org.craftercms.commons.security.permissions

Interface PermissionEvaluator<S,O>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PermissionEvaluatorImpl

public interface PermissionEvaluator<S,O>

Evaluates or checks permissions.

Author:

avasquez

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isAllowed(O object, String action) Checks if the current subject (according to SubjectResolver) is allowed to perform the specified action to the given object.
boolean	isAllowed(S subject, O object, String action) Checks if the given subject is allowed to perform the specified action to the given object

Method Detail

isAllowed

boolean isAllowed(O object,
                  String action)
           throws PermissionException

Checks if the current subject (according to SubjectResolver) is allowed to perform the specified action to the given object.

Parameters:

object - the object or ID of the object whose permissions should be checked. If null, the global permission should be checked

action - the action the subject wants to perform (not null)

Returns:

true if the subject is allowed to execute the action, false otherwise

Throws:

PermissionException

isAllowed

boolean isAllowed(S subject,
                  O object,
                  String action)
           throws PermissionException

Checks if the given subject is allowed to perform the specified action to the given object

Parameters:

subject - the subject (not null)

object - the object or ID of the object whose permissions should be checked. If null, the global permission should be checked

action - the action the subject wants to perform (not null)

Returns:

true if the subject is allowed to execute the action, false otherwise

Throws:

PermissionException