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package org.apache.jackrabbit.vault.fs.io;

/**
 * <code>AccessControlHandling</code> defines the behavior when importing
 * access control nodes.
 */
public enum AccessControlHandling {

    /**
     * Ignores the packaged access control and leaves the target unchanged.
     */
    IGNORE,

    /**
     * Applies the access control provided with the package to the target. this
     * also removes existing access control.
     */
    OVERWRITE,

    /**
     * Merge access control provided with the package with the one in the
     * content by replacing the access control entries of corresponding
     * principals (i.e. package first). It never alters access control entries
     * of principals not present in the package.
     * <p/>
     * Example:<br/>
     *
     * Content ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     everyone, deny, jcr:all
     *     bob, allow, jcr:read
     *     bob, allow, jcr:write
     * </pre>
     *
     * Package ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     bob, deny, jcr:all
     *     alice, allow, jcr:read
     * </pre>
     *
     * Result ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     everyone, deny, jcr:all
     *     bob, deny, jcr:all
     *     alice, allow, jcr:read
     * </pre>
     */
    MERGE,

    /**
     * Merge access control in the content with the one provided with the
     * package by adding the access control entries of principals not present in the
     * content (i.e. content first). It never alters access control entries already
     * existing in the content.
     *
     * <p/>
     * Example:<br/>
     *
     * Content ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     everyone, deny, jcr:all
     *     bob, allow, jcr:read
     *     bob, allow, jcr:write
     * </pre>
     *
     * Package ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     bob, deny, jcr:all
     *     alice, allow, jcr:read
     * </pre>
     *
     * Result ACL:
     * <pre>
     *     everyone, deny, jcr:all
     *     bob, allow, jcr:read
     *     bob, allow, jcr:write
     *     alice, allow, jcr:read
     * </pre>
     */
    MERGE_PRESERVE,

    /**
     * Clears all access control on the target system.
     */
    CLEAR,

}