sentry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/sentry/core/AuthorizationProvider.java

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package org.apache.sentry.core;

import java.util.EnumSet;
import java.util.List;


public interface AuthorizationProvider {

  /**
   * Returns true if the user has the requested privileges on the server, database, and table.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public boolean hasAccess(Subject subject, Server server, Database database, Table table, EnumSet<Action> actions);

  /**
   * Returns true if the subject has the requested privileges on the server i.e. the
   * subject has this privilege server wide.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public boolean hasAccess(Subject subject, Server server, ServerResource serverResource, EnumSet<Action> actions);

  /***
   * Returns validate subject privileges on given Authorizable object
   *
   * @param subject: UserID to validate privileges
   * @param authorizableHierarchy : List of object accroding to namespace hierarchy.
   *        eg. Server->Db->Table or Server->Function
   *        The privileges will be validated from the higher to lower scope
   * @param actions : Privileges to validate
   * @return
   *        True if the subject is authorized to perform requested action on the given object
   */
  public boolean hasAccess(Subject subject, List<Authorizable> authorizableHierarchy, EnumSet<Action> actions);

}