weblogic.security.spi
Interface PolicyConsumer

public interface PolicyConsumer

An authorization provider that wishes to consume policy implements the PolicyConsumer interface.

getPolicyCollectionHandler

PolicyCollectionHandler getPolicyCollectionHandler(PolicyCollectionInfo info)

Obtain a policy handler for consumption of a policy set.

Parameters:

info - the PolicyCollectionInfo for the policy set.

Returns:

a PolicyCollectionHandler or NULL which indicates that the policy set is not needed.

Throws:

ConsumptionException - if an error occurs obtaining the handler and the policy set cannot be consumed.