org.jboss.security.identity.plugins
Interface PersistenceStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

FilePersistenceStrategy

public interface PersistenceStrategy

Interface for an Identity persistence strategy (file, db, etc.).

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Marcus Moyses

Method Summary

org.jboss.security.identity.Identity	getIdentity(String name) Retrieves an Identity from the backend.
org.jboss.security.identity.Identity	persistIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity) Persists the Identity in the backend.
boolean	removeIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity) Removes an Identity from the backend.
org.jboss.security.identity.Identity	updateIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity) Updates the Identity in the backend.

Method Detail

persistIdentity

org.jboss.security.identity.Identity persistIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity)

Persists the Identity in the backend.

Parameters:

identity - Identity to be persisted.

Returns:

the persisted Identity or null if persistence failed.

getIdentity

org.jboss.security.identity.Identity getIdentity(String name)

Retrieves an Identity from the backend.

Parameters:

name - unique name of the Identity.

Returns:

the Identity or null if not found.

updateIdentity

org.jboss.security.identity.Identity updateIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity)

Updates the Identity in the backend.

Parameters:

identity - Identity to be updated.

Returns:

the updated Identity or null if the update was not successful.

removeIdentity

boolean removeIdentity(org.jboss.security.identity.Identity identity)

Removes an Identity from the backend.

Parameters:

identity - Identity to be removed.

Returns:

true if successfully removed, false otherwise.