trunk/src/java/org/apache/lenya/ac/Accreditable.java

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/* $Id$  */

package org.apache.lenya.ac;


/**
 * An Accreditable can be accredited with roles on a certain URI
 * using a {@link org.apache.lenya.ac.Credential}.
 */
public interface Accreditable {
    /**
     * Returns the set of accreditables of this accreditable.
     * The set contains the accreditable itself and all collections it belongs to.
     * @return An array of accreditables.
     */
    Accreditable[] getAccreditables();
    
}