com.caplin.datasource.messaging.permission

Interface PermissionMessage

All Superinterfaces:

Message

public interface PermissionMessage
extends Message

Interface that represents a Permission message.

Permission messages are a type of DataSource subject that can be used to send information to both a StreamLink client and to the Authentication Module within the Liberator. They are intended to be used for conveying information about permissions that govern a client application's (and hence end-user's) access to data and functionality.

A Permission message can be conceived as a 2-dimensional array (like a RecordType2Message), or a table structure, with the PermissionKey as the secondary index and the field/value pairs as column keys+values. The following table is an illustration of how they could be utilized by your DataSource, Authentication Module, and StreamLink clients.

PermissionKey	Read	Write	Delete
PERMZONE1	YES	YES	YES
PERMZONE1	YES	YES	NO
PERMZONE1	YES	NO	NO

An instance of PermissionMessage must define the key field for the permission message. Any number of field/value pairs can then be defined after the key field.

Permission messages have the unique feature of being passed through the Authentication Module in the Liberator prior to being sent to StreamLink clients.

The Authentication Module can take actions based on the content of the permission messages it receives. For example, if a permission message determines the price tier to which a customer belongs, the Authentication Module could retain the tier information for future reference and prevent the message from being forwarded to the subscribing client (since this information should not be made available to customers).

Permission messages marked as "Global" are also passed into the Authentication Module within the Liberator when received from a DataSource. Such messages are typically used to provide the Authentication Module with authentication and authorization information about customers (such as username and password).

An object implementing this interface cannot be instantiated directly, but can be constructed using the MessageFactory that is available on the Publisher interface.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsField(java.lang.String fieldName) Determines whether the permission message contains the specified field.
boolean	getDeletePermissionKey() Gets a value indicating whether this permission message specifies that the permission key should be deleted from the Liberator's cache.
java.lang.String	getField(java.lang.String fieldName) Gets a specified field within this permission message.
java.util.List<Field>	getFields() Gets the fields within this permission message.
boolean	getGlobal() Gets a value indicating whether this PermissionMessage is a global permission message.
java.lang.String	getPermissionKey() Gets the permission key.
void	removeField(java.lang.String fieldName) Removes all instances of the given field from this permission message.
void	setDeletePermissionKey(boolean value) Sets a value in this permission message indicating whether the permission key must be deleted from Liberator's cache.
void	setField(java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.String value) Sets a specified field within this permission message.
void	setGlobal(boolean value) Sets a value indicating whether this PermissionMessage is a global permission message.
void	setPermissionKey(java.lang.String value) Sets the permission key.

Methods inherited from interface com.caplin.datasource.messaging.Message

getSubject, isImage, setImage

Method Detail

getPermissionKey

java.lang.String getPermissionKey()

Gets the permission key.

Returns:

The permission key.

setPermissionKey

void setPermissionKey(java.lang.String value)

Sets the permission key.

Parameters:

value - The permission key.

getGlobal

boolean getGlobal()

Gets a value indicating whether this PermissionMessage is a global permission message.

Returns:

true if global; otherwise, false.

setGlobal

void setGlobal(boolean value)

Sets a value indicating whether this PermissionMessage is a global permission message.

Parameters:

value - true if global; otherwise, false.

getDeletePermissionKey

boolean getDeletePermissionKey()

Gets a value indicating whether this permission message specifies that the permission key should be deleted from the Liberator's cache.

Returns:

true if the permission key is to be deleted from the Liberator's cache; otherwise, false.

setDeletePermissionKey

void setDeletePermissionKey(boolean value)

Sets a value in this permission message indicating whether the permission key must be deleted from Liberator's cache.

Parameters:

value - true if the permission key must be deleted from the Liberator's cache; otherwise, false.

removeField

void removeField(java.lang.String fieldName)

Removes all instances of the given field from this permission message.

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of the field.

containsField

boolean containsField(java.lang.String fieldName)

Determines whether the permission message contains the specified field.

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of the field.

Returns:

true if the message contains the field; otherwise, false.

getField

java.lang.String getField(java.lang.String fieldName)

Gets a specified field within this permission message.

If multiple occurrences of the field have been added with the same name the method returns the value of the last occurrence.

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of the field.

Returns:

A specified field within this permission message.

setField

void setField(java.lang.String fieldName,
            java.lang.String value)

Sets a specified field within this permission message.

If the field does not exist in the permission message, the method adds it, otherwise it updates the value of the existing field.

Parameters:

fieldName - The name of the field.

value - The value of the field.

getFields

java.util.List<Field> getFields()

Gets the fields within this permission message.

Returns:

A read-only list of the fields within this permission message.