Javadoc updates.

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Luke Taylor 2009-05-31 21:26:03 +00:00
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@ -59,10 +59,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
* is returned. To override this * is returned. To override this
* default, set the {@link #setForcePrincipalAsString} to <code>true</code>. * default, set the {@link #setForcePrincipalAsString} to <code>true</code>.
* <p> * <p>
* Caching is handled via the <code>UserDetails</code> object being placed in the {@link UserCache}. This * Caching is handled by storing the <code>UserDetails</code> object being placed in the {@link UserCache}. This
* ensures that subsequent requests with the same username can be validated without needing to query the {@link * ensures that subsequent requests with the same username can be validated without needing to query the {@link
* UserDetailsService}. It should be noted that if a user appears to present an incorrect password, the {@link * UserDetailsService}. It should be noted that if a user appears to present an incorrect password, the {@link
* UserDetailsService} will be queried to confirm the most up-to-date password was used for comparison.</p> * UserDetailsService} will be queried to confirm the most up-to-date password was used for comparison.
* Caching is only likely to be required for stateless applications. In a normal web application, for example,
* the <tt>SecurityContext</tt> is stored in the user's session and the user isn't reauthenticated on
* each request. The default cache implementation is therefore {@link NullUserCache}.
* *
* @author Ben Alex * @author Ben Alex
* @version $Id$ * @version $Id$

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@ -16,17 +16,21 @@
package org.springframework.security.core.userdetails; package org.springframework.security.core.userdetails;
/** /**
* Provides a cache of {@link UserDetails} objects. * Provides a cache of {@link UserDetails} objects.
* *
* <p> * <p>
* Implementations should provide appropriate methods to set their cache * Implementations should provide appropriate methods to set their cache parameters (e.g. time-to-live) and/or force
* parameters (e.g. time-to-live) and/or force removal of entities before their * removal of entities before their normal expiration. These are not part of the <code>UserCache</code>
* normal expiration. These are not part of the <code>UserCache</code>
* interface contract because they vary depending on the type of caching * interface contract because they vary depending on the type of caching
* system used (e.g. in-memory vs disk vs cluster vs hybrid). * system used (e.g. in-memory vs disk vs cluster vs hybrid).
* </p> * <p>
* Caching is generally only required in applications which do not maintain server-side state, such as remote clients
* or web services. The authentication credentials are then presented on each invocation and the overhead of accessing
* a database or other persistent storage mechanism to validate would be excessive. In this case, you would configure
* a cache to store the <tt>UserDetails</tt> information rather than loading it each time.
*
* @see {@link org.springframework.security.authentication.dao.AbstractUserDetailsAuthenticationProvider}
* *
* @author Ben Alex * @author Ben Alex
* @version $Id$ * @version $Id$
@ -54,9 +58,10 @@ public interface UserCache {
/** /**
* Removes the specified user from the cache. The <code>username</code> is the key used to remove the user. * Removes the specified user from the cache. The <code>username</code> is the key used to remove the user.
* If the user is not found, the method should simply return (not thrown an exception).<P>Some cache * If the user is not found, the method should simply return (not thrown an exception).
* implementations may not support eviction from the cache, in which case they should provide appropriate * <p>
* behaviour to alter the user in either its documentation, via an exception, or through a log message.</p> * Some cache implementations may not support eviction from the cache, in which case they should provide appropriate
* behaviour to alter the user in either its documentation, via an exception, or through a log message.
* *
* @param username to be evicted from the cache * @param username to be evicted from the cache
*/ */