org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.security
Interface ACL

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Collection<ACE>, java.lang.Iterable<ACE>, java.util.List<ACE>, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ACLImpl

public interface ACL
extends java.util.List<ACE>, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

An ACL (Access Control List) is a list of ACEs (Access Control Entry).

An ACP may contain several ACL identified by a name. This is to let external modules add security rules. There are 2 default ACLs:

• the local ACL - this is the default type of ACL that may be defined by an user locally to a document (using a security UI).
  This is the only ACL an user can change
• the inherited - this is a special ACL generated by merging all document parents ACL. This ACL is read only (cannot be modified locally on the document since it is inherited.

ACLs that are used by external modules cannot be modified by the user through the security UI. These ACLs should be modified only programmaticaly by the tool that added them.

Author:

Bogdan Stefanescu

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	INHERITED_ACL
static java.lang.String	LOCAL_ACL

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Returns a recursive copy of the ACL sharing no mutable substructure with the original.
ACE[]	getACEs() Gets the ACEs defined by this list as an array.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the ACL name.
void	setACEs(ACE[] aces) Sets the ACEs defined by this ACL.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, get, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, retainAll, set, size, subList, toArray, toArray

Field Detail

LOCAL_ACL

static final java.lang.String LOCAL_ACL

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Constant Field Values

INHERITED_ACL

static final java.lang.String INHERITED_ACL

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Gets the ACL name.

Returns:

the ACL name

getACEs

ACE[] getACEs()

Gets the ACEs defined by this list as an array.

Returns:

setACEs

void setACEs(ACE[] aces)

Sets the ACEs defined by this ACL.

Parameters:

aces - the ACE array

clone

java.lang.Object clone()

Returns a recursive copy of the ACL sharing no mutable substructure with the original.

Returns:

a copy