org.resilientedge.jockey.peer
Class Authority

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.resilientedge.jockey.peer.Authority

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

public class Authority

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

This class represents an entity which may have some specific permissions on the peer network. An authority provides a security context for an application, either based on the application itself, the person using the application, or the current role of the application.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

John Gardner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Authority(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String id)
Construct a fully formed Authority.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object other) Returns zero if the other authority is the same as this one.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this object.
java.lang.String	getAuthorityId() Returns the authority id
java.lang.String	getAuthorityName() Returns the authority name
java.lang.String	getAuthorityType() Returns the authority type
void	setAuthorityId(java.lang.String newValue) Sets the authority id
void	setAuthorityName(java.lang.String newValue) Sets the authority name
void	setAuthorityType(java.lang.String newValue) Sets the authority type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authority

public Authority(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String type,
                 java.lang.String id)

Construct a fully formed Authority.

Parameters:

name - authority familiar name

type - authority type name

id - identifier for this authority

Method Detail

getAuthorityType

public java.lang.String getAuthorityType()

Returns the authority type

Returns:

The AuthorityType value

setAuthorityType

public void setAuthorityType(java.lang.String newValue)

Sets the authority type

Parameters:

newValue - The new AuthorityType value

getAuthorityName

public java.lang.String getAuthorityName()

Returns the authority name

Returns:

The AuthorityName value

setAuthorityName

public void setAuthorityName(java.lang.String newValue)

Sets the authority name

Parameters:

newValue - The new AuthorityName value

getAuthorityId

public java.lang.String getAuthorityId()

Returns the authority id

Returns:

The AuthorityId value

setAuthorityId

public void setAuthorityId(java.lang.String newValue)

Sets the authority id

Parameters:

newValue - The new AuthorityId value

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object other)

Returns zero if the other authority is the same as this one.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

other - object to compare

Returns:

a positive or negative integer, or zero

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this object.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

other - object to compare

Returns:

true if equal