uk.org.ogsadai.service.authorization
Class AuthorizationFactory

java.lang.Object
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public class AuthorizationFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Creates an authorizer class that implements the AccessAuthorizer interface. The authorizer class is expected to have a constructor with a single java.lang.String parameter.

Author:
The OGSA-DAI Team.

Field Summary
private static java.lang.String COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
          Copyright statement
private static DAILogger LOG
          Logger object for this class.
 
Constructor Summary
AuthorizationFactory()
           
 
Method Summary
static AccessAuthorizer createAuthorization(java.lang.String configFile)
          Creates a new resource authorization class as specified in a configuration file.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT_NOTICE

private static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT_NOTICE
Copyright statement

See Also:
Constant Field Values

LOG

private static final DAILogger LOG
Logger object for this class.

Constructor Detail

AuthorizationFactory

public AuthorizationFactory()
Method Detail

createAuthorization

public static AccessAuthorizer createAuthorization(java.lang.String configFile)
                                            throws AuthorizationInitialisationException
Creates a new resource authorization class as specified in a configuration file.

Parameters:
configFile - location of the configuration file that specifies the class name of the authorization class.
Returns:
an access authorizer
Throws:
AuthorizationInitialisationException - if a problem occurred reading the configuration file or the authorization class could not be created.