[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Changing perspective views based on user

["M. Stier" <NoStier.Spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.
Read about the activities concept in eclipse.

As seen on a thread by Nick Edgar:

> Some people have had success using the activities mechanism to do this.
> See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=71857



Raj schrieb:
> I am trying to implement Authentication and Authorization for an eclipse 
> RCP application using ACEGI. Authentication was straight forward.
> I am wondering if anybody dealt with how to deal with Authorization from 
> an RCP application sense.
>
> My example scenario
> I have three roles
> 1) Admin
> 2) Data entry
> 3) Manager
>
> I have some views
> 1) View A
> 2) View B
> 3) View C
> 4) ciew D
>
> Some Menu/Toobar/Coolbar actions
>
> If i want to show certain views/menu actions based on a user role, what 
> can be a good approach.
>
> I thought about having 1 perspective for role, limitation being when i 
> add a role to my system i have to add a perspective to.
>
> Another way would be maintain a mapping of views/actions based on roles 
> and dynamically construct the perspective.
>
> Any info on anyone who tired this before is appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Raj