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package backtype.storm.security.auth;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Nimbus could be configured with an authorization plugin. If not specified, all requests are authorized.
 * 
 * You could specify the authorization plugin via storm parameter. For example: storm -c nimbus.authorization.class=backtype.storm.security.auth.NoopAuthorizer
 * ...
 * 
 * You could also specify it via storm.yaml: nimbus.authorization.class: backtype.storm.security.auth.NoopAuthorizer
 */
public interface IAuthorizer {
    /**
     * Invoked once immediately after construction
     * 
     * @param conf Storm configuration
     */
    void prepare(Map storm_conf);

    /**
     * permit() method is invoked for each incoming Thrift request.
     * 
     * @param context request context includes info about
     * @param operation operation name
     * @param topology_storm configuration of targeted topology
     * @return true if the request is authorized, false if reject
     */
    public boolean permit(ReqContext context, String operation, Map topology_conf);
}