Authorizer (Dropwizard Project 2.0.18 API)

Type Parameters:

P - the type of principals

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingAuthorizer, ExampleAuthorizer, PermitAllAuthorizer
```
public interface Authorizer<P extends Principal>
```
An interface for classes which authorize principal objects.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`authorize(P principal, String role)`	Deprecated. Use `authorize(Principal, String, ContainerRequestContext)` instead
`default boolean`	`authorize(P principal, String role, javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext requestContext)`	Decides if access is granted for the given principal in the given role.

- Method Detail
  - authorize
```
@Deprecated
boolean authorize(P principal,
                  String role)
```
    Deprecated.
    Use authorize(Principal, String, ContainerRequestContext) instead
    
    Decides if access is granted for the given principal in the given role.
    
    Parameters:
    
    principal - a Principal object, representing a user
    
    role - a user role
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if the access is granted, false otherwise
  - authorize
```
default boolean authorize(P principal,
                          String role,
                          @Nullable
                          javax.ws.rs.container.ContainerRequestContext requestContext)
```
    Decides if access is granted for the given principal in the given role.
    
    Parameters:
    
    principal - a Principal object, representing a user
    
    role - a user role
    
    requestContext - a request context.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if the access is granted, false otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    2.0