pt.digitalis.dif.controller.security.objects
Interface IUserAuthorization

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDIFClonableUser, IDIFInternalUser, IDIFUser

All Known Implementing Classes:

DIFUserImpl, DIFUserInSession

public interface IUserAuthorization

Defines the behavior a user must provide regarding authorization.

Author:

Pedro Viegas pviegas@digitalis.pt
, Rodrigo Gonçalves rgoncalves@digitalis.pt

Created on:

2007/12/04

Method Summary

boolean	canAccess(Entity resourceType, String resourceId) Checks if the user can access a given resource.
boolean	canAccess(IStage stage) Checks if the user can access a given stage.

Method Detail

canAccess

boolean canAccess(Entity resourceType,
                  String resourceId)

Checks if the user can access a given resource.

Parameters:

resourceType - the resource (entity) type.

resourceId - the id of the resource to check access

Returns:

T if the user can access the resource, F otherwise

canAccess

boolean canAccess(IStage stage)

Checks if the user can access a given stage. Will parse the DEM for inherited grants

Parameters:

stage - the stage to check

Returns:

T if the user can access the stage, F otherwise