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package io.vertx.ext.web.handler;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.Fluent;
import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.core.Handler;
import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Base interface for auth handlers.
 * 
 * An auth handler allows your application to provide authentication/authorisation support.
 * 
 * Auth handler requires a {@link SessionHandler} to be on the routing chain before it.
 *
 * @author Tim Fox
 */
@VertxGen(concrete = false)
public interface AuthHandler extends Handler {

  /**
   * Add a required authority for this auth handler
   *
   * @param authority  the authority
   * @return a reference to this, so the API can be used fluently
   */
  @Fluent
  AuthHandler addAuthority(String authority);

  /**
   * Add a set of required authorities for this auth handler
   *
   * @param authorities  the set of authorities
   * @return a reference to this, so the API can be used fluently
   */
  @Fluent
  AuthHandler addAuthorities(Set authorities);
}