| /* $Id: IAuthorityConnector.java 988245 2010-08-23 18:39:35Z kwright $ */ |
| |
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| package org.apache.manifoldcf.authorities.interfaces; |
| |
| import org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.*; |
| |
| import java.util.*; |
| import java.io.*; |
| |
| /** An authority connector supplies an ACL of some kind for a given user. This is necessary so that the search UI |
| * can find the documents that can be legally seen. |
| * |
| * An instance of this interface provides this functionality. Authority connector instances are pooled, so that session |
| * setup does not need to be done repeatedly. The pool is segregated by specific sets of configuration parameters. |
| */ |
| public interface IAuthorityConnector extends IConnector |
| { |
| |
| /** This is the global deny token. This should be ingested with all documents. */ |
| public static final String GLOBAL_DENY_TOKEN = "DEAD_AUTHORITY"; |
| |
| /** Obtain the access tokens for a given Active Directory user name. |
| *@param userName is the user name or identifier. |
| *@return the response tokens (according to the current authority). |
| * (Should throws an exception only when a condition cannot be properly described within the authorization response object.) |
| */ |
| public AuthorizationResponse getAuthorizationResponse(String userName) |
| throws ManifoldCFException; |
| |
| /** Obtain the default access tokens for a given user name. |
| *@param userName is the user name or identifier. |
| *@return the default response tokens, presuming that the connect method fails. |
| */ |
| public AuthorizationResponse getDefaultAuthorizationResponse(String userName); |
| |
| } |