Class AnnotationHandler

java.lang.Object

org.apache.shiro.aop.AnnotationHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthorizingAnnotationHandler

public abstract class AnnotationHandler
extends Object

Base support class for implementations that reads and processes JSR-175 annotations.

Since:

0.9.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Class<? extends Annotation>	annotationClass	The type of annotation this handler will process.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AnnotationHandler(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Constructs an AnnotationHandler who processes annotations of the specified type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	getAnnotationClass()	Returns the type of annotation this handler inspects and processes.
protected Subject	getSubject()	Returns the Subject associated with the currently-executing code.
protected void	setAnnotationClass(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Sets the type of annotation this handler will inspect and process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

annotationClass

protected Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass

The type of annotation this handler will process.

Constructor Details

AnnotationHandler

public AnnotationHandler(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)

Constructs an AnnotationHandler who processes annotations of the specified type. Immediately calls setAnnotationClass(Class).

Parameters:

annotationClass - the type of annotation this handler will process.

Method Details

getSubject

protected Subject getSubject()

Returns the Subject associated with the currently-executing code.

This default implementation merely calls SecurityUtils.getSubject().

Returns:

the Subject associated with the currently-executing code.

setAnnotationClass

protected void setAnnotationClass(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)
                           throws IllegalArgumentException

Sets the type of annotation this handler will inspect and process.

Parameters:

annotationClass - the type of annotation this handler will process.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the argument is null.

getAnnotationClass

public Class<? extends Annotation> getAnnotationClass()

Returns the type of annotation this handler inspects and processes.

Returns:

the type of annotation this handler inspects and processes.