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package hudson.security;

import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDeniedException;


/**
 * Object that has an {@link ACL}
 *
 * @since 1.220
 * @see
 * http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Making+your+plugin+behave+in+secured+Hudson
 */
public interface AccessControlled {

    /**
     * Obtains the ACL associated with this object.
     *
     * @return never null.
     */
    ACL getACL();

    /**
     * Convenient short-cut for {@code getACL().checkPermission(permission)}
     */
    void checkPermission(Permission permission) throws AccessDeniedException;

    /**
     * Convenient short-cut for {@code getACL().hasPermission(permission)}
     */
    boolean hasPermission(Permission permission);
}