IAuthManager

Package	system.base
Inheritance	interface IAuthManager
Subclasses	CAuthManager, CDbAuthManager, CPhpAuthManager
Since	1.0
Version	$Id$
Source Code	framework/base/interfaces.php

Method Details

abstract public void addItemChild(string $itemName, string $childName)
$itemName	string	the parent item name
$childName	string	the child item name

Adds an item as a child of another item.

abstract public CAuthAssignment assign(string $itemName, mixed $userId, string $bizRule=NULL, mixed $data=NULL)
$itemName	string	the item name
$userId	mixed	the user ID (see IWebUser::getId)
$bizRule	string	the business rule to be executed when checkAccess is called for this particular authorization item.
$data	mixed	additional data associated with this assignment
{return}	CAuthAssignment	the authorization assignment information.

Assigns an authorization item to a user.

abstract public boolean checkAccess(string $itemName, mixed $userId, array $params=array ( ))
$itemName	string	the name of the operation that need access check
$userId	mixed	the user ID. This should can be either an integer and a string representing the unique identifier of a user. See IWebUser::getId.
$params	array	name-value pairs that would be passed to biz rules associated with the tasks and roles assigned to the user.
{return}	boolean	whether the operations can be performed by the user.

Performs access check for the specified user.

abstract public void clearAll()

Removes all authorization data.

abstract public void clearAuthAssignments()

Removes all authorization assignments.

abstract public CAuthItem createAuthItem(string $name, integer $type, string $description='', string $bizRule=NULL, mixed $data=NULL)
$name	string	the item name. This must be a unique identifier.
$type	integer	the item type (0: operation, 1: task, 2: role).
$description	string	description of the item
$bizRule	string	business rule associated with the item. This is a piece of PHP code that will be executed when checkAccess is called for the item.
$data	mixed	additional data associated with the item.
{return}	CAuthItem	the authorization item

Creates an authorization item. An authorization item represents an action permission (e.g. creating a post). It has three types: operation, task and role. Authorization items form a hierarchy. Higher level items inheirt permissions representing by lower level items.

abstract public whether executeBizRule(string $bizRule, array $params, mixed $data)
$bizRule	string	the business rule to be executed.
$params	array	additional parameters to be passed to the business rule when being executed.
$data	mixed	additional data that is associated with the corresponding authorization item or assignment
{return}	whether	the execution returns a true value. If the business rule is empty, it will also return true.

Executes a business rule. A business rule is a piece of PHP code that will be executed when checkAccess is called.

abstract public CAuthAssignment getAuthAssignment(string $itemName, mixed $userId)
$itemName	string	the item name
$userId	mixed	the user ID (see IWebUser::getId)
{return}	CAuthAssignment	the item assignment information. Null is returned if the item is not assigned to the user.

Returns the item assignment information.

abstract public array getAuthAssignments(mixed $userId)
$userId	mixed	the user ID (see IWebUser::getId)
{return}	array	the item assignment information for the user. An empty array will be returned if there is no item assigned to the user.

Returns the item assignments for the specified user.

abstract public CAuthItem getAuthItem(string $name)
$name	string	the name of the item
{return}	CAuthItem	the authorization item. Null if the item cannot be found.

Returns the authorization item with the specified name.

abstract public array getAuthItems(integer $type=NULL, mixed $userId=NULL)
$type	integer	the item type (0: operation, 1: task, 2: role). Defaults to null, meaning returning all items regardless of their type.
$userId	mixed	the user ID. Defaults to null, meaning returning all items even if they are not assigned to a user.
{return}	array	the authorization items of the specific type.

Returns the authorization items of the specific type and user.

abstract public array getItemChildren(mixed $itemName)
$itemName	mixed	the parent item name. This can be either a string or an array. The latter represents a list of item names (available since version 1.0.5).
{return}	array	all child items of the parent

Returns the children of the specified item.

abstract public boolean hasItemChild(string $itemName, string $childName)
$itemName	string	the parent item name
$childName	string	the child item name
{return}	boolean	whether the child exists

Returns a value indicating whether a child exists within a parent.

abstract public boolean isAssigned(string $itemName, mixed $userId)
$itemName	string	the item name
$userId	mixed	the user ID (see IWebUser::getId)
{return}	boolean	whether the item has been assigned to the user.

Returns a value indicating whether the item has been assigned to the user.

abstract public boolean removeAuthItem(string $name)
$name	string	the name of the item to be removed
{return}	boolean	whether the item exists in the storage and has been removed

Removes the specified authorization item.

abstract public boolean removeItemChild(string $itemName, string $childName)
$itemName	string	the parent item name
$childName	string	the child item name
{return}	boolean	whether the removal is successful

Removes a child from its parent. Note, the child item is not deleted. Only the parent-child relationship is removed.

abstract public boolean revoke(string $itemName, mixed $userId)
$itemName	string	the item name
$userId	mixed	the user ID (see IWebUser::getId)
{return}	boolean	whether removal is successful

Revokes an authorization assignment from a user.

abstract public void save()

Saves authorization data into persistent storage. If any change is made to the authorization data, please make sure you call this method to save the changed data into persistent storage.

abstract public void saveAuthAssignment(CAuthAssignment $assignment)
$assignment	CAuthAssignment	the assignment that has been changed.

Saves the changes to an authorization assignment.

abstract public void saveAuthItem(CAuthItem $item, string $oldName=NULL)
$item	CAuthItem	the item to be saved.
$oldName	string	the old item name. If null, it means the item name is not changed.

Saves an authorization item to persistent storage.