org.apache.cocoon.acting
Class DbXMLAuthenticatorAction

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled
      extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractAction
          extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractConfigurableAction
              extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.ConfigurableServiceableAction
                  extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractComplementaryConfigurableAction
                      extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractDatabaseAction
                          extended by org.apache.cocoon.acting.DbXMLAuthenticatorAction
All Implemented Interfaces:
Disposable, Component, Configurable, LogEnabled, Serviceable, ThreadSafe, Action

public class DbXMLAuthenticatorAction
extends AbstractDatabaseAction
implements ThreadSafe

This action is used to authenticate user by comparing several request fields (username, password) with the values in a DBXML compliant database. The description of the process is given via external xml description file simiar to the one used for all actions derived from AbstractDatabaseAction.

 
   
     org.apache.xindice.client.xmldb.DatabaseImpl
     xmldb:xindice:///db/beta
   

   
      

      
   
 
 
The values specified via "request-param" describe the name of HTTP request parameter, "element" indicates matching document node, "nullable" means that request-param which is null or empty will not be included in the WHERE clause. This way you can enable accounts with empty passwords, etc. "to-session" attribute indicates under which name the value obtained from database should be stored in the session. Of course new session is created when authorization is successfull. The "type" attribute can be either string, long or double and alters the type of object stored in session. Additionally all parameters that are propagated to the session are made available to the sitemap via {name} expression. If there is no need to touch the session object, providing just one-time verification, you can specify action parameter "create-session" to "no" or "false". No values are then propagated to the sesion and session object is not verified.

Since:
2002/02/03
Version:
$Id: DbXMLAuthenticatorAction.html 1304258 2012-03-23 10:09:27Z ilgrosso $ based on DatabaseAuthenticatorAction created by Martin Man
Author:
Christian Zoffoli, Martin Man

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractDatabaseAction
dbselector, files, typeConstants
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.ConfigurableServiceableAction
manager
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractConfigurableAction
settings
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractAction
EMPTY_MAP
 
Fields inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.acting.Action
ROLE
 
Constructor Summary
DbXMLAuthenticatorAction()
           
 
Method Summary
 Map act(Redirector redirector, SourceResolver resolver, Map objectModel, String src, Parameters parameters)
          Main invocation routine.
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractDatabaseAction
buildList, buildList, dispose, getColumn, getDataSource, getRequestAttribute, isLargeObject, service, setColumn, setColumn, setColumn, setColumn, setRequestAttribute
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractComplementaryConfigurableAction
getConfiguration, getConfiguration, getConfiguration
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.AbstractConfigurableAction
configure
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled
enableLogging, getLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DbXMLAuthenticatorAction

public DbXMLAuthenticatorAction()
Method Detail

act

public Map act(Redirector redirector,
               SourceResolver resolver,
               Map objectModel,
               String src,
               Parameters parameters)
        throws Exception
Main invocation routine.

Specified by:
act in interface Action
resolver - The SourceResolver in charge
objectModel - The Map with object of the calling environment which can be used to select values this controller may need (ie Request, Response).
src - A source String to the Action
parameters - The Parameters for this invocation
Returns:
Map The returned Map object with sitemap substitution values which can be used in subsequent elements attributes like src= using a xpath like expression: src="mydir/{myval}/foo" If the return value is null the processing inside the element of the sitemap will be skipped.
Throws:
Exception - Indicates something is totally wrong


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