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package java.security.acl;

import java.security.Principal;
import java.util.Enumeration;

/**
 * The Access Control List Entry interface definition.
 * 
 * An {@code AclEntry} is a list of the {@link Permission}s that are
 *  granted (positive) or denied (negative) to a {@link Principal}.
 */
public interface AclEntry extends Cloneable {

    /**
     * Set the principal for this ACL entry.
     * 

     * The principal for an ACL entry can only be set once.
     *
     * @param user
     *            the principal for this ACL entry.
     * @return {@code true} on success, {@code false} if there is a principal already set for
     *         this entry.
     */
    boolean setPrincipal(Principal user);

    /**
     * Returns the principal of this ACL entry.
     *
     * @return the principal of this ACL entry, or null if none is set.
     */
    Principal getPrincipal();

    /**
     * Sets this ACL entry to be negative.
     * 

     * The permissions in this ACL entry will be denied to the principal
     * associated with this entry.
     * 
     * Note: An ACL entry is positive by default and can only become
     * negative by calling this method.
     */
    void setNegativePermissions();

    /**
     * Returns whether this ACL entry is negative.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if this ACL entry is negative, {@code false} if it's positive.
     */
    boolean isNegative();

    /**
     * Adds the specified permission to this ACL entry.
     *
     * @param permission
     *            the permission to be added.
     * @return {@code true} if the specified permission is added, {@code false} if the
     *         permission was already in this entry.
     */
    boolean addPermission(Permission permission);

    /**
     * Removes the specified permission from this ACL entry.
     *
     * @param permission
     *            the permission to be removed.
     * @return {@code true} if the permission is removed, {@code false} if the permission was
     *         not in this entry.
     */
    boolean removePermission(Permission permission);

    /**
     * Checks whether the specified permission is in this ACL entry.
     *
     * @param permission
     *            the permission to check.
     * @return {@code true} if the permission is in this entry, otherwise {@code false}.
     */
    boolean checkPermission(Permission permission);

    /**
     * Returns the list of permissions of this ACL entry.
     *
     * @return the list of permissions of this ACL entry,
     */
    Enumeration permissions();

    /**
     * Returns the string representation of this ACL entry.
     *
     * @return the string representation of this ACL entry.
     */
    String toString();

    /**
     * Clones this ACL entry instance.
     *
     * @return a copy of this entry.
     */
    Object clone();

}