net.sf.borg.ui.util
Class PasswordHelper

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.borg.ui.util.PasswordHelper

public class PasswordHelper
extends Object

PasswordHelper provides logic to prompt for an encryption password and cache the password for a given amount of time

Constructor Summary

PasswordHelper()

Method Summary

String	getPassword() returns the cached password or prompts the user to enter one if none exists or the current one is expired
static PasswordHelper	getReference() get a reference to the singleton PasswordHelper

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PasswordHelper

public PasswordHelper()

Method Detail

getReference

public static PasswordHelper getReference()

get a reference to the singleton PasswordHelper

Returns:

the PasswordHelper singleton

getPassword

public String getPassword()
                   throws Exception

returns the cached password or prompts the user to enter one if none exists or the current one is expired

Returns:

the password

Throws:

Exception