UserDetailsChecker.java

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package org.springframework.security.core.userdetails;

/**
 * Called by classes which make use of a {@link UserDetailsService} to check the status of
 * the loaded <tt>UserDetails</tt> object. Typically this will involve examining the
 * various flags associated with the account and raising an exception if the information
 * cannot be used (for example if the user account is locked or disabled), but a custom
 * implementation could perform any checks it wished.
 * <p>
 * The intention is that this interface should only be used for checks on the persistent
 * data associated with the user. It should not involved in making any authentication
 * decisions based on a submitted authentication request.
 *
 * @author Luke Taylor
 * @since 2.0
 *
 * @see org.springframework.security.authentication.AccountStatusUserDetailsChecker
 * @see org.springframework.security.authentication.AccountStatusException
 */
public interface UserDetailsChecker {
	/**
	 * Examines the User
	 * @param toCheck the UserDetails instance whose status should be checked.
	 */
	void check(UserDetails toCheck);
}