LoginService.java

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package org.sakaiproject.login.cover;

import javax.security.auth.login.LoginException;

import org.sakaiproject.component.cover.ComponentManager;
import org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginCredentials;

public class LoginService {

	/**
	 * Access the component instance: special cover only method.
	 * 
	 * @return the component instance.
	 */
	public static org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService getInstance()
	{
		if (ComponentManager.CACHE_COMPONENTS)
		{
			if (m_instance == null)
				m_instance = (org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService) ComponentManager
						.get(org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService.class);
			return m_instance;
		}
		else
		{
			return (org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService) ComponentManager
					.get(org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService.class);
		}
	}

	private static org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService m_instance = null;
	
	
	public static void authenticate(LoginCredentials credentials) throws LoginException {
		org.sakaiproject.login.api.LoginService service = getInstance();
		if (service == null) return;

		service.authenticate(credentials);
	}
	
}