Interface UserDatabase

All Known Implementing Classes:
DataSourceUserDatabase, MemoryUserDatabase, SparseUserDatabase
public interface UserDatabase
Abstract representation of a database of Users and Groups that can be maintained by an application, along with definitions of corresponding Roles, and referenced by a Realm for authentication and access control.
Since:
4.1
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan

  • Method Details

    • getGroups

      Iterator<Group> getGroups()
      Returns:
      the set of Groups defined in this user database.

    • getId

      String getId()
      Returns:
      the unique global identifier of this user database.

    • getRoles

      Iterator<Role> getRoles()
      Returns:
      the set of Roles defined in this user database.

    • getUsers

      Iterator<User> getUsers()
      Returns:
      the set of Users defined in this user database.

    • close

      void close() throws Exception
      Finalize access to this user database.
      Throws:
      Exception - if any exception is thrown during closing

    • createGroup

      Group createGroup(String groupname, String description)
      Create and return a new Group defined in this user database.
      Parameters:
      groupname - The group name of the new group (must be unique)
      description - The description of this group
      Returns:
      The new group

    • createRole

      Role createRole(String rolename, String description)
      Create and return a new Role defined in this user database.
      Parameters:
      rolename - The role name of the new role (must be unique)
      description - The description of this role
      Returns:
      The new role

    • createUser

      User createUser(String username, String password, String fullName)
      Create and return a new User defined in this user database.
      Parameters:
      username - The logon username of the new user (must be unique)
      password - The logon password of the new user
      fullName - The full name of the new user
      Returns:
      The new user

    • findGroup

      Group findGroup(String groupname)
      Parameters:
      groupname - Name of the group to return
      Returns:
      the Group with the specified group name, if any; otherwise return null.

    • findRole

      Role findRole(String rolename)
      Parameters:
      rolename - Name of the role to return
      Returns:
      the Role with the specified role name, if any; otherwise return null.

    • findUser

      User findUser(String username)
      Parameters:
      username - Name of the user to return
      Returns:
      the User with the specified user name, if any; otherwise return null.

    • open

      void open() throws Exception
      Initialize access to this user database.
      Throws:
      Exception - if any exception is thrown during opening

    • removeGroup

      void removeGroup(Group group)
      Remove the specified Group from this user database.
      Parameters:
      group - The group to be removed

    • removeRole

      void removeRole(Role role)
      Remove the specified Role from this user database.
      Parameters:
      role - The role to be removed

    • removeUser

      void removeUser(User user)
      Remove the specified User from this user database.
      Parameters:
      user - The user to be removed

    • modifiedGroup

      default void modifiedGroup(Group group)
      Signal the specified Group from this user database has been modified.
      Parameters:
      group - The group that has been modified

    • modifiedRole

      default void modifiedRole(Role role)
      Signal the specified Role from this user database has been modified.
      Parameters:
      role - The role that has been modified

    • modifiedUser

      default void modifiedUser(User user)
      Signal the specified User from this user database has been modified.
      Parameters:
      user - The user that has been modified

    • save

      void save() throws Exception
      Save any updated information to the persistent storage location for this user database.
      Throws:
      Exception - if any exception is thrown during saving

    • backgroundProcess

      default void backgroundProcess()
      Perform any background processing (e.g. checking for changes in persisted storage) required for the user database.

    • isAvailable

      default boolean isAvailable()
      Is the database available.
      Returns:
      true

    • isSparse

      default boolean isSparse()
      Is the database data loaded on demand. This is used to avoid eager loading of the full database data, for example for JMX registration of all objects.
      Returns:
      false