SystemExecutionService.java

   1 package org.argeo.security;
   2
   3 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
   4 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
   5 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
   6
   7 /**
   8  * Allows to execute code authenticated as a system user (that is not a real
   9  * person). The {@link Executor} interface interface is not used directly in
  10  * order to allow future extension of this interface and to simplify its
  11  * publication (e.g. as an OSGi service) and interception.
  12  */
  13 public interface SystemExecutionService extends Executor {
  14         /**
  15          * Executes this {@link Runnable} within a system authenticated context.
  16          * Implementations should make sure that this method is properly secured via
  17          * Java permissions since it could access to everything without credentials.
  18          */
  19         public void execute(Runnable runnable);
  20
  21         /**
  22          * Executes this {@link Callable} within a system authenticated context.
  23          * Implementations should make sure that this method is properly secured via
  24          * Java permissions since it could access to everything without credentials.
  25          */
  26         public <T> Future<T> submit(Callable<T> task);
  27 }