Package org.springframework.security.core.authority.mapping

Interface Attributes2GrantedAuthoritiesMapper

All Known Implementing Classes:
MapBasedAttributes2GrantedAuthoritiesMapper, SimpleAttributes2GrantedAuthoritiesMapper
public interface Attributes2GrantedAuthoritiesMapper
Interface to be implemented by classes that can map a list of security attributes (such as roles or group names) to a collection of Spring Security GrantedAuthoritys.
Since:
2.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority>
    getGrantedAuthorities(Collection<String> attributes)
    Implementations of this method should map the given collection of attributes to a collection of Spring Security GrantedAuthorities.

  • Method Details

    • getGrantedAuthorities

      Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getGrantedAuthorities(Collection<String> attributes)
      Implementations of this method should map the given collection of attributes to a collection of Spring Security GrantedAuthorities. There are no restrictions for the mapping process; a single attribute can be mapped to multiple Spring Security GrantedAuthorities, all attributes can be mapped to a single Spring Security GrantedAuthority, some attributes may not be mapped, etc.
      Parameters:
      attributes - the attributes to be mapped
      Returns:
      the collection of authorities created from the attributes