AuthService

java.lang.Object
- services.AuthService

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAuthService

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthStaffService, AuthStudentService
```
public abstract class AuthService
extends java.lang.Object
implements IAuthService
```
AuthService is an abstract class that implements the IAuthService interface. It provides authentication functions for login and logout.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AuthService()
Constructs an instance of the AuthService class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`authenticate(User user, java.lang.String password)`	Authenticates the given user with the given password.
`abstract boolean`	`login(java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String password)`	Logs in a user with userID and password (for student and staff)
`boolean`	`logout()`	Logs out the currently logged in user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface interfaces.IAuthService
login

- Constructor Detail
  - AuthService
```
public AuthService()
```
    Constructs an instance of the AuthService class.
- Method Detail
  - login
```
public abstract boolean login(java.lang.String userID,
                              java.lang.String password)
```
    Description copied from interface: IAuthService
    
    Logs in a user with userID and password (for student and staff)
    
    Specified by:
    
    login in interface IAuthService
    
    Parameters:
    
    userID - user's userID
    
    password - user's password
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the user is authenticated successfully, False otherwise
  - logout
```
public boolean logout()
```
    Description copied from interface: IAuthService
    
    Logs out the currently logged in user.
    
    Specified by:
    
    logout in interface IAuthService
    
    Returns:
    
    True if successfully log out, False otherwise.
  - authenticate
```
protected boolean authenticate(User user,
                               java.lang.String password)
```
    Authenticates the given user with the given password.
    
    Parameters:
    
    user - the user to be authenticated
    
    password - the password to be used for authentication
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the user is authenticated successfully, false otherwise