<?php
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namespace Acl;
use Cake\Controller\Component;
/**
* Access Control List interface.
* Implementing classes are used by AclComponent to perform ACL checks in Cake.
*
*/
interface AclInterface
{
/**
* Empty method to be overridden in subclasses
*
* @param string $aro ARO The requesting object identifier.
* @param string $aco ACO The controlled object identifier.
* @param string $action Action (defaults to *)
* @return bool Success
*/
public function check($aro, $aco, $action = "*");
/**
* Allow methods are used to grant an ARO access to an ACO.
*
* @param string $aro ARO The requesting object identifier.
* @param string $aco ACO The controlled object identifier.
* @param string $action Action (defaults to *)
* @return bool Success
*/
public function allow($aro, $aco, $action = "*");
/**
* Deny methods are used to remove permission from an ARO to access an ACO.
*
* @param string $aro ARO The requesting object identifier.
* @param string $aco ACO The controlled object identifier.
* @param string $action Action (defaults to *)
* @return bool Success
*/
public function deny($aro, $aco, $action = "*");
/**
* Inherit methods modify the permission for an ARO to be that of its parent object.
*
* @param string $aro ARO The requesting object identifier.
* @param string $aco ACO The controlled object identifier.
* @param string $action Action (defaults to *)
* @return bool Success
*/
public function inherit($aro, $aco, $action = "*");
/**
* Initialization method for the Acl implementation
*
* @param Component $component Component instance.
* @return void
*/
public function initialize(Component $component);
}