org.powertac.visualizer.security

Class SecurityUtils

java.lang.Object

org.powertac.visualizer.security.SecurityUtils

public final class SecurityUtils
extends Object

Utility class for Spring Security.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	getCurrentUserLogin() Get the login of the current user.
static boolean	isAuthenticated() Check if a user is authenticated.
static boolean	isCurrentUserInRole(String authority) If the current user has a specific authority (security role).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getCurrentUserLogin

public static String getCurrentUserLogin()

Get the login of the current user.

Returns:

the login of the current user

isAuthenticated

public static boolean isAuthenticated()

Check if a user is authenticated.

Returns:

true if the user is authenticated, false otherwise

isCurrentUserInRole

public static boolean isCurrentUserInRole(String authority)

If the current user has a specific authority (security role).

The name of this method comes from the isUserInRole() method in the Servlet API

Parameters:

authority - the authority to check

Returns:

true if the current user has the authority, false otherwise