SystemExecutionService.java

   1 package org.argeo.security;
   2
   3 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
   4
   5 import org.springframework.core.task.TaskExecutor;
   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. Support for Spring's
  12  * {@link TaskExecutor} will be dropped when upgrading to Spring 3, since it is
  13  * only to ensure compatibility with versions of Java before 1.5.
  14  */
  15 public interface SystemExecutionService extends Executor, TaskExecutor {
  16         /**
  17          * Executes this Runnable within a system authenticated context.
  18          * Implementations should make sure that this method is properly secured via
  19          * Java permissions since it could access to everything without credentials.
  20          */
  21         public void execute(Runnable runnable);
  22 }