LegacyVelocitySecureAction.java

package org.apache.turbine.modules.actions;

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import org.apache.turbine.pipeline.PipelineData;
import org.apache.turbine.util.RunData;

/**
 * VelocitySecure action.
 *
 * Always performs a Security Check that you've defined before
 * executing the doPerform().  You should extend this class and
 * add the specific security check needed.  If you have a number of
 * actions that need to perform the same check, you could make a base
 * action by extending this class and implementing the isAuthorized().
 * Then each action that needs to perform the same check could extend
 * your base action.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:tv@apache.org">Thomas Vandahl</a>
 * @deprecated Use VelocitySecureAction directly
 */
@Deprecated
public abstract class LegacyVelocitySecureAction extends LegacyVelocityAction
{
    /**
     * This method overrides the method in VelocityAction to
     * perform a security check first.
     *
     * @param pipelineData Turbine information.
     * @throws Exception a generic exception.
     */
    @Override
    public void perform(PipelineData pipelineData) throws Exception
    {
        if (isAuthorized(pipelineData.getRunData()))
        {
            super.perform(pipelineData);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Implement this method to perform the security check needed.
     * You should set the template in this method that you want the
     * user to be sent to if they're unauthorized.
     *
     * @param data Turbine information.
     * @return True if the user is authorized to access the screen.
     * @throws Exception a generic exception.
     */
    protected abstract boolean isAuthorized(RunData data) throws Exception;
}