batik-bridge/src/main/java/org/apache/batik/bridge/ExternalResourceSecurity.java

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package org.apache.batik.bridge;

/**
 * An interface that allows UserAgents to describe the security 
 * constraints desired for external resources.
 *
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:vhardy@apache.org">Vincent Hardy</a>
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface ExternalResourceSecurity {

    /**
     * Controls whether the external resource should be loaded or not.
     *
     * @throws SecurityException if the resource should not be loaded.
     */
    void checkLoadExternalResource();
}