[jboss-cvs] JBossAS SVN: r69806 - projects/security/security-spi/trunk/identity/src/main/org/jboss/security/identity.

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Author: sguilhen at redhat.com
Date: 2008-02-12 18:03:31 -0500 (Tue, 12 Feb 2008)
New Revision: 69806

Modified:
   projects/security/security-spi/trunk/identity/src/main/org/jboss/security/identity/Role.java
Log:
Added getParent() method to the Role interface, to allow a role (or group) to retrieve a reference to its parent group.



Modified: projects/security/security-spi/trunk/identity/src/main/org/jboss/security/identity/Role.java
===================================================================
--- projects/security/security-spi/trunk/identity/src/main/org/jboss/security/identity/Role.java	2008-02-12 23:02:47 UTC (rev 69805)
+++ projects/security/security-spi/trunk/identity/src/main/org/jboss/security/identity/Role.java	2008-02-12 23:03:31 UTC (rev 69806)
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@
  *  @version $Revision$
  */
 public interface Role
-{ 
+{
    /**
     * Get Name of the Role
     * @return
     */
    public String getRoleName();
-   
+
    /**
     * Get type of role
     * @return simple,group
     */
    public RoleType getType();
-   
+
    /**
     * Indicate whether the argument role is equal or contained
     * depending on the role-type
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@
     * @return true or false
     */
    public boolean containsAll(Role anotherRole);
+
+   /**
+    * Gets a reference to the parent role, if one is available.
+    * @return   a reference to the parent role if one exists; {@code null} otherwise.
+    */
+   public Role getParent();
 }
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