Answer 1

The ExternalContext exposes user and role information.

public class RolesAccess implements Serializable {

    public String getUserPrincipalName() {
        FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
        Principal principal = context.getExternalContext().getUserPrincipal();
        if(principal == null) {
            return null;
        }
        return principal.getName();
    }

    public String getUser() {
        FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
        return context.getExternalContext().getRemoteUser();
    }

    public boolean isManager() {
        FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
        return context.getExternalContext().isUserInRole("manager");
    }

}

If you're using JSF in servlets, this information maps to the values exposed by the HttpServletRequest.

You can use managed beans to expose values to the view via the Expression Language.

<f:view>
    <h:outputLabel value="#{rolesBean.userPrincipalName}" />
    <h:outputLabel value="#{rolesBean.user}" />
    <h:outputLabel value="#{rolesBean.manager}" />
</f:view>

Answered by: Byron313 | Posted: 24-02-2022

Answer 2

In Java EE 6 (which wasn't available when this question was asked/answered), you can test roles directly from the request variable in your Facelets code. This is super-convenient.

E.g.

<h:outputText value="hi, admin!" rendered="#{request.isUserInRole('Admin')}" />

Answered by: Kate402 | Posted: 24-02-2022

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