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package org.apache.cassandra.auth;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * The interface at the core of Cassandra authorization.
 *
 * Represents a resource in the hierarchy.
 * Currently just one resource type is supported by Cassandra
 * @see DataResource
 */
public interface IResource
{
    /**
     * @return printable name of the resource.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Gets next resource in the hierarchy. Call hasParent first to make sure there is one.
     *
     * @return Resource parent (or IllegalStateException if there is none). Never a null.
     */
    IResource getParent();

    /**
     * Indicates whether or not this resource has a parent in the hierarchy.
     *
     * Please perform this check before calling getParent() method.
     * @return Whether or not the resource has a parent.
     */
    boolean hasParent();

    /**
     * @return Whether or not this resource exists in Cassandra.
     */
    boolean exists();

    /**
     * Returns the set of Permissions that may be applied to this resource
     *
     * Certain permissions are not applicable to particular types of resources.
     * For instance, it makes no sense to talk about CREATE permission on table, or SELECT on a Role.
     * Here we filter a set of permissions depending on the specific resource they're being applied to.
     * This is necessary because the CQL syntax supports ALL as wildcard, but the set of permissions that
     * should resolve to varies by IResource.
     *
     * @return the permissions that may be granted on the specific resource
     */
    Set applicablePermissions();
}