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Constants Summary
Number ACCESSIBLE
Constant representing the accessible flag for form security.
Number DELETE
Constant representing the delete flag for table security.
Number INSERT
Constant representing the insert flag for table security.
Number READ
Constant representing the read flag for table security.
Number TRACKING
Constant representing the tracking flag for table security (tracks sql insert/update/delete).
Number TRACKING_VIEWS
Constant representing the tracking flag for table security (tracks sql select).
Number UPDATE
Constant representing the update flag for table security.
Number VIEWABLE
Constant representing the viewable flag for form security.



Method Summary
Boolean addUserToGroup(a_userUID, groupName)
Adds an user to a named group.
Object authenticate(authenticator_solution, method)
Authenticate to the Servoy Server using one of the installed authenticators or the Servoy default authenticator.
Object authenticate(authenticator_solution, method, credentials)
Authenticate to the Servoy Server using one of the installed authenticators or the Servoy default authenticator.
Boolean canDelete(dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.
Boolean canInsert(dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.
Boolean canRead(dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.
Boolean canUpdate(dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.
Boolean changeGroupName(oldGroupName, newGroupName)
Changes the groupname of a group.
Boolean changeUserName(a_userUID, username)
Changes the username of the specified userUID.
Boolean checkPassword(a_userUID, password)
Returns true if the password for that userUID is correct, else false.
String createGroup(groupName)
Creates a group, returns the groupname (or null when group couldn't be created).
Object createUser(username, password)
Creates a new user, returns new uid (or null when group couldn't be created or user alreay exist).
Object createUser(username, password, userUID)
Creates a new user, returns new uid (or null when group couldn't be created or user alreay exist).
Boolean deleteGroup(groupName)
Deletes a group, returns true if no error was reported.
Boolean deleteUser(userUID)
Deletes an user.
String getClientID()
Returns the client ID.
JSDataSet getElementUUIDs(formname)
Returns the form elements UUID's as dataset, the one with no name is the form itself.
JSDataSet getGroups()
Get all the groups (returns a dataset).
String getSystemUserName()
Retrieves the username of the currently logged in user on operating system level.
JSDataSet getUserGroups()
Get all the groups of the current user.
JSDataSet getUserGroups(userUID)
Get all the groups for given user UID.
String getUserName()
Get the current user name (null if not logged in), finds the user name for given user UID if passed as parameter.
String getUserName(userUID)
Get the current user name (null if not logged in), finds the user name for given user UID if passed as parameter.
String getUserUID()
Get the current user UID (null if not logged in); finds the userUID for given user_name if passed as parameter.
String getUserUID(username)
Get the current user UID (null if not logged in); finds the userUID for given user_name if passed as parameter.
JSDataSet getUsers()
Get all the users in the security settings (returns a dataset).
JSDataSet getUsers(groupName)
Get all the users in the security settings (returns a dataset).
Boolean isUserMemberOfGroup(groupName)
Check whatever the current user is part of the specified group
Boolean isUserMemberOfGroup(groupName, userUID)
Check whatever the user specified as parameter is part of the specified group.
Boolean login(username, a_userUID, groups)
Login to be able to leave the solution loginForm.
void logout()
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
void logout(solutionToLoad)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
void logout(solutionToLoad, method)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
void logout(solutionToLoad, method, argument)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
Boolean removeUserFromGroup(a_userUID, groupName)
Removes an user from a group.
Boolean setPassword(a_userUID, password)
Set a new password for the given userUID.
void setSecuritySettings(dataset)
Sets the security settings; the entries contained in the given dataset will override those contained in the current security settings.
Boolean setUserUID(a_userUID, newUserUID)
Set a new userUID for the given userUID.



Constants Details

ACCESSIBLE
Constant representing the accessible flag for form security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

DELETE
Constant representing the delete flag for table security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

INSERT
Constant representing the insert flag for table security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

READ
Constant representing the read flag for table security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

TRACKING
Constant representing the tracking flag for table security (tracks sql insert/update/delete).

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

TRACKING_VIEWS
Constant representing the tracking flag for table security (tracks sql select).

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

UPDATE
Constant representing the update flag for table security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

VIEWABLE
Constant representing the viewable flag for form security.

