src/java/org/apache/turbine/services/security/UserManager.java

package org.apache.turbine.services.security;

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import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.acl.AccessControlList;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.DataBackendException;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.EntityExistsException;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.PasswordMismatchException;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.UnknownEntityException;
import org.apache.turbine.om.security.User;
import org.apache.turbine.services.InitializationException;

/**
 * An UserManager performs {@link org.apache.turbine.om.security.User} objects
 * related tasks on behalf of the
 * {@link org.apache.turbine.services.security.DefaultSecurityService}.
 *
 * The responsibilities of this class include loading data of an user from the
 * storage and putting them into the
 * {@link org.apache.turbine.om.security.User} objects, saving those data
 * to the permanent storage, and authenticating users.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:Rafal.Krzewski@e-point.pl">Rafal Krzewski</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface UserManager
{
    /**
     * Initializes the UserManager
     *
     * @param conf A Configuration object to init this Manager
     *
     * @throws InitializationException When something went wrong.
     */
    void init(Configuration conf)
        throws InitializationException;

    /**
     * Check whether a specified user's account exists.
     *
     * The login name is used for looking up the account.
     *
     * @param user The user to be checked.
     * @return true if the specified account exists
     * @throws DataBackendException if there was an error accessing the data
     *         backend.
     */
    boolean accountExists(User user)
            throws DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Check whether a specified user's account exists.
     *
     * The login name is used for looking up the account.
     *
     * @param userName The name of the user to be checked.
     * @return true if the specified account exists
     * @throws DataBackendException if there was an error accessing the data
     *         backend.
     */
    boolean accountExists(String userName)
            throws DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Retrieve a user from persistent storage using username as the
     * key.
     *
     * @param <U> user class
     * @param username the name of the user.
     * @return an User object.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *         exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the
     *         storage.
     */
    <U extends User> U retrieve(String username)
            throws UnknownEntityException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Retrieve a list of users that meet the specified criteria.
     *
     * As the keys for the criteria, you should use the constants that
     * are defined in {@link User} interface, plus the names
     * of the custom attributes you added to your user representation
     * in the data storage. Use verbatim names of the attributes -
     * without table name prefix in case of DB implementation.
     *
     * @param criteria The criteria of selection.
     * @return a List of users meeting the criteria.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the
     *         storage.
     */
    List<? extends User> retrieveList(Object criteria)
        throws DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Retrieve a user from persistent storage using username as the
     * key, and authenticate the user. The implementation may chose
     * to authenticate to the server as the user whose data is being
     * retrieved.
     *
     * @param <U> user class
     * @param username the name of the user.
     * @param password the user supplied password.
     * @return an User object.
     * @throws PasswordMismatchException if the supplied password was incorrect.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *         exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the storage.
     */
    <U extends User> U retrieve(String username, String password)
            throws PasswordMismatchException, UnknownEntityException,
            DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Save an User object to persistent storage. User's record is
     * required to exist in the storage.
     *
     * @param user an User object to store.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *         exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the storage.
     */
    void store(User user)
            throws UnknownEntityException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Saves User data when the session is unbound. The user account is required
     * to exist in the storage.
     *
     * LastLogin, AccessCounter, persistent pull tools, and any data stored
     * in the permData hashtable that is not mapped to a column will be saved.
     *
     * @param user the user in the session
     *
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's account does not
     *            exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the
     *            storage.
     */
    void saveOnSessionUnbind(User user)
            throws UnknownEntityException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Authenticate an User with the specified password. If authentication
     * is successful the method returns nothing. If there are any problems,
     * exception was thrown.
     *
     * @param user an User object to authenticate.
     * @param password the user supplied password.
     * @throws PasswordMismatchException if the supplied password was incorrect.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *         exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the storage.
     */
    void authenticate(User user, String password)
            throws PasswordMismatchException, UnknownEntityException,
            DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Creates new user account with specified attributes.
     *
     * @param user the object describing account to be created.
     * @param initialPassword password for the new user
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user account cannot be created.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there was an error accessing the data
     *         backend.
     * @throws EntityExistsException if the user account already exists.
     */
    void createAccount(User user, String initialPassword)
            throws UnknownEntityException, EntityExistsException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Removes an user account from the system.
     *
     * @param user the object describing the account to be removed.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there was an error accessing the data
     *         backend.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user account is not present.
     */
    void removeAccount(User user)
            throws UnknownEntityException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Change the password for an User.
     *
     * @param user an User to change password for.
     * @param oldPassword the current password suplied by the user.
     * @param newPassword the current password requested by the user.
     * @throws PasswordMismatchException if the supplied password was incorrect.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *         exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the storage.
     */
    void changePassword(User user, String oldPassword,
                        String newPassword)
            throws PasswordMismatchException, UnknownEntityException,
            DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Forcibly sets new password for an User.
     *
     * This is supposed by the administrator to change the forgotten or
     * compromised passwords. Certain implementatations of this feature
     * would require administrative level access to the authenticating
     * server / program.
     *
     * @param user an User to change password for.
     * @param password the new password.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException if the user's record does not
     *            exist in the database.
     * @throws DataBackendException if there is a problem accessing the storage.
     */
    void forcePassword(User user, String password)
            throws UnknownEntityException, DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Constructs an User object to represent an anonymous user of the
     * application.
     *
     * @param <U> user class
     * @return An anonymous Turbine User.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException
     *             if the anonymous User object couldn't be constructed.
     */
    <U extends User> U getAnonymousUser() throws UnknownEntityException;

    /**
     * Checks whether a passed user object matches the anonymous user pattern
     * according to the configured user manager
     *
     * @param u a user object
     *
     * @return True if this is an anonymous user
     *
     */
    boolean isAnonymousUser(User u);

    /**
     * Construct a blank User object.
     *
     * This method calls getUserClass, and then creates a new object using the
     * default constructor.
     *
     * @param <U> user class
     * @return an object implementing User interface.
     * @throws DataBackendException
     *             if the object could not be instantiated.
     */
    <U extends User> U getUserInstance() throws DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Construct a blank User object.
     *
     * This method calls getUserClass, and then creates a new object using the
     * default constructor.
     *
     * @param <U> user class
     * @param userName
     *            The name of the user.
     *
     * @return an object implementing User interface.
     * @throws DataBackendException
     *             if the object could not be instantiated.
     */
    <U extends User> U getUserInstance(String userName) throws DataBackendException;

    /**
     * Return a Class object representing the system's chosen implementation of
     * of ACL interface for the given user
     *
     * @param <A> ACL class
     * @param user the user
     * @return systems's chosen implementation of ACL interface.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException
     *             if the implementation of ACL interface could not be
     *             determined, or does not exist.
     */
    <A extends AccessControlList> A getACL(User user) throws UnknownEntityException;
}