Package weblogic.management.security.authorization

Interface RoleEditorMBean

All Superinterfaces:

DescriptorBean, RoleReaderMBean, SettableBean, StandardInterface

All Known Subinterfaces:

RoleAuxiliaryMBean

public interface RoleEditorMBean
extends RoleReaderMBean

Provides a set of methods for creating, editing, and removing 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.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	createRole(java.lang.String resourceId, java.lang.String roleName, java.lang.String expression)	Creates role for a resource.
void	removeRole(java.lang.String resourceId, java.lang.String roleName)	Removes a role from a resource.
void	setRoleExpression(java.lang.String resourceId, java.lang.String roleName, java.lang.String expression)	Sets the policy expression for a role.

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.descriptor.DescriptorBean

addPropertyChangeListener, createChildCopyIncludingObsolete, getParentBean, isEditable, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.security.authorization.RoleReaderMBean

getRoleExpression, listRolesForResource, roleExists

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface

getName

Method Detail

createRole

void createRole(java.lang.String resourceId,
                java.lang.String roleName,
                java.lang.String expression)
         throws AlreadyExistsException,
                CreateException

Creates role for a resource.

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 resource's descendants if any. A null indicates a global role, no scoping resource, which applies to all resources within the container.

roleName - - The name of the role that this method creates. A null value will trigger NullPointerException.

expression - - The expression policy designates which user or group having this named 'role'. A null value indicates this role is not granted to anyone.

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException

CreateException

removeRole

void removeRole(java.lang.String resourceId,
                java.lang.String roleName)
         throws NotFoundException,
                RemoveException

Removes a role from a resource.

Parameters:

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

roleName - - The role that this method removes. A null value will trigger NullPointerException.

Throws:

NotFoundException

RemoveException

setRoleExpression

void setRoleExpression(java.lang.String resourceId,
                       java.lang.String roleName,
                       java.lang.String expression)
                throws NotFoundException,
                       CreateException

Sets the policy expression for a role.

Parameters:

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

roleName - - The name of the role for which this method replaces a policy. A null value will trigger NullPointerException.

expression - - The expression policy designates which user or group having this named 'role'. A null value indicates this role is not granted to anyone.

Throws:

NotFoundException

CreateException