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package com.ibm.jbatch.spi;

/**
 * 
 * Implemented by the host environment to allow the 'jbatch' 352 RI to get 
 * the "current" tag (here a generalized term for something like the current
 * "application), and whether the tag is "admin"-authorized or not.
 *
 * @author skurz
 */
public interface BatchSecurityHelper {
	/**
	 * @return The current "tag" (or "app name", generically speaking).
	 */
    public String getCurrentTag();
    
    /**
     * @param tag A "tag" (or "app name", generically speaking).
     * @return true if the "tag" is associated with an app recognized as 
     *              authorized for administrator-level read permissions.
     */
    public boolean isAdmin(String tag);
    
}