org.kuali.kra.web.struts.authorization

Class WebAuthorizer

java.lang.Object

org.kuali.kra.web.struts.authorization.WebAuthorizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

public class WebAuthorizer
extends Object
implements org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

A Web Authorizer maps to a Struts Action class where one or more its methods requires authorization.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WebAuthorizer()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	afterPropertiesSet() To prevent errors in SpringBeans.xml, we must verify that the specified classname and its methods are actually present in the code.
String	getClassname() Get the Struts Action classname.
WebTaskFactory	getTaskFactory(String methodName) Get the Task Factory for a particular Struts Action method.
void	setClassname(String classname) Set the name of the Struts Action class that requires authorization.
void	setMappings(Map<String,WebTaskFactory> mappings) Set the mappings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WebAuthorizer

public WebAuthorizer()

Method Detail

setClassname

public void setClassname(String classname)

Set the name of the Struts Action class that requires authorization. Injected by the Spring Framework.

Parameters:

classname - the Struts Action classname

setMappings

public void setMappings(Map<String,WebTaskFactory> mappings)

Set the mappings. Each entry in the map correlates a Struts Action method to a Task Factory. When the action method is to be invoked, it's Task Factory is used to build a Task. That Task is then used to determine if the user is allowed to perform that task. This mapping is injected by the Spring Framework.

Parameters:

mappings - the set of mappings of Struts Action methods to Task Factories

getClassname

public String getClassname()

Get the Struts Action classname.

Returns:

the Struts Action classname

getTaskFactory

public WebTaskFactory getTaskFactory(String methodName)

Get the Task Factory for a particular Struts Action method.

Parameters:

methodName - the name of the Struts Action method

Returns:

the corresponding Task Factory or null if not found

afterPropertiesSet

public void afterPropertiesSet()
                        throws Exception

To prevent errors in SpringBeans.xml, we must verify that the specified classname and its methods are actually present in the code. By using the Java methods forName() and getDeclaredMethod(), an exception is thrown if the class or method does not exist.

Specified by:

afterPropertiesSet in interface org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean

Throws:

Exception

See Also:

InitializingBean.afterPropertiesSet()