/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package org.alfresco.cmis;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * A CMIS permission mapping.
 * 
 * @author andyh
 *
 */
public interface CMISPermissionMapping
{
    /**
     * Get the allowed action key.
     * @return the key.
     */
    public String getKey();
    
    /**
     * Get the required permissions.
     * If the list is of zero length the action is unprotected and allowed.
     * (Disallowed actions never appear at all)
     * For one or more entries a match against any permission allws.
     * 
     * @return the list of required permissions.
     */
    public List<String> getPermissions();
}