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package org.apache.sentry.core.common;

// The interface is responsible for define the resource for every component.
public interface Resource {
  // Get the ResourceImplyMethodType which indicate how to compare the resource value.
  // eg, For Hive component, it will output STRING for "db", "table", "column" and URL for "url"
  //     in CommonPrivilege, the method imply() will compare the resource value according to the ResourceImplyMethodType.
  //     Using String.equals() for STRING and PathUtils.impliesURI() for URL
  ImplyMethodType getResourceImplyMethod();
}