org.apache.shiro.mgt
Interface SubjectFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CasSubjectFactory, DefaultSubjectFactory, DefaultWebSubjectFactory

public interface SubjectFactory

A SubjectFactory is responsible for constructing Subject instances as needed.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Subject

createSubject(SubjectContext context) Creates a new Subject instance reflecting the state of the specified contextual data.

Method Detail

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.

See Also:

SubjectContext