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1 | /* | |
2 | * Copyright 2011 The Kuali Foundation | |
3 | * | |
4 | * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the | |
5 | * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the | |
6 | * License. You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
7 | * | |
8 | * http://www.osedu.org/licenses/ECL-2.0 | |
9 | * | |
10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or | |
13 | * implied. See the License for the specific language governing | |
14 | * permissions and limitations under the License. | |
15 | */ | |
16 | ||
17 | package org.kuali.student.r2.common.infc; | |
18 | ||
19 | import java.util.Date; | |
20 | ||
21 | /* | |
22 | * This is a generic context container to be used by services to pass | |
23 | * user identity and preferences | |
24 | * | |
25 | * Note: | |
26 | * 1. ISO3 standard can now be interpreted by looking at the | |
27 | * language and country codes | |
28 | * 2. Time zone is defined in GMT +/- hours and minutes format | |
29 | * 3. Should Locale contain currency? | |
30 | * | |
31 | * References: | |
32 | * ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/bcp/bcp47.txt | |
33 | * http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/TimeZone.html | |
34 | * | |
35 | * @author Kamal | |
36 | * | |
37 | * @Version 2.0 | |
38 | * @Author Sri komandur@uw.edu | |
39 | */ | |
40 | ||
41 | public interface Context | |
42 | extends HasAttributes { | |
43 | ||
44 | /** | |
45 | * The Principal Id of the currently authenticated user. | |
46 | * | |
47 | * @name Authenticated Principal Id | |
48 | */ | |
49 | public String getAuthenticatedPrincipalId(); | |
50 | ||
51 | /** | |
52 | * The Principal Id of the principal on whose behalf the | |
53 | * authenticated principal is acting. If the authenticated | |
54 | * principal is not acting on behalf of a different user, then | |
55 | * this Id should be the same as the Authenticated Principal Id. | |
56 | * | |
57 | * (1) User is authorized to only act on behalf of | |
58 | * itself. Principal Id must equal the Authenticated Principal Id | |
59 | * and the authorization is performed on that Id. If the Principal | |
60 | * Id differs from the Authenticated Principal Id, then the user | |
61 | * is not authorized to perform the requested operation. | |
62 | * | |
63 | * (2) User is authorized to act on behalf of another user. The | |
64 | * Principal Id differs from the Authentication Principal | |
65 | * Id. Authorization is checked to see if Authenticated Principal | |
66 | * Id can perform the operation on behalf of Principal Id. Then, | |
67 | * authorization is checked to see if Principal Id can perform the | |
68 | * operation. | |
69 | * | |
70 | * @name Principal Id | |
71 | */ | |
72 | public String getPrincipalId(); | |
73 | ||
74 | /** | |
75 | * The current date in this context. This date is used to instruct | |
76 | * the provider to peform operations as if this date were the | |
77 | * current date. | |
78 | * | |
79 | * @name Current Date | |
80 | */ | |
81 | public Date getCurrentDate(); | |
82 | ||
83 | /** | |
84 | * The locale information requested by the user. | |
85 | * | |
86 | * @name Locale | |
87 | */ | |
88 | public Locale getLocale(); | |
89 | ||
90 | /** | |
91 | * The time zone requested by the user. | |
92 | * | |
93 | * @name Time Zone | |
94 | */ | |
95 | public String getTimeZone(); | |
96 | } | |
97 |