core/src/main/java/org/apache/ki/authz/aop/AuthorizingAnnotationMethodInterceptor.java

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package org.apache.ki.authz.aop;

import org.apache.ki.aop.AnnotationMethodInterceptor;
import org.apache.ki.aop.MethodInvocation;
import org.apache.ki.authz.AuthorizationException;


/**
 * An <tt>AnnotationMethodInterceptor</tt> that asserts the calling code is authorized to execute the method
 * before allowing the invocation to continue by inspecting code annotations to perform an access control check.
 *
 * @author Les Hazlewood
 * @since 0.1
 */
public abstract class AuthorizingAnnotationMethodInterceptor extends AnnotationMethodInterceptor
{
    
    /**
     * Constructor that ensures the internal <code>handler</code> is set which will be used to perform the
     * authorization assertion checks when a supported annotation is encountered.
     * @param handler the internal <code>handler</code> used to perform authorization assertion checks when a 
     * supported annotation is encountered.
     */
    public AuthorizingAnnotationMethodInterceptor( AuthorizingAnnotationHandler handler ) {
        super(handler);
    }

    /**
     * Ensures the <code>methodInvocation</code> is allowed to execute first before proceeding by calling the
     * {@link #assertAuthorized(org.apache.ki.aop.MethodInvocation) assertAuthorized} method first.
     *
     * @param methodInvocation the method invocation to check for authorization prior to allowing it to proceed/execute.
     * @return the return value from the method invocation (the value of {@link org.apache.ki.aop.MethodInvocation#proceed() MethodInvocation.proceed()}).
     * @throws org.apache.ki.authz.AuthorizationException if the <code>MethodInvocation</code> is not allowed to proceed.
     * @throws Throwable if any other error occurs.
     */
    public Object invoke(MethodInvocation methodInvocation) throws Throwable {
        assertAuthorized(methodInvocation);
        return methodInvocation.proceed();
    }

    /**
     * Ensures the calling Subject is authorized to execute the specified <code>MethodInvocation</code>.
     * <p/>
     * As this is an AnnotationMethodInterceptor, this implementation merely delegates to the internal
     * {@link AuthorizingAnnotationHandler AuthorizingAnnotationHandler} by first acquiring the annotation by
     * calling {@link #getAnnotation(MethodInvocation) getAnnotation(methodInvocation)} and then calls
     * {@link AuthorizingAnnotationHandler#assertAuthorized(java.lang.annotation.Annotation) handler.assertAuthorized(annotation)}.
     *
     * @param mi the <code>MethodInvocation</code> to check to see if it is allowed to proceed/execute.
     * @throws AuthorizationException if the method invocation is not allowed to continue/execute.
     */
    public void assertAuthorized(MethodInvocation mi) throws AuthorizationException {
        ((AuthorizingAnnotationHandler)getHandler()).assertAuthorized(getAnnotation(mi));
    }
}