PrincipalMapper.java

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package org.apache.hadoop.gateway.security.principal;

public interface PrincipalMapper {

  /**
   * Load the internal principal mapping table from the provided
   * string value which conforms to the following semicolon delimited format:
   * actual[,another-actual]=mapped;...
   * @param principalMapping
   */
  public abstract void loadMappingTable(String principalMapping, String groupMapping)
      throws PrincipalMappingException;

  /**
   * Acquire a mapped principal name from the mapping table
   * as appropriate. Otherwise, the provided principalName
   * will be used.
   * @param principalName
   * @return principal name to be used in the assertion
   */
  public abstract String mapUserPrincipal(String principalName);

  /**
   * Acquire array of group principal names from the mapping table
   * as appropriate. Otherwise, return null.
   * @param principalName
   * @return group principal names to be used in the assertion
   */
  public abstract String[] mapGroupPrincipal(String principalName);
}