AccountsController

java.lang.Object
- controller.AccountsController

```
public class AccountsController
extends java.lang.Object
```
Handles all of the logic for user accounts and security.

Login, logout, and register user methods.

Methods for JSF pages, get current user, test if the user is an admin or not.

Methods for handling user details and password updates.

Administrator methods for promoting and deleting users.

JSF utility to see if a component has been set to an error state.

Author:

Karl Nicholas

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

AccountsController()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`AccountsController()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`demoteUser(java.lang.Long id)` Demote a user, based on id, by removing ADMIN role.
`User`	`getCurrentUser()` Currently logged user or null.
`java.lang.String`	`getEmail()` Email Field
`User`	`getNewUser()` New User Field
`java.lang.String`	`getPassword()` Password Field
`java.lang.String`	`getPasswordConfirmation()` Password Confirmation Field
`java.util.List<User>`	`getUsers()` Return a list of users
`boolean`	`isAdmin()` True if a user has the ADMIN role.
`boolean`	`isLoggedIn()` True if a user is logged in.
`boolean`	`isValid(java.lang.String clientId)` Method to determine whether a component has a validation error condition.
`java.lang.String`	`login()` Login a user using the email and password fields.
`java.lang.String`	`logout()` Logout current user
`void`	`postConstruct()`
`void`	`promoteUser(java.lang.Long id)` Promote user to administrator based on id
`java.lang.String`	`register()` Register a new user
`void`	`removeUser(java.lang.Long id)` Remove a user based on id.
`void`	`setEmail(java.lang.String email)` Email Field
`void`	`setNewUser(User newUser)` New User Field
`void`	`setPassword(java.lang.String password)` Password Field
`void`	`setPasswordConfirmation(java.lang.String passwordConfirmation)` Password Confirmation Field
`java.lang.String`	`update()` Update/merge user fields
`java.lang.String`	`updatePassword()` Check user.password against passwordConfirmation, encode password, and merge user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AccountsController
```
public AccountsController()
```
- Method Detail
  - postConstruct
```
@PostConstruct
public void postConstruct()
```
  - isLoggedIn
```
public boolean isLoggedIn()
```
    True if a user is logged in.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if Logged In
  - isAdmin
```
public boolean isAdmin()
```
    True if a user has the ADMIN role.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if ADMIN
  - getCurrentUser
```
public User getCurrentUser()
```
    Currently logged user or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    User
  - login
```
public java.lang.String login()
```
    Login a user using the email and password fields.
    
    Returns:
    
    String navigation to /views/accounts/accounts.xhtml
  - getEmail
```
public java.lang.String getEmail()
```
    Email Field
    
    Returns:
    
    Email field.
  - setEmail
```
public void setEmail(java.lang.String email)
```
    Email Field
    
    Parameters:
    
    email - field.
  - getPassword
```
public java.lang.String getPassword()
```
    Password Field
    
    Returns:
    
    Password field.
  - setPassword
```
public void setPassword(java.lang.String password)
```
    Password Field
    
    Parameters:
    
    password - field.
  - logout
```
public java.lang.String logout()
```
    Logout current user
    
    Returns:
    
    Naviation to /views/accounts/accounts.xhtml
  - register
```
public java.lang.String register()
```
    Register a new user
    
    Returns:
    
    String navigation to /views/accounts/accounts.xhtml
  - getNewUser
```
public User getNewUser()
```
    New User Field
    
    Returns:
    
    newUser field.
  - setNewUser
```
public void setNewUser(User newUser)
```
    New User Field
    
    Parameters:
    
    newUser - field.
  - updatePassword
```
public java.lang.String updatePassword()
```
    Check user.password against passwordConfirmation, encode password, and merge user.
    
    Returns:
    
    String navigation to /views/accounts/accounts.xhtml
  - getPasswordConfirmation
```
public java.lang.String getPasswordConfirmation()
```
    Password Confirmation Field
    
    Returns:
    
    passwordConfirmation field.
  - setPasswordConfirmation
```
public void setPasswordConfirmation(java.lang.String passwordConfirmation)
```
    Password Confirmation Field
    
    Parameters:
    
    passwordConfirmation - field.
  - update
```
public java.lang.String update()
```
    Update/merge user fields
    
    Returns:
    
    Navigation to /views/accounts/accounts.xhtml
  - getUsers
```
public java.util.List<User> getUsers()
```
    Return a list of users
    
    Returns:
    
    List of users
  - removeUser
```
public void removeUser(java.lang.Long id)
```
    Remove a user based on id.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - of User to be removed.
  - promoteUser
```
public void promoteUser(java.lang.Long id)
```
    Promote user to administrator based on id
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - of User to be promoted.
  - demoteUser
```
public void demoteUser(java.lang.Long id)
```
    Demote a user, based on id, by removing ADMIN role.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - of User to be demoted.
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid(java.lang.String clientId)
```
    Method to determine whether a component has a validation error condition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clientId - of component, e.g. id="test"
    
    Returns:
    
    true if no validation problem.

Class AccountsController

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

AccountsController

Method Detail

postConstruct

isLoggedIn

isAdmin

getCurrentUser

login

getEmail

setEmail

getPassword

setPassword

logout

register

getNewUser

setNewUser

updatePassword

getPasswordConfirmation

setPasswordConfirmation

update

getUsers

removeUser

promoteUser

demoteUser

isValid