Package com.ntu.fdae.group1.bto.controllers.user

Class AuthenticationController

java.lang.Object

com.ntu.fdae.group1.bto.controllers.user.AuthenticationController

public class AuthenticationController
extends Object

Controller for authentication-related operations

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthenticationController(IAuthenticationService authService)	Constructs a new AuthenticationController

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	changePassword(User user, String newPassword)	Changes a user's password
User	login(String nric, String password)	Attempts to log in a user
boolean	registerApplicant(String nric, String name, int age, MaritalStatus maritalStatus)	Registers a new applicant

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AuthenticationController

public AuthenticationController(IAuthenticationService authService)

Constructs a new AuthenticationController

Parameters:

authService - The authentication service to use

Method Details

login

public User login(String nric,
 String password)
           throws AuthenticationException

Attempts to log in a user

Parameters:

nric - User's NRIC

password - User's password

Returns:

The authenticated user if successful

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if authentication fails

changePassword

public boolean changePassword(User user,
 String newPassword)
                       throws WeakPasswordException,
DataAccessException

Changes a user's password

Parameters:

user - The user whose password to change

newPassword - The new password

Returns:

true if password change was successful, false otherwise

Throws:

WeakPasswordException - if the new password does not meet strength criteria.

DataAccessException - if there's an error saving the user data.

registerApplicant

public boolean registerApplicant(String nric,
 String name,
 int age,
 MaritalStatus maritalStatus)
                          throws AuthenticationException,
DataAccessException

Registers a new applicant

Parameters:

nric - NRIC of the new user (must be unique)

name - Full name of the user

age - Age of the user

maritalStatus - Marital status of the user

Returns:

true if registration was successful, false otherwise

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if NRIC already exists or validation fails.

DataAccessException - if saving fails.