Returns

Number

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 



Method Details

addUserToGroup
Boolean addUserToGroup (a_userUID, groupName)
Adds an user to a named group.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the user UID to be added
{Object} groupName - the group to add to

Returns

Boolean - true if added

Sample

var userUID = security.getUserUID();
security.addUserToGroup(userUID, 'groupname');
 

authenticate
Object authenticate (authenticator_solution, method)

Authenticate to the Servoy Server using one of the installed authenticators or the Servoy default authenticator.

Note: this method should be called from a login solution.

Parameters

{String} authenticator_solution - authenticator solution installed on the Servoy Server, null for servoy built-in authentication
{String} method - authenticator method, null for servoy built-in authentication

Returns

Object - authentication result from authenticator solution or boolean in case of servoy built-in authentication

Sample

// create the credentials object as expected by the authenticator solution
var ok =  security.authenticate('myldap_authenticator', 'login', [scopes.globals.userName, scopes.globals.passWord])
if (!ok)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showErrorDialog('Login failed', 'OK')
}

// if no authenticator name is used, the credentials are checked using the Servoy built-in user management
ok = security.authenticate(null, null, [scopes.globals.userName, scopes.globals.passWord])
 

authenticate
Object authenticate (authenticator_solution, method, credentials)

Authenticate to the Servoy Server using one of the installed authenticators or the Servoy default authenticator.

Note: this method should be called from a login solution, once logged in, the authenticate method has no effect.

Parameters

{String} authenticator_solution - authenticator solution installed on the Servoy Server, null for servoy built-in authentication
{String} method - authenticator method, null for servoy built-in authentication
{Object[]} credentials - array whose elements are passed as arguments to the authenticator method, in case of servoy built-in authentication this should be [username, password]

Returns

Object - authentication result from authenticator solution or boolean in case of servoy built-in authentication

Sample

// create the credentials object as expected by the authenticator solution
var ok =  security.authenticate('myldap_authenticator', 'login', [scopes.globals.userName, scopes.globals.passWord])
if (!ok)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showErrorDialog('Login failed', 'OK')
}

// if no authenticator name is used, the credentials are checked using the Servoy built-in user management
ok = security.authenticate(null, null, [scopes.globals.userName, scopes.globals.passWord])
 

canDelete
Boolean canDelete (dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.

Parameters

{String} dataSource - the datasource

Returns

Boolean - true if allowed

Sample

var dataSource = controller.getDataSource();
var canDelete = security.canDelete(dataSource);
var canInsert = security.canInsert(dataSource);
var canUpdate = security.canUpdate(dataSource);
var canRead = security.canRead(dataSource);
application.output("Can delete? " + canDelete);
application.output("Can insert? " + canInsert);
application.output("Can update? " + canUpdate);
application.output("Can read? " + canRead);
 

canInsert
Boolean canInsert (dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.

Parameters

{String} dataSource - the datasource

Returns

Boolean - true if allowed

Sample

var dataSource = controller.getDataSource();
var canDelete = security.canDelete(dataSource);
var canInsert = security.canInsert(dataSource);
var canUpdate = security.canUpdate(dataSource);
var canRead = security.canRead(dataSource);
application.output("Can delete? " + canDelete);
application.output("Can insert? " + canInsert);
application.output("Can update? " + canUpdate);
application.output("Can read? " + canRead);
 

canRead
Boolean canRead (dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.

Parameters

{String} dataSource - the datasource

Returns

Boolean - true if allowed

Sample

var dataSource = controller.getDataSource();
var canDelete = security.canDelete(dataSource);
var canInsert = security.canInsert(dataSource);
var canUpdate = security.canUpdate(dataSource);
var canRead = security.canRead(dataSource);
application.output("Can delete? " + canDelete);
application.output("Can insert? " + canInsert);
application.output("Can update? " + canUpdate);
application.output("Can read? " + canRead);
 

canUpdate
Boolean canUpdate (dataSource)
Returns a boolean value for security rights.

