org.attribyte.api.http

Interface Authorizer

public interface Authorizer

Examines request headers, parameters or content to determine if a request is authorized.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Response	isAuthorized(AuthScheme auth, Request request) Determine if a request is authorized.

Method Detail

isAuthorized

Response isAuthorized(AuthScheme auth,
                      Request request)
               throws DatastoreException

Determine if a request is authorized.

Parameters:

auth - The authentication scheme.

request - The HTTP request.

Returns:

The HTTP "Unauthorized" (or some other) response to be returned to the client if the request is not authorized. Otherwise, null.

Throws:

DatastoreException - on error retrieving security credentials.