Permission (UberFire Security API 1.1.0.Beta3 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DotNamedPermission
```
public interface Permission
```
Interface for representing access to a system resource. All permissions have a name (whose interpretation depends on the subclass), as well as some functions for defining the semantics of the particular Permission subclass.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Permission`	`clone()` Creates an exact copy of this instance.
`String`	`getName()` A string literal that identifies a resource or set of resources this permission object relates to.
`AuthorizationResult`	`getResult()` The authorization result or permission status.
`boolean`	`implies(Permission other)` Basically, "permission p1 implies permission p2" means that if one is granted permission p1, one is naturally granted permission p2.
`boolean`	`impliesName(Permission other)` If "permission p1 impliesName permission p2" means that the feature represented by p1 is a superset of p2.
`boolean`	`impliesResult(Permission other)` If "permission p1 impliesResult permission p2" means that both permissions give the same result.
`void`	`setResult(AuthorizationResult result)` Change the authorzation result.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    A string literal that identifies a resource or set of resources this permission object relates to.
    It's up to every Permission implementation to define what's the set the name's format.
  - getResult
```
AuthorizationResult getResult()
```
    The authorization result or permission status.
    
    Returns:
    
    One of the available results: GRANT / DENY / ABSTAIN
  - setResult
```
void setResult(AuthorizationResult result)
```
    Change the authorzation result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    result - GRANT / DENY / ABSTAIN
  - implies
```
boolean implies(Permission other)
```
    Basically, "permission p1 implies permission p2" means that if one is granted permission p1, one is naturally granted permission p2. Thus, this is not an equality test, but rather more of a subset test.
    
    Both calls to impliesName(Permission) & impliesResult(Permission) return true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the permission to check against.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the specified permission is implied by this object, false if not.
  - impliesName
```
boolean impliesName(Permission other)
```
    If "permission p1 impliesName permission p2" means that the feature represented by p1 is a superset of p2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the permission to check against.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the specified permission name is implied by this object, false if not.
  - impliesResult
```
boolean impliesResult(Permission other)
```
    If "permission p1 impliesResult permission p2" means that both permissions give the same result.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the permission to check against.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the specified permission result is implied by this object, false if not.
  - clone
```
Permission clone()
```
    Creates an exact copy of this instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    A brand new Permission instance

Interface Permission

Method Summary

Method Detail

getName

getResult

setResult

implies

impliesName

impliesResult

clone