GroupPolicy.java

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package com.sun.jini.phoenix;

import java.rmi.activation.ActivationGroupDesc;

/**
 * Interface for policy objects to control what {@link ActivationGroupDesc}
 * instances can be used.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface GroupPolicy {
    /**
     * Checks if the caller is permitted to use the specified group descriptor.
     *
     * @param desc group descriptor
     * @throws java.security.AccessControlException if the caller is not
     * permitted to use the specified group descriptor
     */
    void checkGroup(ActivationGroupDesc desc);
}