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package org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.principal.PrincipalIterator;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.security.auth.Subject;
import java.security.Principal;

/**
 * The <code>Impersonation</code> maintains Principals that are allowed to
 * impersonate. Principals can be added or removed using
 * {@link #grantImpersonation(Principal)} and
 * {@link #revokeImpersonation(Principal)}, respectively.
 *
 * @see User#getImpersonation()
 */
public interface Impersonation {
    
    /**
     * @return An iterator over the <code>Principal</code>s that are allowed
     * to impersonate the <code>User</code> this <code>Impersonation</code>
     * object has been created for.
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
     */
    PrincipalIterator getImpersonators() throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * @param principal The principal that should be allowed to impersonate
     * the <code>User</code> this <code>Impersonation</code> has been built for.
     * @return true if the specified <code>Principal</code> has not been allowed
     * to impersonate before and if impersonation has been successfully
     * granted to it, false otherwise.
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
     */
    boolean grantImpersonation(Principal principal) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * @param principal The principal that should no longer be allowed to
     * impersonate.
     * @return If the granted impersonation has been successfully revoked for
     * the given principal; false otherwise.
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
     */
    boolean revokeImpersonation(Principal principal) throws RepositoryException;

    /**
     * Test if the given subject (i.e. any of the principals it contains) is
     * allowed to impersonate.
     *
     * @param subject to impersonate.
     * @return true if this <code>Impersonation</code> allows the specified
     * Subject to impersonate.
     * @throws RepositoryException If an error occurs.
     */
    boolean allows(Subject subject) throws RepositoryException;
}