBean req = ...; // Populate request object
 PermissionBean<MyData> perm = authHandler.getPermission();

 // If the operation is permitted
 boolean permitted = perm.isPermitted();
 AssetId asset = perm.getAsset();
 // Further information
 MyData data = perm.getEntity();
 

Parameters:

request - input to this service.

Returns:

the permission object.

Throws:

ServiceException - in case of any server side exceptions.

See Also:

Function