//
// $Id: AccessControl.java,v 1.3 2004/08/27 02:12:34 mdb Exp $
//
// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
// Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
//
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package com.threerings.crowd.server;
import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;

/**
 * Used to ratify access control on a feature by feature basis.
 */
public interface AccessControl
{
    /** An error code that can be delivered when a user lacks access for a
     * particular feature. */
    public static final String LACK_ACCESS = "m.lack_access";

    /**
     * Checks to see if the specified user has access to the feature with
     * the specified name. Features are named according to their
     * containing package, e.g. <code>crowd.chat.broadcast</code>.
     *
     * @param user the user requesting the feature.
     * @param feature the string identifying the feature.
     */
    public boolean checkAccess (BodyObject user, String feature);
}
