org.apache.shiro.authz.aop
Class AuthorizingAnnotationHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.shiro.aop.AnnotationHandler
      org.apache.shiro.authz.aop.AuthorizingAnnotationHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthenticatedAnnotationHandler, GuestAnnotationHandler, PermissionAnnotationHandler, RoleAnnotationHandler, UserAnnotationHandler

public abstract class AuthorizingAnnotationHandler
extends AnnotationHandler

An AnnotationHandler that executes authorization (access control) behavior based on directive(s) found in a JSR-175 Annotation.

Since:

0.9.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.shiro.aop.AnnotationHandler

annotationClass

Constructor Summary

AuthorizingAnnotationHandler(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)
Constructs an AuthorizingAnnotationHandler who processes annotations of the specified type.

Method Summary

abstract void

assertAuthorized(Annotation a) Ensures the calling Subject is authorized to execute based on the directive(s) found in the given annotation.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.shiro.aop.AnnotationHandler

getAnnotationClass, getSubject, setAnnotationClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AuthorizingAnnotationHandler

public AuthorizingAnnotationHandler(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)

Constructs an AuthorizingAnnotationHandler who processes annotations of the specified type. Immediately calls super(annotationClass).

Parameters:

annotationClass - the type of annotation this handler will process.

Method Detail

assertAuthorized

public abstract void assertAuthorized(Annotation a)
                               throws AuthorizationException

Ensures the calling Subject is authorized to execute based on the directive(s) found in the given annotation.

As this is an AnnotationMethodInterceptor, the implementations of this method typically inspect the annotation and perform a corresponding authorization check based.

Parameters:

a - the Annotation to check for performing an authorization check.

Throws:

AuthorizationException - if the class/instance/method is not allowed to proceed/execute.