com.sssw.fw.directory.api
Interface EbiRealmGroup

All Superinterfaces:

Group, Principal

public interface EbiRealmGroup

extends Group

The wrapper Group principal used by custom realms. The original principal implementation can be used internally in order to leverage existing principal functionality and APIs.

Method Summary

Collection	getChildGroups() Gets a collection of child group principals if there are any.
String	getFullQualifiedName() Gets the full qualified principal name, including realm name prefix.
Collection	getParentGroups() Gets a collection of parent group principals if there are any.
String	getRealm() Gets the name of the realm this group belongs.
String	getShortName() Gets the short name of the group which is typically the group name without any realm information.
String	getUniqueID() Gets the unqiue identifier of the group principal.
Collection	getUserMembers() Gets a collection of user member principals if there are any.

Methods implemented from interface java.security.acl.Group

addMember, isMember, members, removeMember

Methods implemented from interface java.security.Principal

equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Method Detail

getRealm

public String getRealm()

Gets the name of the realm this group belongs.

Returns:

the realm name.

getUniqueID

public String getUniqueID()

Gets the unqiue identifier of the group principal.

Returns:

the unique identifier.

getFullQualifiedName

public String getFullQualifiedName()

Gets the full qualified principal name, including realm name prefix.

Returns:

the full qualified principal name.

getParentGroups

public Collection getParentGroups()

Gets a collection of parent group principals if there are any.

Returns:

a collection of parent groups.

getChildGroups

public Collection getChildGroups()

Gets a collection of child group principals if there are any.

Returns:

a collection of child groups.

getUserMembers

public Collection getUserMembers()

Gets a collection of user member principals if there are any.

Returns:

a collection of user members.

getShortName

public String getShortName()

Gets the short name of the group which is typically the group name without any realm information.

Returns:

the short name.