Parameters

{String} dataSource - the datasource

Returns

Boolean - true if allowed

Sample

var dataSource = controller.getDataSource();
var canDelete = security.canDelete(dataSource);
var canInsert = security.canInsert(dataSource);
var canUpdate = security.canUpdate(dataSource);
var canRead = security.canRead(dataSource);
application.output("Can delete? " + canDelete);
application.output("Can insert? " + canInsert);
application.output("Can update? " + canUpdate);
application.output("Can read? " + canRead);
 

changeGroupName
Boolean changeGroupName (oldGroupName, newGroupName)
Changes the groupname of a group.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} oldGroupName - the old name
{String} newGroupName - the new name

Returns

Boolean - true if changed

Sample

security.changeGroupName('oldGroup', 'newGroup');
 

changeUserName
Boolean changeUserName (a_userUID, username)
Changes the username of the specified userUID.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin user or a normal logged in user changing its own userName.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the userUID to work on
{String} username - the new username

Returns

Boolean - true if changed

Sample

if(security.changeUserName(security.getUserUID('name1'), 'name2'))
{
	application.output('Username changed');
}
 

checkPassword
Boolean checkPassword (a_userUID, password)
Returns true if the password for that userUID is correct, else false.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the userUID to check the password for
{String} password - the new password

Returns

Boolean - true if password oke

Sample

if(security.checkPassword(security.getUserUID(), 'password1'))
{
	security.setPassword(security.getUserUID(), 'password2')
}
else
{
	application.output('wrong password')
}
 

createGroup
String createGroup (groupName)
Creates a group, returns the groupname (or null when group couldn't be created).
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{String} groupName - the group name to create

Returns

String - the created groupname

Sample

var deleteGroup = true;
//ceate a group
var groupName = security.createGroup('myGroup');
if (groupName)
{
	//create a user
	var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
	if (uid) //test if user was created
	{
		//set a newUID for the user
		var isChanged = security.setUserUID(uid,'myUserUID')
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, groupName);
		// if not delete group, do delete group
		if (deleteGroup)
		{
			security.deleteGroup(groupName);
		}
	}
}
 

createUser
Object createUser (username, password)
Creates a new user, returns new uid (or null when group couldn't be created or user alreay exist).
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{String} username - the username
{String} password - the user password

Returns

Object - the userUID the created userUID, will be same if provided

Sample

var removeUser = true;
//create a user
var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
if (uid) //test if user was created
{
	// Get all the groups
	var set = security.getGroups();
	for(var p = 1 ; p <= set.getMaxRowIndex() ; p++)
	{
		// output name of the group
		application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
	}
	// if not remove user, remove user from all the groups
	if(!removeUser)
	{
		// get now all the groups that that users has (all if above did go well)
		var set =security.getUserGroups(uid);
		for(var p = 1;p<=set.getMaxRowIndex();p++)
		{
			// output name of the group
			application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
			// remove the user from the group
			security.removeUserFromGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// delete the user (the user will be removed from the groups)
		security.deleteUser(uid);
	}
}
 

createUser
Object createUser (username, password, userUID)
Creates a new user, returns new uid (or null when group couldn't be created or user alreay exist).
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{String} username - the username
{String} password - the user password
{Object} userUID - the user UID to use

Returns

Object - the userUID the created userUID, will be same if provided

Sample

var removeUser = true;
//create a user
var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
if (uid) //test if user was created
{
	// Get all the groups
	var set = security.getGroups();
	for(var p = 1 ; p <= set.getMaxRowIndex() ; p++)
	{
		// output name of the group
		application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
	}
	// if not remove user, remove user from all the groups
	if(!removeUser)
	{
		// get now all the groups that that users has (all if above did go well)
		var set =security.getUserGroups(uid);
		for(var p = 1;p<=set.getMaxRowIndex();p++)
		{
			// output name of the group
			application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
			// remove the user from the group
			security.removeUserFromGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// delete the user (the user will be removed from the groups)
		security.deleteUser(uid);
	}
}
 

deleteGroup
Boolean deleteGroup (groupName)
Deletes a group, returns true if no error was reported.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} groupName - the name of the group to delete

Returns

Boolean - true if deleted

Sample

var deleteGroup = true;
//ceate a group
var groupName = security.createGroup('myGroup');
if (groupName)
{
	//create a user
	var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
	if (uid) //test if user was created
	{
		//set a newUID for the user
		var isChanged = security.setUserUID(uid,'myUserUID')
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, groupName);
		// if not delete group, do delete group
		if (deleteGroup)
		{
			security.deleteGroup(groupName);
		}
	}
}
 

deleteUser
Boolean deleteUser (userUID)
Deletes an user. returns true if no error was reported.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} userUID - The UID of the user to be deleted.

