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package org.uberfire.security.authz;

import org.uberfire.security.impl.authz.AffirmativeBasedVoter;
import org.uberfire.security.impl.authz.ConsensusBasedVoter;
import org.uberfire.security.impl.authz.UnanimousBasedVoter;

/**
 * Voting algorithms are used by the {@link PermissionManager} in order to determine what is the
 * winning result when the user is assigned with more than one role or group.
 *
 * <p>See:</p>
 * <ul>
 *     <li>{@link UnanimousBasedVoter}</li>
 *     <li>{@link ConsensusBasedVoter}</li>
 *     <li>{@link AffirmativeBasedVoter}</li>
 * </ul>
 */
public interface VotingAlgorithm {

    /**
     * It get a list of results as input and votes for a winning result.
     */
    AuthorizationResult vote(Iterable<AuthorizationResult> results);
}
