Package =TWiki::Access

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

ClassMethod new ($session)

Constructor.

ObjectMethod finish ()

ObjectMethod getReason () -> $string

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

ObjectMethod *checkAccessPermission ($action,$user,$text,$meta,$topic,$web) -> $boolean

Check if user is allowed to access topic

• $action - 'VIEW', 'CHANGE', 'CREATE', etc.
• $user - User id (not wikiname)
• $text - If undef or '': Read '$theWebName.$theTopicName' to check permissions
• $meta - If undef, but $text is defined, then metadata will be parsed from $text. If defined, then metadata embedded in $text will be ignored. Always ignored if $text is undefined. Settings in $meta override * Set settings in plain text.
• $topic - Topic name to check, e.g. 'SomeTopic' *undef to check web perms only)
• $web - Web, e.g. 'Know'

Revision r4 - 2008-01-22 - 03:21:27 - TWikiContributor

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