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## com.google.appengine.api.users
Interface UserService

    public interface UserService

The UserService provides information useful for forcing a user to log in or out, and retrieving information about the user who is currently logged-in.

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` | `createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL)` Returns a URL that can be used to display a login page to the user.
`java.lang.String` | `createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL, java.lang.String authDomain)` Returns a URL that can be used to display a login page to the user.
`java.lang.String` | `createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL, java.lang.String authDomain, java.lang.String federatedIdentity, java.util.Set<java.lang.String> attributesRequest)` Returns a URL that can be used to redirect the user to a third party for federated login.
`java.lang.String` | `createLogoutURL(java.lang.String destinationURL)` Returns a URL that can be used to log the current user out of this app.
`java.lang.String` | `createLogoutURL(java.lang.String destinationURL, java.lang.String authDomain)` Returns a URL that can be used to log the current user out of this app.
`User` | `getCurrentUser()` If the user is logged in, this method will return a `User` that contains information about them.
`boolean` | `isUserAdmin()` Returns true if the user making this request is an admin for this application, false otherwise.
`boolean` | `isUserLoggedIn()` Returns true if there is a user logged in, false otherwise.

Method Detail

### createLoginURL

    java.lang.String createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL)

  Returns a URL that can be used to display a login page to the user.

  Parameters:
    `destinationURL` - where the user will be redirected after they log in.
  Returns:
    The URL that will present a login prompt.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the destinationURL is not valid.

### createLoginURL

    java.lang.String createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL,
                                    java.lang.String authDomain)

  Returns a URL that can be used to display a login page to the user.

  Parameters:
    `destinationURL` - where the user will be redirected after they log in.
    `authDomain` - not used.
  Returns:
    The URL that will present a login prompt.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the destinationURL is not valid.

### createLoginURL

    java.lang.String createLoginURL(java.lang.String destinationURL,
                                    java.lang.String authDomain,
                                    java.lang.String federatedIdentity,
                                    java.util.Set<java.lang.String> attributesRequest)

  Returns a URL that can be used to redirect the user to a third party for federated login.

  Parameters:
    `destinationURL` - where the user will be redirected after they log in.
    `authDomain` - not used.
    `federatedIdentity` - federated identity string which is to be asserted for users who are authenticated using a non-Google ID (e.g., OpenID). In order to use federated logins this feature must be enabled for the application. Otherwise, this should be null.
    `attributesRequest` - not used.
  Returns:
    The URL that will present a login prompt.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the destinationURL is not valid.

### createLogoutURL

    java.lang.String createLogoutURL(java.lang.String destinationURL)

  Returns a URL that can be used to log the current user out of this app.

  Parameters:
    `destinationURL` - where the user will be redirected after they log out.
  Returns:
    The URL that will log the user out.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the destinationURL is not valid.

### createLogoutURL

    java.lang.String createLogoutURL(java.lang.String destinationURL,
                                     java.lang.String authDomain)

  Returns a URL that can be used to log the current user out of this app.

  Parameters:
    `destinationURL` - where the user will be redirected after they log out.
    `authDomain` - not used.
  Returns:
    The URL that will log the user out.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the destinationURL is not valid.

### isUserLoggedIn

    boolean isUserLoggedIn()

  Returns true if there is a user logged in, false otherwise.

### isUserAdmin

    boolean isUserAdmin()

  Returns true if the user making this request is an admin for this application, false otherwise.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalStateException` - If the current user is not logged in.

### getCurrentUser

    User getCurrentUser()

  If the user is logged in, this method will return a `User` that contains information about them. Note that repeated calls may not necessarily return the same `User` object.

  Returns:
    User if the user is logged in, null otherwise.

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