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* $Id: Subject.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:48:12 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.xacml.context;
import com.sun.identity.xacml.common.XACMLException;
import java.util.List;
import java.net.URI;
/**
* The <code>Subject</code> element specifies information about a
* subject of the <code>Request</code> context by listing a
* sequence of <code>Attribute</code> elements associated with the
* subject. A subject is an entity associated with the access request.
* <p>
* <pre>
* &lt;xs:complexType name="SubjectType">
* &lt;xs:sequence>
* &lt;xs:element ref="xacml-context:Attribute" minOccurs="0"
* maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
* &lt;xs:sequence>
* &lt;xs:attribute name="SubjectCategory" type="xs:anyURI"
* default="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject"/>
* &lt;xs:complexType>
* </pre>
*@supported.all.api
*/
public interface Subject {
/**
* Returns zero to many <code>Attribute</code> elements of this object
* If no attributes and present, empty <code>List</code> will be returned.
* Typically a <code>Subject</code> element will contain an <code>
* Attribute</code> with an <code>AttributeId</code> of
* "urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject:subject-id", containing
* the identity of the <code>Subject</code>
*
* @return the <code>Attribute</code> elements of this object
*/
public List getAttributes();
/**
* Sets the <code>Attribute</code> elements of this object
*
* @param attributes <code>Attribute</code> elements of this object
* attributes could be an empty <code>List</code>, if no attributes
* are present.
*
* @exception XACMLException if the object is immutable
* An object is considered <code>immutable</code> if <code>
* makeImmutable()</code> has been invoked on it. It can
* be determined by calling <code>isMutable</code> on the object.
*/
public void setAttributes(List attributes) throws XACMLException;
/**
* Returns the <code>SubjectCategory</code> of this object.
* This is optional so could be null if not defined.
* This attribute indicates the role that the parent <code>Subject</code>
* played in the formation of the access request. If this attribute is not
* present in the <code>Subject</code> element, then the
* default value of
* urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject-category:access-subject SHALL be
* used, indicating that the <code>Subject</code> represents the entity
* ultimately responsible for initiating the access request.
*
* @return <code>URI</code> representing the
* <code>SubjectCategory</code> of this object.
*/
public URI getSubjectCategory();
/**
* Sets the <code>SubjectCategory</code> of this object
*
* @param subjectCategory <code>URI</code>
*
* @exception XACMLException if the object is immutable
* An object is considered <code>immutable</code> if <code>
* makeImmutable()</code> has been invoked on it. It can
* be determined by calling <code>isMutable</code> on the object.
*/
public void setSubjectCategory(URI subjectCategory) throws
XACMLException;
/**
* Returns a <code>String</code> representation of this object
* @param includeNSPrefix Determines whether or not the namespace qualifier
* is prepended to the Element when converted
* @param declareNS Determines whether or not the namespace is declared
* within the Element.
* @return a string representation of this object
* @exception XACMLException if conversion fails for any reason
*/
public String toXMLString(boolean includeNSPrefix, boolean declareNS)
throws XACMLException;
/**
* Returns a string representation of this object
*
* @return a string representation of this object
* @exception XACMLException if conversion fails for any reason
*/
public String toXMLString() throws XACMLException;
/**
* Makes the object immutable
*/
public void makeImmutable();
/**
* Checks if the object is mutable
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the object is mutable,
* <code>false</code> otherwise
*/
public boolean isMutable();
}