Returns

Boolean - true if the user is successfully deleted.

Sample

var removeUser = true;
//create a user
var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
if (uid) //test if user was created
{
	// Get all the groups
	var set = security.getGroups();
	for(var p = 1 ; p <= set.getMaxRowIndex() ; p++)
	{
		// output name of the group
		application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
	}
	// if not remove user, remove user from all the groups
	if(!removeUser)
	{
		// get now all the groups that that users has (all if above did go well)
		var set =security.getUserGroups(uid);
		for(var p = 1;p<=set.getMaxRowIndex();p++)
		{
			// output name of the group
			application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
			// remove the user from the group
			security.removeUserFromGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// delete the user (the user will be removed from the groups)
		security.deleteUser(uid);
	}
}
 

getClientID
String getClientID ()
Returns the client ID.

Returns

String - the clientId as seen on the server admin page

Sample

var clientId = security.getClientID()
 

getElementUUIDs
JSDataSet getElementUUIDs (formname)
Returns the form elements UUID's as dataset, the one with no name is the form itself.

Parameters

{String} formname - the formname to retieve the dataset for

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with element info

Sample

var formElementsUUIDDataSet = security.getElementUUIDs('orders_form');
 

getGroups
JSDataSet getGroups ()
Get all the groups (returns a dataset).
first id column is deprecated!, use only the group name column.

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with all the groups

Sample

var removeUser = true;
//create a user
var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
if (uid) //test if user was created
{
	// Get all the groups
	var set = security.getGroups();
	for(var p = 1 ; p <= set.getMaxRowIndex() ; p++)
	{
		// output name of the group
		application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
	}
	// if not remove user, remove user from all the groups
	if(!removeUser)
	{
		// get now all the groups that that users has (all if above did go well)
		var set =security.getUserGroups(uid);
		for(var p = 1;p<=set.getMaxRowIndex();p++)
		{
			// output name of the group
			application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
			// remove the user from the group
			security.removeUserFromGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// delete the user (the user will be removed from the groups)
		security.deleteUser(uid);
	}
}
 

getSystemUserName
String getSystemUserName ()
Retrieves the username of the currently logged in user on operating system level.

Returns

String - the os user name

Sample

//gets the current os username
var osUserName = security.getSystemUserName();
 

getUserGroups
JSDataSet getUserGroups ()
Get all the groups of the current user.

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with groupnames

Sample

//get all the users in the security settings (Returns a JSDataset)
var dsUsers = security.getUsers()

//loop through each user to get their group
//The getValue call is (row,column) where column 1 == id and 2 == name
for(var i=1 ; i<=dsUsers.getMaxRowIndex() ; i++)
{
	//print to the output debugger tab: "user: " and the username
	application.output("user:" + dsUsers.getValue(i,2));

	//set p to the user group for the current user
	/** @type {JSDataSet} */
	var p = security.getUserGroups(dsUsers.getValue(i,1));

	for(k=1;k<=p.getMaxRowIndex();k++)
	{
		//print to the output debugger tab: "group" and the group(s)
		//the user belongs to
		application.output("group: " + p.getValue(k,2));
	}
}
 

getUserGroups
JSDataSet getUserGroups (userUID)
Get all the groups for given user UID.

