Permission (Apache Archiva Redback 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

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Permission (Apache Archiva Redback 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JpaPermission, MemoryPermission
```
public interface Permission
extends Serializable
```
Permission A permission is the wrapper for an operation and a resource effectively saying that the operation is authorized for that resource. P(Operation, Resource)

Author:

Jesse McConnell, Joakim Erdfelt

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDescription()`	Long description of the Permission
`String`	`getName()`	Get the short name of the permission.
`Operation`	`getOperation()`	Operation that this permission is authorizing
`Resource`	`getResource()`	This is the resource associated with this permission.
`boolean`	`isPermanent()`	Test to see if the object is a permanent object or not.
`void`	`setDescription(String description)`	Set null
`void`	`setName(String name)`	Set the short name for this permission.
`void`	`setOperation(Operation operation)`	Set null
`void`	`setPermanent(boolean permanent)`	Set flag indicating if the object is a permanent object or not.
`void`	`setResource(Resource resource)`

- Method Detail
  - getDescription
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String getDescription()
```
    Long description of the Permission
  - getName
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String getName()
```
    Get the short name of the permission. NOTE: This field is considered the Primary Key for this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the short name for this permission.
  - getOperation
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Operation getOperation()
```
    Operation that this permission is authorizing
  - getResource
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Resource getResource()
```
    This is the resource associated with this permission. Implementors must always supply a Resource.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Resource.
  - setDescription
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void setDescription(String description)
```
    Set null
    
    Parameters:
    
    description -
  - setName
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void setName(String name)
```
    Set the short name for this permission.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
  - setOperation
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void setOperation(Operation operation)
```
    Set null
    
    Parameters:
    
    operation -
  - setResource
```
void setResource(Resource resource)
```
    Parameters:
    
    resource -
  - isPermanent
```
boolean isPermanent()
```
    Test to see if the object is a permanent object or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the object is permanent.
  - setPermanent
```
void setPermanent(boolean permanent)
```
    Set flag indicating if the object is a permanent object or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    permanent - true if the object is permanent.