okapi.coreobjects
Class OkapiOperation

java.lang.Object
  okapi.coreobjects.OkapiOperation

public class OkapiOperation
extends java.lang.Object

Operation relates to "function" in the roles database In the MIT Roles Database model, authorization is a function of person, function, and qualifier. Generally, an application has 10-100 or so different functions, and many qualifiers. For us, the different functions correspond to the requested Operation, combined with time range and perhaps area of the subject.
Values are
Read the content and all metadata.
Modify or replace the content and descriptive/structural metadata.
Admin change access controls and administrative metadata.

Combined with time range
Always
DateRestricted

Could also add restriction on area of subject
Content
Discussion
Assignment

Version:

$Revision: 31044 $, $Date: 2008-09-02 17:08:01 -0400 (Tue, 02 Sep 2008) $

Author:

MIT Stellar team

See Also:

Field Summary

static OkapiOperation	ADMIN Administrate always
static OkapiOperation	MODIFY Modify always
static OkapiOperation	MODIFY_DATERESTRICTED Modify if current time is within a restricted range.
static OkapiOperation	READ Read always
static OkapiOperation	READ_DATERESTRICTED Read if current time is within a restricted range.

Constructor Summary

OkapiOperation()
Create new empty OkapiOperation object.

OkapiOperation(int code)
Create new fully defined OkapiOperation object.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

READ

public static final OkapiOperation READ

Read always

READ_DATERESTRICTED

public static final OkapiOperation READ_DATERESTRICTED

Read if current time is within a restricted range.

MODIFY

public static final OkapiOperation MODIFY

Modify always

MODIFY_DATERESTRICTED

public static final OkapiOperation MODIFY_DATERESTRICTED

Modify if current time is within a restricted range.

ADMIN

public static final OkapiOperation ADMIN

Administrate always

Constructor Detail

OkapiOperation

public OkapiOperation()

Create new empty OkapiOperation object.

OkapiOperation

public OkapiOperation(int code)

Create new fully defined OkapiOperation object.