org.apache.jetspeed.security.impl
Class GeneralizationHierarchyResolver

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jetspeed.security.impl.BaseHierarchyResolver
      org.apache.jetspeed.security.impl.GeneralizationHierarchyResolver

All Implemented Interfaces:

HierarchyResolver

public class GeneralizationHierarchyResolver
extends BaseHierarchyResolver
implements HierarchyResolver

Implementation for "is a" hierarchy. For Example: if a user has the role [roleA.roleB.roleC] than

user.getSubject().getPrincipals() returns:

• /role/roleA
• /role/roleA/roleB
• /role/roleA/roleB/roleC

Version:

$Id: GeneralizationHierarchyResolver.java,v 1.2 2004/09/18 19:33:58 dlestrat Exp $

Author:

Artem Grinshtein

Constructor Summary

GeneralizationHierarchyResolver()

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]

resolve(java.util.prefs.Preferences prefs) Returns absolute path names of the hierarchy roles/groups.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jetspeed.security.impl.BaseHierarchyResolver

processPreferences, resolveChildren

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jetspeed.security.HierarchyResolver

resolveChildren

Constructor Detail

GeneralizationHierarchyResolver

public GeneralizationHierarchyResolver()

Method Detail

resolve

public java.lang.String[] resolve(java.util.prefs.Preferences prefs)

Description copied from interface: HierarchyResolver

Returns absolute path names of the hierarchy roles/groups.

Specified by:

resolve in interface HierarchyResolver

Parameters:

prefs - Preferences for the role/group

Returns:

Returns absolute path names of the dependcy roles/groups.

See Also:

HierarchyResolver.resolve(Preferences)