Package org.apache.catalina.users

Class AbstractGroup

java.lang.Object

org.apache.catalina.users.AbstractGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

Principal, Group

Direct Known Subclasses:

GenericGroup

public abstract class AbstractGroup
extends Object
implements Group

Convenience base class for Group implementations.

Since:

4.1

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	description	The description of this group.
protected String	groupname	The group name of this group.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractGroup()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	addRole(Role role)	Add a new Role to those assigned specifically to this group.
String	getDescription()	Return the description of this group.
String	getGroupname()	Return the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
String	getName()	Make the principal name the same as the group name.
abstract Iterator<Role>	getRoles()	Return the set of Roles assigned specifically to this group.
abstract UserDatabase	getUserDatabase()	Return the UserDatabase within which this Group is defined.
abstract Iterator<User>	getUsers()	Return an Iterator over the set of Users that are members of this group.
abstract boolean	isInRole(Role role)	Is this group specifically assigned the specified Role?
abstract void	removeRole(Role role)	Remove a Role from those assigned to this group.
abstract void	removeRoles()	Remove all Roles from those assigned to this group.
void	setDescription(String description)	Set the description of this group.
void	setGroupname(String groupname)	Set the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

equals, hashCode, implies, toString

Field Details

description

protected String description

The description of this group.

groupname

protected String groupname

The group name of this group.

Constructor Details

AbstractGroup

public AbstractGroup()

Method Details

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Return the description of this group.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Group

Returns:

the description of this group.

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Set the description of this group.

Specified by:

setDescription in interface Group

Parameters:

description - The new description

getGroupname

public String getGroupname()

Return the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.

Specified by:

getGroupname in interface Group

Returns:

the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.

setGroupname

public void setGroupname(String groupname)

Set the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.

Specified by:

setGroupname in interface Group

Parameters:

groupname - The new group name

getRoles

public abstract Iterator<Role> getRoles()

Return the set of Roles assigned specifically to this group.

Specified by:

getRoles in interface Group

Returns:

the set of Roles assigned specifically to this group.

getUserDatabase

public abstract UserDatabase getUserDatabase()

Return the UserDatabase within which this Group is defined.

Specified by:

getUserDatabase in interface Group

Returns:

the UserDatabase within which this Group is defined.

getUsers

public abstract Iterator<User> getUsers()

Return an Iterator over the set of Users that are members of this group.

Specified by:

getUsers in interface Group

Returns:

the set of Users that are members of this group.

addRole

public abstract void addRole(Role role)

Add a new Role to those assigned specifically to this group.

Specified by:

addRole in interface Group

Parameters:

role - The new role

isInRole

public abstract boolean isInRole(Role role)

Is this group specifically assigned the specified Role?

Specified by:

isInRole in interface Group

Parameters:

role - The role to check

Returns:

true if the group is assigned to the specified role otherwise false

removeRole

public abstract void removeRole(Role role)

Remove a Role from those assigned to this group.

Specified by:

removeRole in interface Group

Parameters:

role - The old role

removeRoles

public abstract void removeRoles()

Remove all Roles from those assigned to this group.

Specified by:

removeRoles in interface Group

getName

public String getName()

Make the principal name the same as the group name.

Specified by:

getName in interface Principal