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  • From: Chris Hyzer <>
  • To: Paul Gazda <>
  • Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List <>
  • Subject: RE: [grouper-users] finding privileges on groups via WS interface
  • Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:00:10 -0400
  • Accept-language: en-US
  • Acceptlanguage: en-US

Im not sure specifically what you are asking for, but this email below says
that it is available now if you get latest on the 1.4 branch.

Thanks,
Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gazda
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: Chris Hyzer
> Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [grouper-users] finding privileges on groups via WS
> interface
>
> Will this functionality be available in GrouperClient any time soon? It
> is very important for our implementation.
>
> Paul Gazda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hyzer
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:43 AM
> To: Scott Koranda
> Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [grouper-users] finding privileges on groups via WS
> interface
>
> I looked into it, and found out why I never added it to WS, because the
> grouper API doesn't have a method for it. :)
>
> Anyways, I added it, feel free to get latest from the 1.4 branch, and
> try it out. I need to do more testing before closing the bug, but the
> test I did through a WS call worked fine.
>
> cvs
> -d:pserver::/home/cvs/i2mi
> login
> cvs
> -d:pserver::/home/cvs/i2mi
> export -r
> GROUPER_1_4_BRANCH grouper
> cvs
> -d:pserver::/home/cvs/i2mi
> export -r
> GROUPER_1_4_BRANCH grouper-ws
>
> https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-232
>
> I added the API:
>
> gsh 0% subj = findSubject("10021368")
> subject: id='10021368' type='person' source='pennperson' name='Chris
> Hyzer'
> gsh 1% sess = GrouperSession.start(subj)
> edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.GrouperSession: 8d17a97d-3d1a-4e39-
> a44c-01a3fead792d,'10021368','person'
> gsh 2% member = MemberFinder.findBySubject(sess, subj)
> member: id='10021368' type='person' source='pennperson' uuid='6512f26a-
> 98b5-486c-bc94-ac26e0d9a7ca'
> gsh 3% field = FieldFinder.find("admins")
> access privilege: 'admins'
> gsh 4% member.getGroups(field);
> group: name='aStem:whateverGroup2' displayName='aStem:disp2'
> uuid='b3be109a-afb6-49d0-8aaf-73cbd130f967'
> group: name='aStem:aGroup' displayName='aStem:aGroup' uuid='4992b987-
> 3329-418e-ba83-9d9335305902'
> group: name='aStem:whateverGroup' displayName='aStem:disp1'
> uuid='2703916b-ac8a-4830-9a60-698a3b1faf97'
> gsh 5%
>
> Then I added a param on the getGroups web services (all flavors, though
> here is an example in rest batch):
>
> <WsRestGetGroupsRequest>
> <subjectLookups>
> <WsSubjectLookup>
> <subjectId>10021368</subjectId>
> </WsSubjectLookup>
> <WsSubjectLookup>
> <subjectId>10039438</subjectId>
> </WsSubjectLookup>
> </subjectLookups>
> <actAsSubjectLookup>
> <subjectId>GrouperSystem</subjectId>
> </actAsSubjectLookup>
> <params>
> <WsParam>
> <paramName>fieldName</paramName>
> <paramValue>admins</paramValue>
> </WsParam>
> </params>
> </WsRestGetGroupsRequest>
>
> This will result in the following response (which looks like the normal
> response, with the exception of the description):
>
> <WsGetGroupsResults>
> <results>
> <WsGetGroupsResult>
> <wsGroups>
> <WsGroup>
> <extension>whateverGroup2</extension>
> <displayExtension>disp2</displayExtension>
> <description>descs</description>
> <displayName>aStem:disp2</displayName>
> <name>aStem:whateverGroup2</name>
> <uuid>b3be109a-afb6-49d0-8aaf-73cbd130f967</uuid>
> </WsGroup>
> <WsGroup>
> <extension>aGroup</extension>
> <displayExtension>aGroup</displayExtension>
