Package com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk

Enum Role

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Role>

com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk.Role

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Role>

public enum Role
extends Enum<Role>

Enumeration of the OAuth 2.0 roles.

Related specifications:

• OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749), section 1.1.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
AUTHORIZATION_SERVER	The server issuing access tokens to the client after successfully authenticating the resource owner and obtaining authorization.
CLIENT	An application making protected resource requests on behalf of the resource owner and with its authorization.
RESOURCE_OWNER	An entity capable of granting access to a protected resource.
RESOURCE_SERVER	The server hosting the protected resources, capable of accepting and responding to protected resource requests using access tokens.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Role	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Role[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

RESOURCE_OWNER

public static final Role RESOURCE_OWNER

An entity capable of granting access to a protected resource. When the resource owner is a person, it is referred to as an end-user.

RESOURCE_SERVER

public static final Role RESOURCE_SERVER

The server hosting the protected resources, capable of accepting and responding to protected resource requests using access tokens.

CLIENT

public static final Role CLIENT

An application making protected resource requests on behalf of the resource owner and with its authorization. The term "client" does not imply any particular implementation characteristics (e.g. whether the application executes on a server, a desktop, or other devices).

AUTHORIZATION_SERVER

public static final Role AUTHORIZATION_SERVER

The server issuing access tokens to the client after successfully authenticating the resource owner and obtaining authorization.

Method Detail

values

public static Role[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Role c : Role.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Role valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null