001/*
002 * Copyright (C) 2014 XStream Committers.
003 * All rights reserved.
004 *
005 * Created on 08. January 2014 by Joerg Schaible
006 */
007package com.thoughtworks.xstream.security;
008
009/**
010 * Definition of a type permission. 
011 * 
012 * @author Jörg Schaible
013 * @since 1.4.7
014 */
015public interface TypePermission {
016    /**
017     * Check permission for a provided type.
018     * 
019     * @param type the type to check
020     * @return <code>true</code> if provided type is allowed, <code>false</code> if permission does not handle the type
021     * @throws ForbiddenClassException if provided type is explicitly forbidden
022     * @since 1.4.7
023     */
024    boolean allows(Class type);
025}