30 User API

This chapter provides an overview of User API and describes the use cases using this API.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Section 30.1, "Overview"
Section 30.2, "Use Cases"

30.1 Overview

The User Subsystem provides a Web Services-based mechanism that is used to create, read, update, query, and otherwise manipulate Oracle Enterprise Repository User accounts.

Related Subsystem

For more information, see Chapter 27, "Role API".

Additional Import(s) Required

import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.RegistryUser;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.UserCriteria;

30.2 Use Cases

This section describes the use cases using the User API. It contains the following topics:

Section 30.2.1, "Use Case: Manipulating Users"

30.2.1 Use Case: Manipulating Users

Description

Create a new user.
Retrieve an existing user.
Update a user.
Deactivate a user.
Query for users.

Sample code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.userapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.RegistryUser;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.UserCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class Users {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      // //////////////////////////////
      // Authenticate with OER
      // //////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],
          pArgs[2]);
      // -----------------------------------------
      // Create a new user
      String lUserName = "testUserCreate
_"+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis();
      String lFirstName = "testUserCreate_FirstName";
      String lLastName = "testUserCreate_LastName";
      String lEmail = lUserName+"@example.com";
      String lPassword = "testUserCreate_Password";
      boolean lMustChangePassword = false;
      boolean lPasswordNeverExpires = false;
      boolean lAssignDefafultRoles = true;
      RegistryUser RbacRegistrySecUser = repository.userCreate(
          authToken, lUserName, lFirstName, lLastName, lEmail, lPassword,
          lMustChangePassword, lPasswordNeverExpires, lAssignDefafultRoles);
      // -----------------------------------------
      // Read a User
      long lId = 50000; // user id must exist in OER
      RegistryUser lUser1 = repository.userRead(authToken,
          lId);
      // -----------------------------------------
      // Update a User
      lUser1.setActiveStatus(10);
      lUser1.setUserName("xxx");
      lUser1.setPhoneNumber("412-521-4914");
      lUser1.setMustChangePassword(true);
      lUser1.setPasswordNeverExpires(false);
      lUser1.setPassword("changed_password");
      lUser1.setEmail("newaddress@bea.com");
      try {
        lUser1 = repository.userUpdate(authToken,
            lUser1);
      } catch (OpenAPIException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      // -----------------------------------------
      // Deactivate a User
      RegistryUser lUser2 = null;
      try {
        lUser2 = repository.userDeactivate(authToken, lId);
      } catch (OpenAPIException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
      // -----------------------------------------
      // Query for Users
      RegistryUser lUsers[] = null;
      UserCriteria lUserCriteria = null;
      lUserCriteria = new UserCriteria();
      lUserCriteria.setNameCriteria("testname");
      lUsers = repository.userQuery(authToken,
          lUserCriteria);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}