org.rhq.enterprise.server.auth
Interface SubjectManagerRemote

All Known Subinterfaces:

WebservicesRemote

All Known Implementing Classes:

SubjectManagerBean, WebservicesManagerBean

public interface SubjectManagerRemote

Method Summary

void	changePassword(Subject subject, java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Change the password for a user.
void	createPrincipal(Subject subject, java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Creates a new principal (username and password) in the internal database.
Subject	createSubject(Subject subject, Subject subjectToCreate) Create a a new subject.
void	deleteSubjects(Subject subject, int[] subjectIds) Deletes the given set of users, including both the Subject and Principal objects associated with those users.
PageList<Subject>	findSubjectsByCriteria(Subject subject, SubjectCriteria criteria)
Subject	getSubjectByName(java.lang.String username) Looks up the existing of a subject by the given username.
Subject	login(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Logs a user into the system.
void	logout(Subject subject) Logs out a user.
Subject	updateSubject(Subject subject, Subject subjectToModify) Updates an existing subject with new data.

Method Detail

changePassword

void changePassword(Subject subject,
                    java.lang.String username,
                    java.lang.String password)

Change the password for a user.

Parameters:

subject - The logged in user's subject.

username - The user whose password will be changed

password - The new password for the user

createPrincipal

void createPrincipal(Subject subject,
                     java.lang.String username,
                     java.lang.String password)
                     throws SubjectException

Creates a new principal (username and password) in the internal database. The password will be encoded before being stored.

Parameters:

subject - The logged in user's subject.

username - The username part of the principal

password - The password part ofthe principal

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the principal could not be added

SubjectException

createSubject

Subject createSubject(Subject subject,
                      Subject subjectToCreate)
                      throws SubjectException

Create a a new subject. This ignores the roles in subject. The created subject will not be assigned to any roles; use the role manager to assign roles to a subject.

Parameters:

subject - The logged in user's subject.

subjectToCreate - The subject to be created.

Returns:

the newly persisted Subject

Throws:

SubjectException

deleteSubjects

void deleteSubjects(Subject subject,
                    int[] subjectIds)

Deletes the given set of users, including both the Subject and Principal objects associated with those users.

Parameters:

subject - The logged in user's subject.

subjectIds - identifies the subject IDs for all the users that are to be deleted

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if failed to delete one or more users

getSubjectByName

Subject getSubjectByName(java.lang.String username)

Looks up the existing of a subject by the given username.

Parameters:

username - the name of the subject to look for

Returns:

the subject that was found or null if not found

login

Subject login(java.lang.String username,
              java.lang.String password)
              throws LoginException

Logs a user into the system. This will authenticate the given user with the given password. If the user was already logged in, the current session will be used but the password will still need to be authenticated.

Parameters:

username - The name of the user.

password - The password.

Returns:

The subject of the authenticated user.

Throws:

LoginException - if the login failed for some reason

logout

void logout(Subject subject)

Logs out a user.

Parameters:

username - The username for the current user

updateSubject

Subject updateSubject(Subject subject,
                      Subject subjectToModify)

Updates an existing subject with new data. This does not cascade any changes to the roles but it will save the subject's configuration.

Parameters:

subject - The logged in user's subject.

subjectToModify - the subject whose data is to be updated (which may or may not be the same as user)

Returns:

the merged subject, which may or may not be the same instance of subjectToModify

findSubjectsByCriteria

PageList<Subject> findSubjectsByCriteria(Subject subject,
                                         SubjectCriteria criteria)