com.hp.sdn.auth

Class LocalThreadAuthentication

java.lang.Object

com.hp.sdn.auth.LocalThreadAuthentication

public final class LocalThreadAuthentication
extends Object

Local thread authentication.

Class used to share the authentication among code running in the same thread (To avoid polluting APIs with the user executing the operation).

Author:

Fabiel Zuniga

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Authentication	get() Gets the authentication for the current thread.
static void	remove() Removes the authentication for the current thread.
static void	set(Authentication newValue) Sets the authentication for the current thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

get

public static Authentication get()

Gets the authentication for the current thread.

Returns:

the authentication for the current thread if one has been set, null otherwise.

set

public static void set(Authentication newValue)

Sets the authentication for the current thread.

Parameters:

newValue - the authentication for the current thread

remove

public static void remove()

Removes the authentication for the current thread.

If the authentication is subsequently read by the current thread, its value will be null.