I have an object with several methods. Some of which are decorated with a [AuthenticationRequired] attribute. When, and how, should I be checking whether the callee is authenticated?
This is just a simple null check, but I don't know how to hook it to the actual method calls. I'm kind of lost here.
Do I:
- Use a StackFrame, determine the top-level method called on this class, and then figure out possible authentication issues?
- Include this check in every single method that has the attribute? What's the attribute good for, then?
- Somehow hook to all method calls on my class, figuring out whether they have the attribute?
The class structure is roughly:
public class Stuff
{
public void ImFine()
{
CommonMethod("fine");
}
public void ImGood()
{
CommonMethod("good");
}
[AuthenticationRequired]
public void ImTerrible()
{
CommonMethod("terrible", true); // not an optional parameter.
}
[AuthenticationRequired]
public void ImDeceased()
{
CommonMethod("dead");
}
protected void CommonMethod(string state)
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("I feel {0}", state));
}
protected void CommonMethod(string state, bool pet)
{
if (pet)
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("My pet feels {0}", state));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("I feel {0}", state));
}
}
}
Assume CommonMethod is barely more complex and one can't invoke the other (in order to have one method shared by every callee).
