trunk/oak-auth-external/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/spi/security/authentication/external/ExternalIdentity.java

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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.authentication.external;

import java.util.Map;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

/**
 * {@code ExternalIdentity} defines an identity provided by an external system.
 */
public interface ExternalIdentity {

    /**
     * Returns the id of this identity as used in the external system.
     * @return the external id.
     */
    @NotNull
    ExternalIdentityRef getExternalId();

    /**
     * Returns the local id of this identity as it would be used in this repository. This usually corresponds to
     * {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Authorizable#getID()}
     *
     * @return the internal id.
     */
    @NotNull
    String getId();

    /**
     * Returns the principal name of this identity. This usually corresponds to
     * {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Authorizable#getPrincipal()}.{@link java.security.Principal#getName()}
     * @return the principal name
     */
    @NotNull
    String getPrincipalName();

    /**
     * Returns the desired intermediate relative path of the authorizable to be created. For example, one could map
     * an external hierarchy into the local users and groups hierarchy. The provider must escape all characters so that
     * the path is a valid JCR path. The path is always considered relative, even if it starts with a '/'.
     *
     * @return the intermediate path or {@code null} or empty.
     */
    @Nullable
    String getIntermediatePath();

    /**
     * Returns an iterable of the declared groups of this external identity.
     * @return the declared groups
     * @throws ExternalIdentityException if an error occurs
     */
    @NotNull
    Iterable<ExternalIdentityRef> getDeclaredGroups() throws ExternalIdentityException;

    /**
     * Returns a map of properties of this external identity.
     * @return the properties
     */
    @NotNull
    Map<String, ?> getProperties();

}