Permission.java

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package org.apache.jetspeed.om.security;

/**
 * A Jetspeed basic Permission.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:taylor@apache.org">David Sean Taylor</a>
 * @version $Id: Permission.java,v 1.3 2004/02/23 03:14:12 jford Exp $
 */
public interface Permission
{
    /**
     * Get the name of the Permission
     *
     * @return the name of the permission.
     */
    public String getName();
 
    /**
     * Set the name of the Permission
     *
     * @param permissionName the name of the Permission.
     */
    public void setName(String permissionName);

    /**
     * Get the id of the Permission
     *
     * @return the id of the permission.
     */
    public String getId();

    /**
     * Set the id of the Permission
     *
     * @param id the new id for the permission
     */
    public void setId(String id);

}