com.atlassian.gadgets.view
Interface SecurityTokenFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SecurityTokenFactoryImpl

public interface SecurityTokenFactory

A factory for generating security tokens that is used when rendering gadgets.

Method Summary

String

newSecurityToken(GadgetState state, String viewer) Create a new security token for the gadget.

Method Detail

newSecurityToken

String newSecurityToken(GadgetState state,
                        String viewer)

Create a new security token for the gadget. The viewer of the gadget is the user actually making the request for the gadget to be displayed, but may not be the owner.

Parameters:

state - Gadget to generate a security token for

viewer - user that is making the request for the gadget to be displayed

Returns:

security token that encodes the owner, viewer, and gadget information in a secure manner