Parameters

{Object} userUID - to retrieve the user groups

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with groupnames

Sample

//get all the users in the security settings (Returns a JSDataset)
var dsUsers = security.getUsers()

//loop through each user to get their group
//The getValue call is (row,column) where column 1 == id and 2 == name
for(var i=1 ; i<=dsUsers.getMaxRowIndex() ; i++)
{
	//print to the output debugger tab: "user: " and the username
	application.output("user:" + dsUsers.getValue(i,2));

	//set p to the user group for the current user
	/** @type {JSDataSet} */
	var p = security.getUserGroups(dsUsers.getValue(i,1));

	for(k=1;k<=p.getMaxRowIndex();k++)
	{
		//print to the output debugger tab: "group" and the group(s)
		//the user belongs to
		application.output("group: " + p.getValue(k,2));
	}
}
 

getUserName
String getUserName ()
Get the current user name (null if not logged in), finds the user name for given user UID if passed as parameter.

Returns

String - the user name

Sample

//gets the current loggedIn username
var userName = security.getUserName();
 

getUserName
String getUserName (userUID)
Get the current user name (null if not logged in), finds the user name for given user UID if passed as parameter.

Parameters

{Object} userUID - the user UID used to retrieve the name

Returns

String - the user name

Sample

//gets the current loggedIn username
var userName = security.getUserName();
 

getUserUID
String getUserUID ()
Get the current user UID (null if not logged in); finds the userUID for given user_name if passed as parameter.

Returns

String - the userUID

Sample

//gets the current loggedIn username
var userName = security.getUserName();
//gets the uid of the given username
var userUID = security.getUserUID(userName);
//is the same as above
//var my_userUID = security.getUserUID();
 

getUserUID
String getUserUID (username)
Get the current user UID (null if not logged in); finds the userUID for given user_name if passed as parameter.

Parameters

{String} username - the username to find the userUID for

Returns

String - the userUID

Sample

//gets the current loggedIn username
var userName = security.getUserName();
//gets the uid of the given username
var userUID = security.getUserUID(userName);
//is the same as above
//var my_userUID = security.getUserUID();
 

getUsers
JSDataSet getUsers ()
Get all the users in the security settings (returns a dataset).

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with all the users

Sample

//get all the users in the security settings (Returns a JSDataset)
var dsUsers = security.getUsers()

//loop through each user to get their group
//The getValue call is (row,column) where column 1 == id and 2 == name
for(var i=1 ; i<=dsUsers.getMaxRowIndex() ; i++)
{
	//print to the output debugger tab: "user: " and the username
	application.output("user:" + dsUsers.getValue(i,2));

	//set p to the user group for the current user
	/** @type {JSDataSet} */
	var p = security.getUserGroups(dsUsers.getValue(i,1));

	for(k=1;k<=p.getMaxRowIndex();k++)
	{
		//print to the output debugger tab: "group" and the group(s)
		//the user belongs to
		application.output("group: " + p.getValue(k,2));
	}
}
 

getUsers
JSDataSet getUsers (groupName)
Get all the users in the security settings (returns a dataset).

Parameters

{String} groupName - the group to filter on

Returns

JSDataSet - dataset with all the users

Sample

//get all the users in the security settings (Returns a JSDataset)
var dsUsers = security.getUsers()

//loop through each user to get their group
//The getValue call is (row,column) where column 1 == id and 2 == name
for(var i=1 ; i<=dsUsers.getMaxRowIndex() ; i++)
{
	//print to the output debugger tab: "user: " and the username
	application.output("user:" + dsUsers.getValue(i,2));

	//set p to the user group for the current user
	/** @type {JSDataSet} */
	var p = security.getUserGroups(dsUsers.getValue(i,1));

	for(k=1;k<=p.getMaxRowIndex();k++)
	{
		//print to the output debugger tab: "group" and the group(s)
		//the user belongs to
		application.output("group: " + p.getValue(k,2));
	}
}
 

isUserMemberOfGroup
Boolean isUserMemberOfGroup (groupName)
Check whatever the current user is part of the specified group

Parameters

{String} groupName - name of the group to check

Returns

Boolean - dataset with groupnames

Sample

//check whatever user is part of the Administrators group
if(security.isUserMemberOfGroup('Administrators', security.getUserUID('admin')))
{
	// do administration stuff
}
 

isUserMemberOfGroup
Boolean isUserMemberOfGroup (groupName, userUID)
Check whatever the user specified as parameter is part of the specified group.

