On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 14:58, Paul Mansfield wrote: > Platform: redhat7.3 on intel > Software: jetspeed1.4 release > JDK: j2sdk 1.4.2_01 > > Hi, > I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I am trying to figure out how > JLoginUser works; I have an external user database from which I want to > pull passwords, but keep the rest of the jetspeed authentication > database the same (long story :-( > > so, I have copied and extended JLoginUser, and note that it calls > JetspeedSecurity.login > which is a wrapper round > JetspeedAuthentication.login > which is a wrapper round > getService().login > > I am wondering which getService() it is calling? I have tried to follow > various classpaths and not struck gold - there are many places where > getService function is provided.
I got an answer, but I think I didn't explain myself properly (I realise getService is a function in the same file), what I meant was where does getService get the service from? (getService -> TurbineAuthentication -> JetspeedUserManagement -> getService -> getUser -> TurbineUserManagement-> TurbineUserPeer.doSelectusers) the javadoc for JetspeedAuthentication is pointless http://jakarta.apache.org/jetspeed/api/org/apache/jetspeed/services/JetspeedAuthentication.html#getService() I've achieved what I want to, i.e. tapping in to the login scheme, but I'd still like to understand the program flow... arcane as it is. <rant>Seems to me that it'd be hard to make it more complicated, considering all it really does it check user/pass against the DB, then populate a User object and store it in the session. I counted at least 12 levels of function calling, easy! And then there's the matter of the code in the package com.workingdogs.village which just magically appears and seems unreferenced in any of the main jetspeed documentation! </rant> I feel better for that :-) Paul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
