Interface SecurityMetadataSource

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.util.Collection<ConfigAttribute> getAllConfigAttributes()
      If available, returns all of the ConfigAttributes defined by the implementing class.
      java.util.Collection<ConfigAttribute> getAttributes​(java.lang.Object object)
      Accesses the ConfigAttributes that apply to a given secure object.
      boolean supports​(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
      Indicates whether the SecurityMetadataSource implementation is able to provide ConfigAttributes for the indicated secure object type.
    • Method Detail

      • getAttributes

        java.util.Collection<ConfigAttribute> getAttributes​(java.lang.Object object)
                                                     throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        Accesses the ConfigAttributes that apply to a given secure object.
        Parameters:
        object - the object being secured
        Returns:
        the attributes that apply to the passed in secured object. Should return an empty collection if there are no applicable attributes.
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the passed object is not of a type supported by the SecurityMetadataSource implementation
      • getAllConfigAttributes

        java.util.Collection<ConfigAttribute> getAllConfigAttributes()
        If available, returns all of the ConfigAttributes defined by the implementing class.

        This is used by the AbstractSecurityInterceptor to perform startup time validation of each ConfigAttribute configured against it.

        Returns:
        the ConfigAttributes or null if unsupported
      • supports

        boolean supports​(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
        Indicates whether the SecurityMetadataSource implementation is able to provide ConfigAttributes for the indicated secure object type.
        Parameters:
        clazz - the class that is being queried
        Returns:
        true if the implementation can process the indicated class