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package org.apache.catalina;
import java.security.Principal;
/**
* <p>
* Abstract representation of a security role, suitable for use in environments like JAAS that want to deal with
* <code>Principals</code>.
* </p>
*
* @since 4.1
*/
public interface Role extends Principal {
// ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
/**
* @return the description of this role.
*/
String getDescription();
/**
* Set the description of this role.
*
* @param description The new description
*/
void setDescription(String description);
/**
* @return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*/
String getRolename();
/**
* Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*
* @param rolename The new role name
*/
void setRolename(String rolename);
/**
* @return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Role is defined.
*/
UserDatabase getUserDatabase();
}