Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of ComponentRegistryAndEditor/FrontEndSpec

Timestamp:

11/10/14 09:20:21 (10 years ago)

Author:

Twan Goosen

Comment:

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ComponentRegistryAndEditor/FrontEndSpec

@@ -8 +8 @@
 == Global requirements ==
 
+=== Authentication ===
+
+Authentication in production is based on Shibboleth; for local testing, basic authentication on basis of the Tomcat ''!UserDatabaseRealm'' is used.
+
 * User authentication state is provided by the backend
  * This includes admin status of the logged in user
+* A login button or link is shown while the user is not logged in; after login, the user's name is shown
+ * Logout is not supported by the backend
+* Once logged in, a link to the 'settings' page in the backend is provided (this allows the user to configure some account details)
 
 == Browser ==
@@ -36 +43 @@
 === Component details ===
 
-* {REST_BASE}/registry/components/{COMPONENT_ID}
+* Component Specification XML retrieved from back-end
+ * {REST_BASE}/registry/components/{COMPONENT_ID}
 * Hierarchical view
  * With expandable component structure
@@ -55 +63 @@
 == Editor ==
 
+The editor gets the XML of an existing component specification from the back-end (in the case of editing an existing component) and produces a form on basis of this.
+
 == Importer ==