Package org.openmrs.api.context

This package describes the context framework through which authentication is performed and services provided for the OpenMRS system.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Authenticated	The result of an authentication process, see AuthenticationScheme.authenticate(Credentials).
AuthenticationScheme	Every authentication scheme should implement its authentication method out of this API.
Credentials	Authentication schemes define and require their own credentials.

Class Summary

Class	Description
BasicAuthenticated	A basic implementation of Authenticated that contains the necessary elements for an OpenMRS authentication.
Context	Represents an OpenMRS Context, which may be used to authenticate to the database and obtain services in order to interact with the system.
Daemon	This class allows certain tasks to run with elevated privileges.
Daemon.DaemonThread	Thread class used by the Daemon.startModule(Module) and Daemon.executeScheduledTask(Task) methods so that the returned object and the exception thrown can be returned to calling class
DaoAuthenticationScheme	Base class for authentication schemes that intend to leverage OpenMRS' ContextDAO.
ServiceContext	Represents an OpenMRS Service Context, which returns the services represented throughout the system.
UserContext	Represents an OpenMRS User Context which stores the current user information.
UsernamePasswordAuthenticationScheme	Default OpenMRS authentication scheme to login with OpenMRS' usernames and passwords.
UsernamePasswordCredentials	User-pass credentials represent the usual OpenMRS authentication credentials made of a pair username + password.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ContextAuthenticationException	This exception is thrown when a user attempts to access a service or object that they do not have rights to.

Package org.openmrs.api.context Description

This package describes the context framework through which authentication is performed and services provided for the OpenMRS system.