> <displayName>aStem:aGroup</displayName>
> <name>aStem:aGroup</name>
> <uuid>4992b987-3329-418e-ba83-9d9335305902</uuid>
> </WsGroup>
> <WsGroup>
> <extension>whateverGroup</extension>
> <displayExtension>disp1</displayExtension>
> <description>desc1</description>
> <displayName>aStem:disp1</displayName>
> <name>aStem:whateverGroup</name>
> <uuid>2703916b-ac8a-4830-9a60-698a3b1faf97</uuid>
> </WsGroup>
> </wsGroups>
> <resultMetadata>
> <resultCode>SUCCESS</resultCode>
> <success>T</success>
> </resultMetadata>
> <wsSubject>
> <resultCode>SUCCESS</resultCode>
> <success>T</success>
> <id>10021368</id>
> <sourceId>pennperson</sourceId>
> </wsSubject>
> </WsGetGroupsResult>
> <WsGetGroupsResult>
> <resultMetadata>
> <resultCode>SUCCESS</resultCode>
> <success>T</success>
> </resultMetadata>
> <wsSubject>
> <resultCode>SUCCESS</resultCode>
> <success>T</success>
> <id>10039438</id>
> <sourceId>pennperson</sourceId>
> </wsSubject>
> </WsGetGroupsResult>
> </results>
> <resultMetadata>
> <resultCode>SUCCESS</resultCode>
> <resultMessage>
> Success for: clientVersion: v1_4_001, subjectLookups: Array size:
> 2: [0]:
>
> edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ws.soap.WsSubjectLookup@14b2db7[subjec
> t=&lt;null&gt;,member=&lt;null&gt;,cause=&lt;null&gt;,causeMember=&lt;n
> ull&gt;,subjectFindResult=&lt;null&gt;,memberFindResult=&lt;null&gt;,su
> ...
> memberFilter: All, includeGroupDetail: false, actAsSubject:
>
> edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ws.soap.WsSubjectLookup@6c9220[subject
> =&lt;null&gt;,member=&lt;null&gt;,cause=&lt;null&gt;,causeMember=&lt;nu
> ll&gt;,subjectFindResult=&lt;null&gt;,memberFindResult=&lt;null&gt;,sub
> jectId=GrouperSystem,subjectIdentifier=&lt;null&gt;,subjectSourceId=&lt
> ;null&gt;]
> , params: Array size: 1: [0]:
>
> edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.ws.soap.WsParam@1ed7524[paramName=fiel
> dName,...,
> field: admins
> </resultMessage>
> <success>T</success>
> </resultMetadata>
> <responseMetadata>
> <millis>6437</millis>
> <serverVersion>v1_4_002</serverVersion>
> </responseMetadata>
> </WsGetGroupsResults>
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Koranda
> > [mailto:]
> > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:16 PM
> > To: Chris Hyzer
> > Cc: Grouper Users Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [grouper-users] finding privileges on groups via WS
> > interface
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Doesn't look like it is possible. Should have been an
> > > option in getGroups(), not sure if there was a reason it was
> > > omitted. Anyways, when do you need it?
> >
> > I can work around it for now.
> >
> > Would it be possible for the 1.4.2 release or would it break
> > backwards compatibility with 1.4.[0|1]?
> >
> > Or should it wait for 1.5?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks, Chris
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message----- From: Scott Koranda
> > > > [mailto:]
> > > > Sent: Monday,
> > > > February 23, 2009 11:01 AM To: Grouper Users Mailing List
> > > > Subject: [grouper-users] finding privileges on groups via
> > > > WS interface
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I learned recently that I can find all the subjects that
> > > > have a privilege like 'UPDATE' on a group using the web
> > > > services interface by invoking the getMembers operation
> > > > and specifying the fieldName parameter as 'updaters'.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a WS operation that I can invoke to find all
> > > > groups for which a particular subject has the 'UPDATE'
> > > > privilege?
> > > >
> > > > Scott



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