Allow Masquerading as a LTI user.#74
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This allows a LTI user to be masqueraded as which is always available.
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Pull request overview
This PR adds support for masquerading as LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) users in the Canvas API client library, allowing API calls to be made on behalf of LTI 1.3 users.
Changes:
- Added new
readAsLtiUser()andwriteAsLtiUser()methods to enable LTI user masquerading - Implemented LTI masquerading using the
lti_1_3_id:prefix in API calls - Added unit tests demonstrating LTI masquerading functionality for both read and write operations
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/constants/CanvasConstants.java | Added constant MASQUERADE_LTI_USER for LTI user masquerading |
| src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/CanvasReader.java | Added readAsLtiUser() method to reader interface |
| src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/CanvasWriter.java | Added writeAsLtiUser() method to writer interface |
| src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/BaseImpl.java | Implemented LTI masquerading logic with lti_1_3_id: prefix handling |
| src/test/java/edu/ksu/canvas/tests/user/UserRetrieverUTest.java | Added test for reading as LTI user |
| src/test/java/edu/ksu/canvas/tests/course/UserManagerUTest.java | Added test for writing as LTI user |
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This allows a LTI user to be masqueraded as which is always available.