org.springframework.boot.actuate.audit

Class AuditEvent

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.boot.actuate.audit.AuditEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class AuditEvent
extends Object
implements Serializable

A value object representing an audit event: at a particular time, a particular user or agent carried out an action of a particular type. This object records the details of such an event.

Users can inject a AuditEventRepository to publish their own events or alternatively use Springs AuthenticationEventPublisher (usually obtained by implementing ApplicationEventPublisherAware).

Author:

Dave Syer

See Also:

AuditEventRepository, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AuditEvent(Date timestamp, String principal, String type, Map<String,Object> data) Create a new audit event.
AuditEvent(String principal, String type, Map<String,Object> data) Create a new audit event for the current time.
AuditEvent(String principal, String type, String... data) Create a new audit event for the current time from data provided as name-value pairs

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,Object>	getData() Returns the event data.
String	getPrincipal() Returns the user principal responsible for the event or null.
Date	getTimestamp() Returns the date/time that the even was logged.
String	getType() Returns the type of event.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(String principal,
          String type,
          Map<String,Object> data)

Create a new audit event for the current time.

Parameters:

principal - The user principal responsible

type - the event type

data - The event data

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(String principal,
          String type,
          String... data)

Create a new audit event for the current time from data provided as name-value pairs

Parameters:

principal - The user principal responsible

type - the event type

data - The event data in the form 'key=value' or simply 'key'

AuditEvent

public AuditEvent(Date timestamp,
          String principal,
          String type,
          Map<String,Object> data)

Create a new audit event.

Parameters:

timestamp - The date/time of the event

principal - The user principal responsible

type - the event type

data - The event data

Method Detail

getTimestamp

public Date getTimestamp()

Returns the date/time that the even was logged.

getPrincipal

public String getPrincipal()

Returns the user principal responsible for the event or null.

getType

public String getType()

Returns the type of event.

getData

public Map<String,Object> getData()

Returns the event data.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object