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[invirt/packages/invirt-base.git] / python / invirt / authz.py
1 """Invirt authorization.
2
3 This module acts as a loader for the pluggable authorization system.
4
5 Any Python module which wishes to provide an authorization scheme for
6 Invirt should advertise an entry point in the invirt.authz group with
7 a unique name. That name can then be configured in
8 /etc/invirt/master.yaml as the authz mechanism.
9 """
10
11 import pkg_resources
12
13 from invirt.config import structs as cfg
14
15
16 def expandOwner(name):
17     """Expand an "owner" to a list of authorized users."""
18     for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('invirt.authz', cfg.authz.name):
19         return ep.load().expandOwner(name)
20
21
22 def expandAdmin(name):
23     """Expand an "administrator" to a list of authorized users."""
24     for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('invirt.authz', cfg.authz.name):
25         return ep.load().expandAdmin(name)
26
27
28 __all__ = ['expandOwner',
29            'expandAdmin',
30            ]