org.modeshape.jcr.api
Class ServletCredentials

java.lang.Object
  org.modeshape.jcr.api.ServletCredentials

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Credentials

public class ServletCredentials
extends Object
implements Credentials

A Credentials implementation that assumes servlet-based authentication and provides authorization through the servlet role-checking mechanism.

These credentials are really only valid for the life of the servlet request, and thus should be used to obtain a Session for each request.

Note that this class can only be used if the HttpServletRequest class is on the classpath.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ServletCredentials(HttpServletRequest request)
Create a Credentials using the supplied servlet information.

Method Summary

HttpServletRequest

getRequest() Get the Servlet request that this credentials applies to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ServletCredentials

public ServletCredentials(HttpServletRequest request)

Create a Credentials using the supplied servlet information.

Parameters:

request - the servlet request

Method Detail

getRequest

public HttpServletRequest getRequest()

Get the Servlet request that this credentials applies to.

Returns:

the request, or null if this credentials is no longer valid