AuthService

java.lang.Object
- services.AuthService

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAuthService

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthFYPCoordinatorService, AuthStudentService, AuthSupervisorService
```
public abstract class AuthService
extends java.lang.Object
implements IAuthService
```
The AuthService class is an abstract class that implements the IAuthService interface. It provides basic authentication functionalities for user login and logout.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AuthService()
Constructs an instance of the AuthService class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected boolean`	`authenticate(User user, java.lang.String password)`	Authenticates the given user with the given password.
`abstract boolean`	`login(java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String password)`	Logs in a user with the specified user ID and password.
`boolean`	`logout()`	Logs out the currently logged in user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AuthService
```
public AuthService()
```
    Constructs an instance of the AuthService class.
- Method Detail
  - login
```
public abstract boolean login(java.lang.String userID,
                              java.lang.String password)
```
    Description copied from interface: IAuthService
    
    Logs in a user with the specified user ID and password.
    
    Specified by:
    
    login in interface IAuthService
    
    Parameters:
    
    userID - the ID of the user
    
    password - the user's password
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the login was successful, false otherwise
  - logout
```
public boolean logout()
```
    Description copied from interface: IAuthService
    
    Logs out the currently logged in user.
    
    Specified by:
    
    logout in interface IAuthService
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the logout was successful, false otherwise
  - authenticate
```
protected boolean authenticate(User user,
                               java.lang.String password)
```
    Authenticates the given user with the given password.
    
    Parameters:
    
    user - the user to be authenticated
    
    password - the password to be used for authentication
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the user is authenticated successfully, false otherwise