Authorizer.java

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package org.apache.nifi.authorization;

import org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizationAccessException;
import org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerCreationException;
import org.apache.nifi.authorization.exception.AuthorizerDestructionException;

/**
 * Authorizes user requests.
 */
public interface Authorizer {

    /**
     * Determines if the specified user/entity is authorized to access the specified resource within the given context.
     *
     * @param   request The authorization request
     * @return  the authorization result
     * @throws  AuthorizationAccessException if unable to access the policies
     */
    AuthorizationResult authorize(AuthorizationRequest request) throws AuthorizationAccessException;

    /**
     * Called immediately after instance creation for implementers to perform additional setup
     *
     * @param initializationContext in which to initialize
     */
    void initialize(AuthorizerInitializationContext initializationContext) throws AuthorizerCreationException;

    /**
     * Called to configure the Authorizer.
     *
     * @param configurationContext at the time of configuration
     * @throws AuthorizerCreationException for any issues configuring the provider
     */
    void onConfigured(AuthorizerConfigurationContext configurationContext) throws AuthorizerCreationException;

    /**
     * Called immediately before instance destruction for implementers to release resources.
     *
     * @throws AuthorizerDestructionException If pre-destruction fails.
     */
    void preDestruction() throws AuthorizerDestructionException;

}