NiFiUser.java

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package org.apache.nifi.authorization.user;

/**
 * A representation of a NiFi user that has logged into the application
 */
public interface NiFiUser {

    /**
     * @return the unique identity of this user
     */
    String getIdentity();

    /**
     * @return the next user in the proxied entities chain, or <code>null</code> if no more users exist in the chain.
     */
    NiFiUser getChain();

    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if the user is the unauthenticated Anonymous user
     */
    boolean isAnonymous();

    /**
     * @return the address of the client that made the request which created this user
     */
    String getClientAddress();

}