public boolean implies()

in core/src/main/java/org/apache/shiro/authz/permission/WildcardPermission.java [201:235]


    public boolean implies(Permission p) {
        // By default only supports comparisons with other WildcardPermissions
        if (!(p instanceof WildcardPermission)) {
            return false;
        }

        WildcardPermission wp = (WildcardPermission) p;

        List<Set<String>> otherParts = wp.getParts();

        int i = 0;
        for (Set<String> otherPart : otherParts) {
            // If this permission has less parts than the other permission, everything after the number of parts contained
            // in this permission is automatically implied, so return true
            if (getParts().size() - 1 < i) {
                return true;
            } else {
                Set<String> part = getParts().get(i);
                if (!part.contains(WILDCARD_TOKEN) && !part.containsAll(otherPart)) {
                    return false;
                }
                i++;
            }
        }

        // If this permission has more parts than the other parts, only imply it if all of the other parts are wildcards
        for (; i < getParts().size(); i++) {
            Set<String> part = getParts().get(i);
            if (!part.contains(WILDCARD_TOKEN)) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }