package Apache2::SiteControl::ManagerFactory;
use 5.008;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Carp;
use Carp::Assert;
sub getPermissionManager
{
croak "Attempt to call abstract method getPermissionManager";
}
1;
__END__
=head1 NAME
Apache2::SiteControl::ManagerFactory - An abstract base class to use as a
pattern for custom PermissionManager production.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This package is a simple abstract base class. Use it as the base for creating
your instances of permission managers. For example,
package MyManagerFactory;
use strict;
use Apache2::SiteControl::ManagerFactory;
use base qw(Apache2::SiteControl::ManagerFactory);
our $manager;
sub getPermissionManager
{
return $manager if(defined($manager) && $manager->isa(Apache2::SiteControl::ManagerFactory));
$manager = new Apache2::SiteControl::PermissionManager;
$manager->addRule(new XYZRule);
$manager->addRule(new SomeOtherRule);
return $manager;
}
1;
=head1 SEE ALSO
Apache2::SiteControl::PermissionManager, Apache::SiteControl::Rule
=head1 AUTHOR
This module was written by Tony Kay, E<lt>tkay@uoregon.eduE<gt>.
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
=cut