NAME

Wombat::Realm::DBIRealm - internal realm base clas

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Implementation of Wombat::Realm that works with any DBI supported database.

CONSTRUCTOR

new()

Construct and return a Wombat::Realm::RealmBase instance, initializing fields appropriately. If subclasses override the constructor, they must be sure to call

  $self->SUPER::new();

ACCESSOR METHODS

setConnectionName($connectionName)

Set the username to use to connect to the database.

Parameters:

$connectionName

the database username

setConnectionPassword($connectionPassword)

Set the password to use to connect to the database.

Parameters:

$connectionPassword

the database password

setConnectionURL($connectionURL)

Set the URL to use to connect to the database. The URL is the part of the DBI data source after the driver name. In this example

  DBI:mysql:hostname=localhost;port=12345;database=hi

the URL is

  hostname=localhost;port=12345;database=hi

Parameters:

$connectionURL

the database URL

setDriverName($driverName)

Set the DBI driver to use.

Parameters:

$driverName

the DBI driver name

setRoleNameCol($roleNameCol)

Set the column in the user role table that names a role.

Parameters:

$roleNameCol

the column name

setUserCredCol($userCredCol)

Set the column in the user table that holds the user's credentials.

Parameters:

$userCredCol

the column name

setUserNameCol($userNameCol)

Set the column in the user table that holds the user's name.

Parameters:

$userNameCol

the column name

setUserRoleTable($userRoleTable)

Set the table that holds the relation between users and roles.

Parameters:

$userRoleTable

the table name

setUserTable($userTable)

Set the table that holds user data.

Parameters:

$userTable

the table name

PUBLIC METHODS

authenticate ($username, $credentials)

Return the Principal associated with the specified username and credentials, if there is one, or undef otherwise.

If there are any errors with the DBI connection, executing the query or anything else, do not authenticate and return undef. This event is also logged, and the connection will be closed so that a subsequent request will automatically re-open it.

Parameters

$username

username of the principal to be looked up

$credentials

password or other credentials to use in authenticating this username

PACKAGE METHODS

close()

Close the database connection.

getName()

Return a short name for this Realm implementation.

open()

Open the database connection.

LIFECYCLE METHODS

start()

Prepare for active use of this Realm, opening the database connection. This method should be called before any of the public methods of the Realm are utilized.

Throws:

Servlet::Util::Exception

if the Realm has already been started

stop()

Gracefully terminate active use of this Realm, closing the database connection. Once this method has been called, no public methods of the Realm should be utilized.

Throws:

Servlet::Util::Exception

if the Realm is not started

SEE ALSO

DBI, Wombat::Realm::RealmBase

AUTHOR

Brian Moseley, bcm@maz.org