uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.component.xml.db
Class PermissionManagementHelper

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.soton.itinnovation.registry.component.xml.db.PermissionManagementHelper

public class PermissionManagementHelper
extends Object

Field Summary

static String	DEFAULT_STRING
static String	GROUP_STRING
static int	READ
static int	UPDATE
static String	USER_STRING
static int	WRITE

Constructor Summary

PermissionManagementHelper()

Method Summary

static int	checkPermissions(String sPerm) Creates a permission number based on a string (r|w|u).
static int	getPermissions(String str) Set permissions using a string.
static int	setGroupPermissions(int basisPermissions, int groupPermissions) Sets permissions for group
static int	setPublicPermissions(int basisPermissions, int publicPermissions) Set permissions for others
static int	setUserPermissions(int basisPermissions, int userPermissions) Set permissions for the owner

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_STRING

public static final String DEFAULT_STRING

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GROUP_STRING

public static final String GROUP_STRING

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READ

public static final int READ

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UPDATE

public static final int UPDATE

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USER_STRING

public static final String USER_STRING

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WRITE

public static final int WRITE

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Constructor Detail

PermissionManagementHelper

public PermissionManagementHelper()

Method Detail

checkPermissions

public static final int checkPermissions(String sPerm)

Creates a permission number based on a string (r|w|u). For example, ru for read and update access.

Parameters:

sPerm - string representing permission

Returns:

the permission number

getPermissions

public static int getPermissions(String str)
                          throws SyntaxException

Set permissions using a string. The string has the following syntax: [user|group|other]=[+|-][read|write|update] For example, to set read and write permissions for the group, but not for others: group=+read,+write,other=-read,-write The new settings are or'ed with the existing settings.

Parameters:

str - The new permissions

Throws:

SyntaxException - Description of the Exception

setGroupPermissions

public static int setGroupPermissions(int basisPermissions,
                                      int groupPermissions)

Sets permissions for group

Parameters:

perm - The new groupPermissions value

Returns:

new permissions

setPublicPermissions

public static int setPublicPermissions(int basisPermissions,
                                       int publicPermissions)

Set permissions for others

Parameters:

perm - The new publicPermissions value

Returns:

new permissions

setUserPermissions

public static int setUserPermissions(int basisPermissions,
                                     int userPermissions)

Set permissions for the owner

Parameters:

perm - The new userPermissions value

Returns:

new permissions