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package org.apache.smscserver.smsclet;
/**
* Interface for an authority granted to the user, typical example is write access or the number of concurrent binds
*
* @author hceylan
*/
public interface Authority {
/**
* Authorize an {@link AuthorizationRequest}.
*
* @param request
* The {@link AuthorizationRequest}
* @return Returns a populated AuthorizationRequest as long as If {@link #canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest)}
* returns true for the AuthorizationRequest, otherwise returns null.
* {@link #canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest)} should always be checked before calling this method.
*/
AuthorizationRequest authorize(AuthorizationRequest request);
/**
* Indicates weather this Authority can authorize a certain request
*
* @param request
* The request to authorize
* @return True if the request can be authorized by this Authority
*/
boolean canAuthorize(AuthorizationRequest request);
}