InheritableThreadLocalSecurityContextHolderStrategy.java

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package org.springframework.security.core.context;

import org.springframework.util.Assert;

/**
 * An <code>InheritableThreadLocal</code>-based implementation of
 * {@link org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolderStrategy}.
 *
 * @author Ben Alex
 *
 * @see java.lang.ThreadLocal
 */
final class InheritableThreadLocalSecurityContextHolderStrategy implements
		SecurityContextHolderStrategy {
	// ~ Static fields/initializers
	// =====================================================================================

	private static final ThreadLocal<SecurityContext> contextHolder = new InheritableThreadLocal<SecurityContext>();

	// ~ Methods
	// ========================================================================================================

	public void clearContext() {
		contextHolder.remove();
	}

	public SecurityContext getContext() {
		SecurityContext ctx = contextHolder.get();

		if (ctx == null) {
			ctx = createEmptyContext();
			contextHolder.set(ctx);
		}

		return ctx;
	}

	public void setContext(SecurityContext context) {
		Assert.notNull(context, "Only non-null SecurityContext instances are permitted");
		contextHolder.set(context);
	}

	public SecurityContext createEmptyContext() {
		return new SecurityContextImpl();
	}
}