CRecordSessionValidate

This record is needed when a session token we received from a user request is to be checked for validity. With the response we also receive the user ID and a list with the rights of the user.

This message belongs to the session manager API. It is part of the kernel.

{
  "id": "deb4b364-0890-4380-8c36-a142fcb29034",
  "name": "SESSION_VALIDATE",
  "description": "Validate a token.",
  "slots": [
    {
      "key": "userId",
      "name": "USER_ID",
      "direction": "ANSWER",
      "mandatory": "false",
      "type": "STRING",
      "description": "The user ID (only on SUCCESS)."
    },
    {
      "key": "rights",
      "name": "RIGHTS",
      "direction": "ANSWER",
      "mandatory": "false",
      "type": "STRING_ARRAY",
      "description": "The rights the user has (only on SUCCESS)."
    }
  ]
}

Usage

Sending the request

You need the microservice ID of the session manager:

public static final IId SESSION_MICROSERVICE_ID = CIdFactory.fromObject("ccf168c1-f18b-4229-85f9-24461a19ee6a");

To validate a session token, we need the token the user received when he logged in.

private void validateToken(final byte[] aSessionToken) throws CException
{
    final CEnvelope env = CEnvelope.forMicroService(SESSION_MICROSERVICE_ID);
    env.setSessionToken(aSessionToken);

    final CRecord record = CRecordSessionValidate.create();
    aTarget.sendRequest(env,
                        record);
}

Dealing with the response

To catch the response of the request, we need a message handler. We add it in the constructor of the message handler registry.

// constructor:
addMessageHandler(CRecordSessionValidate.ID,
                  this::asyncSessionValidate);

private boolean asyncSessionValidate(@NotNull final CEnvelope aEnvelope,
                                     @NotNull final CRecord aRecord)
{
    if (aEnvelope.isAnswer())
    {
        final int resultCode = aEnvelope.getResultCode();
        if (resultCode == CResultCode.SUCCESS)
        {
            final byte[] token = aEnvelope.getSessionToken();
            final String userId = CRecordSessionValidate.getUserId(aRecord,
                                                                   null);
            final String[] rights = CRecordSessionValidate.getRights(aRecord,
                                                                     null);
            // ...
        }
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}