Parameters

{String} groupName - name of the group to check
{Object} userUID - UID of the user to check

Returns

Boolean - dataset with groupnames

Sample

//check whatever user is part of the Administrators group
if(security.isUserMemberOfGroup('Administrators', security.getUserUID('admin')))
{
	// do administration stuff
}
 

login
Boolean login (username, a_userUID, groups)

Login to be able to leave the solution loginForm.

Example: Group names may be received from LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) - a standard protocol used in web browsers and email applications to enable lookup queries that access a directory listing.

Parameters

{String} username - the username, like 'JamesWebb'
{Object} a_userUID - the user UID to process login for
{String[]} groups - the groups array

Returns

Boolean - true if loggedin

Sample

var groups = ['Administrators']; //normally these groups are for example received from LDAP
var user_uid = scopes.globals.email; //also this uid might be received from external authentication method
var ok =  security.login(scopes.globals.username, user_uid , groups)
if (!ok)
{
	plugins.dialogs.showErrorDialog('Login failure',  'Already logged in? or no user_uid/groups specified?', 'OK')
}
 

logout
void logout ()
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
You can redirect to another solution if needed; if you want to go to a different url, you need to call application.showURL(url) before calling security.logout() (this is only applicable for Web Client).
An alternative option to close a solution and to open another solution, while keeping the user logged in, is application.closeSolution().

Returns

void

Sample

//Set the url to go to after logout.
//application.showURL('http://www.servoy.com', '_self');  //Web Client only
security.logout();
//security.logout('solution_name');//log out and close current solution and open solution 'solution_name'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name' and call global method 'global_method_name' of the newly opened solution
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name','my_string_argument');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name', call global method 'global_method_name' with argument 'my_argument'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_second_method_name',2);
//Note: specifying a solution will not work in the Developer due to debugger dependencies
//specified solution should be of compatible type with client (normal type or client specific(Smart client only/Web client only) type )
 

logout
void logout (solutionToLoad)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
You can redirect to another solution if needed; if you want to go to a different url, you need to call application.showURL(url) before calling security.logout() (this is only applicable for Web Client).
An alternative option to close a solution and to open another solution, while keeping the user logged in, is application.closeSolution().

Parameters

{String} solutionToLoad - the solution to load after logout

Returns

void

Sample

//Set the url to go to after logout.
//application.showURL('http://www.servoy.com', '_self');  //Web Client only
security.logout();
//security.logout('solution_name');//log out and close current solution and open solution 'solution_name'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name' and call global method 'global_method_name' of the newly opened solution
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name','my_string_argument');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name', call global method 'global_method_name' with argument 'my_argument'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_second_method_name',2);
//Note: specifying a solution will not work in the Developer due to debugger dependencies
//specified solution should be of compatible type with client (normal type or client specific(Smart client only/Web client only) type )
 

logout
void logout (solutionToLoad, method)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
You can redirect to another solution if needed; if you want to go to a different url, you need to call application.showURL(url) before calling security.logout() (this is only applicable for Web Client).
An alternative option to close a solution and to open another solution, while keeping the user logged in, is application.closeSolution().

Parameters

{String} solutionToLoad - the solution to load after logout
{String} method - the method to run in the solution to load

Returns

void

Sample

//Set the url to go to after logout.
//application.showURL('http://www.servoy.com', '_self');  //Web Client only
security.logout();
//security.logout('solution_name');//log out and close current solution and open solution 'solution_name'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name' and call global method 'global_method_name' of the newly opened solution
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name','my_string_argument');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name', call global method 'global_method_name' with argument 'my_argument'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_second_method_name',2);
//Note: specifying a solution will not work in the Developer due to debugger dependencies
//specified solution should be of compatible type with client (normal type or client specific(Smart client only/Web client only) type )
 

logout
void logout (solutionToLoad, method, argument)
Logout the current user and close the solution, if the solution requires authentication and user is logged in.
You can redirect to another solution if needed; if you want to go to a different url, you need to call application.showURL(url) before calling security.logout() (this is only applicable for Web Client).
An alternative option to close a solution and to open another solution, while keeping the user logged in, is application.closeSolution().

