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package org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.authorization;

import javax.jcr.AccessDeniedException;
import javax.jcr.NamespaceException;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.security.AccessControlException;
import javax.jcr.security.Privilege;

/**
 * PrivilegeManager is a jackrabbit specific extensions to
 * JCR access control management that allows to retrieve privileges known
 * by this JCR implementation and to register new custom privileges according
 * to implementation specific rules.
 *
 * @see javax.jcr.security.AccessControlManager#privilegeFromName(String) 
 */
public interface PrivilegeManager {

    /**
     * Returns all registered privileges.
     *
     * @return all registered privileges.
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
     */
    Privilege[] getRegisteredPrivileges() throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Returns the privilege with the specified privilegeName.
     *
     * @param privilegeName Name of the principal.
     * @return the privilege with the specified privilegeName.
     * @throws javax.jcr.security.AccessControlException If no privilege with the given name exists.
     * @throws javax.jcr.RepositoryException If another error occurs.
     */
    Privilege getPrivilege(String privilegeName) throws AccessControlException, RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Creates and registers a new custom privilege with the specified
     * characteristics and returns the new privilege.
     * 
     * If the registration succeeds, the changes are immediately effective;
     * there is no need to call save.
     *
     * @param privilegeName The name of the new custom privilege.
     * @param isAbstract Boolean flag indicating if the privilege is abstract.
     * @param declaredAggregateNames An array of privilege names referring to
     * registered privileges being aggregated by this new custom privilege.
     * In case of a non aggregate privilege an empty array should be passed.
     * @return the new privilege.
     * @throws AccessDeniedException If the session this manager has been created
     * for is not allowed to register new privileges.
     * @throws NamespaceException If any of the specified JCR names is illegal.
     * @throws RepositoryException If the privilege could not be registered due
     * to any implementation specific constraint violations or if persisting the
     * custom privilege fails.
     */
    Privilege registerPrivilege(String privilegeName, boolean isAbstract,
                                String[] declaredAggregateNames)
            throws AccessDeniedException, NamespaceException, RepositoryException;
}