redback-authorization/redback-authorization-api/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/authorization/RedbackAuthorization.java

package org.apache.archiva.redback.authorization;

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import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Authorization annotation. The annotation can be defined for methods and describes
 * the permissions necessary to execute the method.
 *
 * @author Olivier Lamy
 * @since 1.3
 */
@Target( ElementType.METHOD )
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
public @interface RedbackAuthorization
{

    /**
     * The list of permissions that are needed for executing the method.
     * The strings refer to defined permission ids.
     * The accessing user must have at least one of the given permissions to execute
     * the method.
     * @return the array of permission ids.
     */
    String[] permissions() default ( "" );

    /**
     * The resource is used to restrict access by using information from
     * the method parameters or call environment.
     * Resource annotations have to be in line with the defined permissions.
     * Parameters have to be given in the form <code>{parameterName}</code> and are extracted from the URIInfo (path- and
     * query-parameters)
     * @return the redback resource karma needed
     */
    String resource() default ( "" );

    /**
     * A description of the authorization definition.
     * @return the description string
     */
    String description() default ( "" );

    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if doesn't need any special permission
     */
    boolean noRestriction() default false;

    /**
     * @return True, if this service need only authentication and not special karma
     */
    boolean noPermission() default false;
}