org.apache.gravitino.authorization

Interface User

All Superinterfaces:

Auditable

All Known Implementing Classes:

UserDTO

@Evolving
public interface User
extends Auditable

The interface of a user. The user is the entity which executes every operation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	name() The name of the user.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	roles() The roles of the user.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.gravitino.Auditable

auditInfo

Method Detail

name

java.lang.String name()

The name of the user. It's the identifier of User. It must be unique. Usually the name comes from an external user management system like LDAP, IAM and so on.

Returns:

The name of the user.

roles

java.util.List<java.lang.String> roles()

The roles of the user. A user can have multiple roles. Every role binds several privileges.

Returns:

The roles of the user.