org.apache.cassandra.auth
Interface IResource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataResource

public interface IResource

The interface at the core of Cassandra authorization. Represents a resource in the hierarchy. Currently just one resource type is supported by Cassandra

See Also:

DataResource

Method Summary

boolean	exists()
java.lang.String	getName()
IResource	getParent() Gets next resource in the hierarchy.
boolean	hasParent() Indicates whether or not this resource has a parent in the hierarchy.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

printable name of the resource.

getParent

IResource getParent()

Gets next resource in the hierarchy. Call hasParent first to make sure there is one.

Returns:

Resource parent (or IllegalStateException if there is none). Never a null.

hasParent

boolean hasParent()

Indicates whether or not this resource has a parent in the hierarchy. Please perform this check before calling getParent() method.

Returns:

Whether or not the resource has a parent.

exists

boolean exists()

Returns:

Whether or not this resource exists in Cassandra.