org.starhope.appius.sys.admin
Class Security

java.lang.Object
  org.starhope.appius.sys.admin.Security

public class Security
extends Object

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Author:

brpocock@star-hope.org

Field Summary

(package private) static CapabilityRecords

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Constructor Summary

Security()

Method Summary

static void	grantCapability(AbstractUser grantor, AbstractUser recipient, SecurityCapability cap)
static boolean	hasCapability(AbstractUser who, Integer capabilityID) This is a convenience method, principally for using the constants in SecurityCapability like SecurityCapability.CAP_SYSOP_COMMANDS and the like.
static boolean	hasCapability(AbstractUser who, SecurityCapability cap) Determine whether the user possesses a particular security capability.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

capabilities

static CapabilityRecords capabilities

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Constructor Detail

Security

public Security()

Method Detail

grantCapability

public static void grantCapability(AbstractUser grantor,
                                   AbstractUser recipient,
                                   SecurityCapability cap)
                            throws PrivilegeRequiredException

Parameters:

grantor - WRITEME

recipient - WRITEME

cap - WRITEME

Throws:

PrivilegeRequiredException - WRITEME

hasCapability

public static boolean hasCapability(AbstractUser who,
                                    Integer capabilityID)

This is a convenience method, principally for using the constants in SecurityCapability like SecurityCapability.CAP_SYSOP_COMMANDS and the like.

Parameters:

who - the user being queried

capabilityID - The numeric ID of the security capability in question

Returns:

true, if the user has the capability

hasCapability

public static boolean hasCapability(AbstractUser who,
                                    SecurityCapability cap)

Determine whether the user possesses a particular security capability.

Parameters:

who - the user being queried

cap - The security capability in question

Returns:

true, only if the user has the given capability