Source code: org/acegisecurity/ui/switchuser/SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java
1 /* Copyright 2004, 2005 Acegi Technology Pty Limited
2 *
3 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
6 *
7 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 *
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14 */
15
16 package org.acegisecurity.ui.switchuser;
17
18 import org.acegisecurity.Authentication;
19 import org.acegisecurity.GrantedAuthorityImpl;
20
21
22 /**
23 * Custom <code>GrantedAuthority</code> used by {@link
24 * org.acegisecurity.ui.switchuser.SwitchUserProcessingFilter}
25 *
26 * <p>
27 * Stores the <code>Authentication</code> object of the original user to be
28 * used later when 'exiting' from a user switch.
29 * </p>
30 *
31 * @author Mark St.Godard
32 * @version $Id: SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java,v 1.2 2005/11/17 00:56:10 benalex Exp $
33 *
34 * @see org.acegisecurity.ui.switchuser.SwitchUserProcessingFilter
35 */
36 public class SwitchUserGrantedAuthority extends GrantedAuthorityImpl {
37 //~ Instance fields ========================================================
38
39 private Authentication source;
40
41 //~ Constructors ===========================================================
42
43 public SwitchUserGrantedAuthority(String role, Authentication source) {
44 super(role);
45 this.source = source;
46 }
47
48 //~ Methods ================================================================
49
50 /**
51 * Returns the original user associated with a successful user switch.
52 *
53 * @return The original <code>Authentication</code> object of the switched
54 * user.
55 */
56 public Authentication getSource() {
57 return source;
58 }
59 }