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Parent package: Foswiki
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• Foswiki::Access::AdminOnlyAccess - DENY EVERYONE that is not Admin - Admin permitted anythingeverything
• Foswiki::Access::TopicACLAccess - Implements the traditional, longstanding ACL in topic preference style.
• Foswiki::Access::TopicACLReadOnlyAccess - DENY any access except VIEW access - Admin permitted anythingeverything

internal package Foswiki::Access

A singleton object of this class manages the access control database.

ClassMethod new($session)

Constructor.

ObjectMethod finish()

Break circular references.

ObjectMethod getReason() → $string

Return a string describing the reason why the last access control failure occurred.

ObjectMethod haveAccess($mode, $User, $web, $topic, $attachment) → $boolean

ObjectMethod haveAccess($mode, $User, $meta) → $boolean

ObjectMethod haveAccess($mode, $User, $address) → $boolean

• $mode - 'VIEW', 'CHANGE', 'CREATE', etc. (defaults to VIEW)
• $cUID - Canonical user id (defaults to current user)

Check if the user has the given mode of access to the topic. This call may result in the topic being read.

ObjectMethod getCacheEntry($meta, $mode, $cUID) → $boolean

returns the cached access result for a given meta object

ObjectMethod setCacheEntry($meta, $mode, $cUID, $boolean) → $boolean

caches the result for a computed access right

ObjectMethod unsetCacheEntry($meta, $mode, $cUID)

deletes a cache result for a computed access right