adding permissions entry using cssdk on a branch

shameem

How to add permissions (user and role) to a branch using cssdk.

 

Using command line "

iwaccess add-permission-entryvpath -user user -role role" I understand it is pretty easy to add permissions .

But using CSSDK, when I have the CSBranch node I get the following options

 

brCSBranch.addPermissionEntry(CSPermissionEntry)
brCSBranch.addPermissionEntry(CSRole, CSPrincipal, int)

 

Note sure how to create a CSPermissionEntry/CSPrincipal.

 

Any help (if possible with example) please to add permissions on branch and workarea using CSSDK. Appreciate.

Adam Stoller

I believe that CSPrincipal is a generic interface covering both CSUsers and CSGroups which I believe you should be able to get from a CSClient object - so, in terms of the second directive:

 

brCSBranch.addPermissionEntry(CSRole, CSPrincipal, int)

 

You might do something like (untested - off the top of my head - lacking exception handling, etc.):

/** Assumes the following objects exists and have been properly initialized:
 * - CSClient  'csclient'
 * - CSVpath   'vpath' 
 * - String    'roleName' (e.g.: "Editor")
 * - String    'userName' (e.g.: "jdoe")
 * - String    'groupName' (e.g.: "BranchUsers")
 */
CSRole role     = csclient.getRole(roleName, true);
CSUser user     = csclient.getUser(userName, true);
CSGroup group   = csclient.getGroup(groupName, true);
CSBranch branch = csclient.getBranch(vpath, true);

branch.addPermissionEntry(role, user, CSPermissionEntry.CS_OWNER_ENTRY);
branch.addPermissionEntry(role, group, CSPermissionEntry.CS_REGULAR_ENTRY);
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