Interface SubjectFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultSubjectFactory
public interface SubjectFactory
A SubjectFactory is responsible for constructing Subject instances as needed.
Since:
1.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Subject
    createSubject(SubjectContext context)
    Creates a new Subject instance reflecting the state of the specified contextual data.

  • Method Details

    • createSubject

      Subject createSubject(SubjectContext context)
      Creates a new Subject instance reflecting the state of the specified contextual data. The data would be anything required to required to construct a Subject instance and its contents can vary based on environment.

      Any data supported by Shiro core will be accessible by one of the SubjectContext's get* or resolve* methods. All other data is available as map attributes.

      Parameters:
      context - the contextual data to be used by the implementation to construct an appropriate Subject instance.
      Returns:
      a Subject instance created based on the specified context.
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