RequiresGuest.java

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package org.apache.shiro.authz.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Requires the current Subject to be a "guest", that is, they are not authenticated <em>or</em> remembered
 * from a previous session for the annotated class/instance/method to be accessed or invoked.
 * <p/>
 * This annotation is the logical inverse of the {@link RequiresUser RequiresUser} annotation. That is,
 * <code>RequiresUser == !RequiresGuest</code>, or more accurately,
 * <p/>
 * <code>RequiresGuest === subject.{@link org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject#getPrincipal() getPrincipal()} == null</code>.
 *
 * @see RequiresAuthentication
 * @see RequiresUser
 *
 * @since 0.9.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface RequiresGuest {
}