src/org/jsecurity/mgt/CachingSecurityManager.java

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package org.jsecurity.mgt;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.jsecurity.cache.CacheManager;
import org.jsecurity.cache.CacheManagerAware;
import org.jsecurity.cache.ehcache.EhCacheManager;
import org.jsecurity.util.Destroyable;
import org.jsecurity.util.LifecycleUtils;

/**
 * A very basic extension point for the SecurityManager interface that merely provides logging and caching
 * support.  All <tt>SecurityManager</tt> method implementations are left to subclasses.
 *
 * <p>Upon instantiation, a sensible default {@link CacheManager CacheManager} will be attempt to be created
 * automatically by the {@link #ensureCacheManager() ensureCacheManager()} method.  This <code>CacheManager</code>
 * can then be used by subclass implementations and children components for use to achieve better application
 * performance.
 *
 * @author Les Hazlewood
 * @author Jeremy Haile
 * @since 0.9
 */
public abstract class CachingSecurityManager implements SecurityManager, Destroyable, CacheManagerAware {

    private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(CachingSecurityManager.class);

    protected CacheManager cacheManager;

    /**
     * Default no-arg constructor that will automatically attempt to initialize a default cacheManager
     * by calling {@link #ensureCacheManager() ensureCacheManager()}.
     */
    public CachingSecurityManager() {
        ensureCacheManager();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the CacheManager used by this SecurityManager.
     *
     * @return the cacheManager used by this SecurityManager
     */
    public CacheManager getCacheManager() {
        return cacheManager;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the CacheManager used by this <code>SecurityManager</code> and potentially any of its
     * children components.
     * <p/>
     * After the cacheManager attribute has been set, the template method
     * {@link #afterCacheManagerSet afterCacheManagerSet()} is executed to allow subclasses to adjust when a
     * cacheManager is available.
     *
     * @param cacheManager the CacheManager used by this <code>SecurityManager</code> and potentially any of its
     *                     children components.
     */
    public void setCacheManager(CacheManager cacheManager) {
        this.cacheManager = cacheManager;
        afterCacheManagerSet();
    }

    /**
     * Simple lazy-initialization method that checks to see if a
     * {@link #setCacheManager(org.jsecurity.cache.CacheManager) cacheManager} has been set, and if not,
     * attempts to {@link #createCacheManager() create one} and uses that to set the class attribute.
     * <p/>
     * The default implementation functions as follows:
     * <pre><code>
     * CacheManager cm = getCacheManager();
     * if (cm == null) {
     *     cm = createCacheManager();
     *     if (cm != null) {
     *         setCacheManager(cm);
     *     }
     * }</code></pre>
     */
    protected void ensureCacheManager() {
        CacheManager cm = getCacheManager();
        if (cm == null) {
            cm = createCacheManager();
            if (cm != null) {
                setCacheManager(cm);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Template callback to notify subclasses that a
     * {@link CacheManager CacheManager} has been set and is available for use via the
     * {@link #getCacheManager getCacheManager()} method.
     */
    protected void afterCacheManagerSet() {
    }

    /**
     * Creates a {@link CacheManager CacheManager} instance to be used by this <code>SecurityManager</code>
     * and potentially any of its children components.
     * <p/>
     * This default implementation attempts to create an {@link EhCacheManager EhCacheManager}, assuming that
     * ehcache is in the classpath.  If Ehcache is not in the classpath, no cache manager will be created and this
     * method does nothing.
     * <p/>
     * This can be overridden by subclasses for a different implementation, but it is often easier to set a
     * different implementation via the {@link #setCacheManager(org.jsecurity.cache.CacheManager) setCacheManager}
     * method, for example in code or Dependency Injection frameworks (a la Spring or JEE 3).
     *
     * @return a newly created <code>CacheManager</code> instance.
     * @see #ensureCacheManager() ensureCacheManager()
     */
    protected CacheManager createCacheManager() {
        CacheManager manager = null;

        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("Attempting to initialize default CacheManager using EhCache...");
        }

        try {
            EhCacheManager ehCacheManager = new EhCacheManager();
            ehCacheManager.init();
            manager = ehCacheManager;
        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                log.debug("Ehcache was not found in the classpath. A default EhCacheManager cannot be created.");
            }
        }

        return manager;
    }

    public void destroy() {
        beforeCacheManagerDestroyed();
        destroyCacheManager();
    }

    protected void beforeCacheManagerDestroyed() {
    }

    protected void destroyCacheManager() {
        LifecycleUtils.destroy(getCacheManager());
    }
}