ItemAclRepository.java

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package org.opennms.acl.repository;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Contract that provides the items for the ACL system. This items can be anything
 *
 * @author Massimiliano Dessì (desmax74@yahoo.it)
 * @since jdk 1.5.0
 * @version $Id: $
 */
public interface ItemAclRepository {

    /**
     * <p>getItems</p>
     *
     * @return a list of items to put under acl control
     */
    public List<?> getItems();

    /**
     * <p>getAuthorityItems</p>
     *
     * @param items a {@link java.util.List} object.
     * @return a {@link java.util.List} object.
     */
    public List<?> getAuthorityItems(List<Integer> items);

    /**
     * <p>getFreeItems</p>
     *
     * @param items a {@link java.util.List} object.
     * @return a {@link java.util.List} object.
     */
    public List<?> getFreeItems(List<Integer> items);
}