security/runtime/org.argeo.security.core/src/main/java/org/argeo/security/SystemExecutionService.java

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