This is the authentication action
This action contains the complete configuration for the authentication
Manager. During configuration the AuthenticationManager class gets this
configuration to configure the instances properly.
The main task of this action is to check if the user is authenticated
using a handler. If not a redirect takes place.
act(Redirector redirector,
SourceResolver resolver,
Map objectModel,
String source,
Parameters par) Deprecated. Controls the processing against some values of the
Dictionary objectModel and returns a
Map object with values used in subsequent
sitemap substitution patterns.
Methods inherited from class org.apache.cocoon.acting.ServiceableAction
Controls the processing against some values of the
Dictionary objectModel and returns a
Map object with values used in subsequent
sitemap substitution patterns.
NOTE: This interface is designed so that implentations can be ThreadSafe.
When an action is ThreadSafe, only one instance serves all requests : this
reduces memory usage and avoids pooling.
objectModel - The Map with object of the
calling environment which can be used
to select values this controller may need
(ie Request, Response).
source - A source String to the Action
par - 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.