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 * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
 * 
 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.kuali.kra.service;

import org.kuali.kra.authorization.Task;

/**
 * The Task Authorization Service is responsible for determining
 * if a user has the authority to execute a given task.
 */
public interface TaskAuthorizationService {

    /**
     * Is the user authorized to perform the given task?
     * @param userId the user's unique username
     * @param task the task to perform
     * @return true if the user is authorized; otherwise false
     */
    boolean isAuthorized(String userId, Task task);

}