From e661ced35b7fcd6b5ae84b0dd5fd3ab16451ebfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jeb228 Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:15:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add comments --- .../vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/Authenticator.java | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/Authenticator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/Authenticator.java index 38683164d..a6caf2f79 100644 --- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/Authenticator.java +++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/authenticate/Authenticator.java @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.User; /** * The tool that a login process will use to interface with the user records in * the model (or wherever). + * + * This needs to be based on a HttpSession, because things like the UserDAO are + * tied to the session. It seemed easier to base it on a HttpServletRequest, + * which we can use to get the session. */ public abstract class Authenticator { // ----------------------------------------------------------------------