/*
* Copyright 2004 - 2008 Christian Sprajc. All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of PowerFolder.
*
* PowerFolder is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation.
*
* PowerFolder is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with PowerFolder. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* $Id$
*/
package de.dal33t.powerfolder.security;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An abstract permission. Basically the right to do/view or perform something.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:totmacher@powerfolder.com">Christian Sprajc</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $
 */
public interface Permission extends Serializable {

    public static long serialVersionUID = -7019372990245242530l;

    boolean implies(Permission impliedPermision);

    String getId();
}