Package org.apache.ftpserver.ftplet

Interface Authority

public interface Authority

Interface for an authority granted to the user, typical example is write access or the number of concurrent logins

Author:

Apache MINA Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AuthorizationRequest	authorize(AuthorizationRequest request)	Authorize an AuthorizationRequest.
boolean	canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest request)	Indicates weather this Authority can authorize a certain request

Method Details

canAuthorize

boolean canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest request)

Indicates weather this Authority can authorize a certain request

Parameters:

request - The request to authorize

Returns:

True if the request can be authorized by this Authority

authorize

AuthorizationRequest authorize(AuthorizationRequest request)

Authorize an AuthorizationRequest.

Parameters:

request - The AuthorizationRequest

Returns:

Returns a populated AuthorizationRequest as long as If canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest) returns true for the AuthorizationRequest, otherwise returns null. canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest) should always be checked before calling this method.