Parameters

{String} solutionToLoad - the solution to load after logout
{String} method - the method to run in the solution to load
{Object} argument - the argument to pass to the method to run

Returns

void

Sample

//Set the url to go to after logout.
//application.showURL('http://www.servoy.com', '_self');  //Web Client only
security.logout();
//security.logout('solution_name');//log out and close current solution and open solution 'solution_name'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name' and call global method 'global_method_name' of the newly opened solution
//security.logout('solution_name','global_method_name','my_string_argument');//log out, close current solution, open solution 'solution_name', call global method 'global_method_name' with argument 'my_argument'
//security.logout('solution_name','global_second_method_name',2);
//Note: specifying a solution will not work in the Developer due to debugger dependencies
//specified solution should be of compatible type with client (normal type or client specific(Smart client only/Web client only) type )
 

removeUserFromGroup
Boolean removeUserFromGroup (a_userUID, groupName)
Removes an user from a group.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the user UID to be removed
{Object} groupName - the group to remove from

Returns

Boolean - true if removed

Sample

var removeUser = true;
//create a user
var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
if (uid) //test if user was created
{
	// Get all the groups
	var set = security.getGroups();
	for(var p = 1 ; p <= set.getMaxRowIndex() ; p++)
	{
		// output name of the group
		application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
	}
	// if not remove user, remove user from all the groups
	if(!removeUser)
	{
		// get now all the groups that that users has (all if above did go well)
		var set =security.getUserGroups(uid);
		for(var p = 1;p<=set.getMaxRowIndex();p++)
		{
			// output name of the group
			application.output(set.getValue(p, 2));
			// remove the user from the group
			security.removeUserFromGroup(uid, set.getValue(p,2));
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// delete the user (the user will be removed from the groups)
		security.deleteUser(uid);
	}
}
 

setPassword
Boolean setPassword (a_userUID, password)
Set a new password for the given userUID.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin user or a normal logged in user changing its own password.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the userUID to set the new password for
{String} password - the new password

Returns

Boolean - true if changed

Sample

if(security.checkPassword(security.getUserUID(), 'password1'))
{
	security.setPassword(security.getUserUID(), 'password2')
}
else
{
	application.output('wrong password')
}
 

setSecuritySettings
void setSecuritySettings (dataset)

Sets the security settings; the entries contained in the given dataset will override those contained in the current security settings.

NOTE: The security.getElementUUIDs and security.setSecuritySettings functions can be used to define custom security that overrides Servoy security.
For additional information see the function security.getElementUUIDs.

Parameters

{Object} dataset - the dataset with security settings

Returns

void

Sample

var colNames = new Array();
colNames[0] = 'uuid';
colNames[1] = 'flags';
var dataset = databaseManager.createEmptyDataSet(0,colNames);

var row = new Array();
row[0] = '413a4d69-becb-4ae4-8fdd-980755d6a7fb';//normally retreived via security.getElementUUIDs(...)
row[1] = JSSecurity.VIEWABLE|JSSecurity.ACCESSIBLE; // use bitwise 'or' for both
dataset.addRow(row);//setting element security

row = new Array();
row[0] = 'example_data.orders';
row[1] = JSSecurity.READ|JSSecurity.INSERT|JSSecurity.UPDATE|JSSecurity.DELETE|JSSecurity.TRACKING; //use bitwise 'or' for multiple flags
dataset.addRow(row);//setting table security

security.setSecuritySettings(dataset);//to be called in solution startup method
 

setUserUID
Boolean setUserUID (a_userUID, newUserUID)
Set a new userUID for the given userUID.
Note: this method can only be called by an admin.

Parameters

{Object} a_userUID - the userUID to set the new user UID for
{String} newUserUID - the new user UID

Returns

Boolean - true if changed

Sample

var deleteGroup = true;
//ceate a group
var groupName = security.createGroup('myGroup');
if (groupName)
{
	//create a user
	var uid = security.createUser('myusername', 'mypassword');
	if (uid) //test if user was created
	{
		//set a newUID for the user
		var isChanged = security.setUserUID(uid,'myUserUID')
		// add user to group
		security.addUserToGroup(uid, groupName);
		// if not delete group, do delete group
		if (deleteGroup)
		{
			security.deleteGroup(groupName);
		}
	}
}
 



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