original_string: protected function checkRaw( $namespace, PermissibleEntity $entity = null )
  	{
  		if ( $namespace == null || strlen( $namespace ) == 0 || $namespace == "everybody" || $namespace == "-1" )
  			$namespace = Permission::EVERYBODY;
  		if ( $namespace == "op" || $namespace == "0" )
  			$namespace = Permission::OP;
  		if ( $namespace == "admin" )
  			$namespace = Permission::ADMIN;
  		if ( $namespace == "banned" )
  			$namespace = Permission::BANNED;
  		if ( $namespace == "whitelisted" )
  			$namespace = Permission::WHITELISTED;
  
  		$namespace = static::getAlias( $namespace );
  
  		if ( !preg_match( "/[a-z0-9_.]*/", $namespace ) )
  			throw new PermissionException( "The permission namespace [$namespace] can only contain the characters 'a-z0-9_.'." );
  
  		$permission_defaults = PermissionDefaults::find( $namespace );
  
  		if ( $entity === null )
  		{
  			if ( !Acct::check() )
  			{
  				$result = $this->checkWalker( $namespace, [] );
  				if ( $result == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  					$result = $permission_defaults->value_default;
  
  				return $result;
  			}
  			$entity = Acct::acct();
  		}
  
  		$group_state = PermissionValues::UNSET;
  
  		/*
  		 * Check group permissible state
  		 */
  		foreach ( $entity->groups() as $group )
  		{
  			$group_state = $this->checkRaw( $namespace, $group );
  			if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS || $group_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  				break;
  		}
  
  		/*
  		 * Check user permissible state
  		 */
  		$user_state = $this->checkWalker( $namespace, $entity->permissions() );
  
  		if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS || $group_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  		{
  			if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS )
  				return true;
  			else if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  				return false;
  			else
  				return $group_state;
  		}
  		else if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::UNSET && $user_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $permission_defaults->value_default;
  		else if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $group_state;
  		else // if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $user_state;
  	}
code: protected function checkRaw( $namespace, PermissibleEntity $entity = null )
  	{
  		if ( $namespace == null || strlen( $namespace ) == 0 || $namespace == "everybody" || $namespace == "-1" )
  			$namespace = Permission::EVERYBODY;
  		if ( $namespace == "op" || $namespace == "0" )
  			$namespace = Permission::OP;
  		if ( $namespace == "admin" )
  			$namespace = Permission::ADMIN;
  		if ( $namespace == "banned" )
  			$namespace = Permission::BANNED;
  		if ( $namespace == "whitelisted" )
  			$namespace = Permission::WHITELISTED;
  
  		$namespace = static::getAlias( $namespace );
  
  		if ( !preg_match( "/[a-z0-9_.]*/", $namespace ) )
  			throw new PermissionException( "The permission namespace [$namespace] can only contain the characters 'a-z0-9_.'." );
  
  		$permission_defaults = PermissionDefaults::find( $namespace );
  
  		if ( $entity === null )
  		{
  			if ( !Acct::check() )
  			{
  				$result = $this->checkWalker( $namespace, [] );
  				if ( $result == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  					$result = $permission_defaults->value_default;
  
  				return $result;
  			}
  			$entity = Acct::acct();
  		}
  
  		$group_state = PermissionValues::UNSET;
  
  		/*
  		 * Check group permissible state
  		 */
  		foreach ( $entity->groups() as $group )
  		{
  			$group_state = $this->checkRaw( $namespace, $group );
  			if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS || $group_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  				break;
  		}
  
  		/*
  		 * Check user permissible state
  		 */
  		$user_state = $this->checkWalker( $namespace, $entity->permissions() );
  
  		if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS || $group_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  		{
  			if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::ALWAYS )
  				return true;
  			else if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::NEVER )
  				return false;
  			else
  				return $group_state;
  		}
  		else if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::UNSET && $user_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $permission_defaults->value_default;
  		else if ( $user_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $group_state;
  		else // if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::UNSET )
  			return $user_state;
  	}
code_tokens: protected function checkRaw ( $ namespace , PermissibleEntity $ entity = null ) { if ( $ namespace == null || strlen ( $ namespace ) == 0 || $ namespace == "everybody" || $ namespace == "-1" ) $ namespace = Permission :: EVERYBODY ; if ( $ namespace == "op" || $ namespace == "0" ) $ namespace = Permission :: OP ; if ( $ namespace == "admin" ) $ namespace = Permission :: ADMIN ; if ( $ namespace == "banned" ) $ namespace = Permission :: BANNED ; if ( $ namespace == "whitelisted" ) $ namespace = Permission :: WHITELISTED ; $ namespace = static :: getAlias ( $ namespace ) ; if ( ! preg_match ( "/[a-z0-9_.]*/" , $ namespace ) ) throw new PermissionException ( "The permission namespace [$namespace] can only contain the characters 'a-z0-9_.'." ) ; $ permission_defaults = PermissionDefaults :: find ( $ namespace ) ; if ( $ entity === null ) { if ( ! Acct :: check ( ) ) { $ result = $ this -> checkWalker ( $ namespace , [ ] ) ; if ( $ result == PermissionValues :: UNSET ) $ result = $ permission_defaults -> value_default ; return $ result ; } $ entity = Acct :: acct ( ) ; } $ group_state = PermissionValues :: UNSET ; /*
  		 * Check group permissible state
  		 */ foreach ( $ entity -> groups ( ) as $ group ) { $ group_state = $ this -> checkRaw ( $ namespace , $ group ) ; if ( $ group_state == PermissionValues :: ALWAYS || $ group_state == PermissionValues :: NEVER ) break ; } /*
  		 * Check user permissible state
  		 */ $ user_state = $ this -> checkWalker ( $ namespace , $ entity -> permissions ( ) ) ; if ( $ group_state == PermissionValues :: ALWAYS || $ group_state == PermissionValues :: NEVER ) { if ( $ user_state == PermissionValues :: ALWAYS ) return true ; else if ( $ user_state == PermissionValues :: NEVER ) return false ; else return $ group_state ; } else if ( $ group_state == PermissionValues :: UNSET && $ user_state == PermissionValues :: UNSET ) return $ permission_defaults -> value_default ; else if ( $ user_state == PermissionValues :: UNSET ) return $ group_state ; else // if ( $group_state == PermissionValues::UNSET ) return $ user_state ; }
docstring: Checks a raw singular namespace and returns the unhindered result
  
  @param $namespace
  @param PermissibleEntity|null $entity
  
  @return string
docstring_tokens: Checks a raw singular namespace and returns the unhindered result