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package java.io;

import java.security.*;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Collections;
import sun.security.util.SecurityConstants;

/**
 * This class represents access to a file or directory.  A FilePermission consists
 * of a pathname and a set of actions valid for that pathname.
 * <P>
 * Pathname is the pathname of the file or directory granted the specified
 * actions. A pathname that ends in "/*" (where "/" is
 * the file separator character, <code>File.separatorChar) indicates
 * all the files and directories contained in that directory. A pathname
 * that ends with "/-" indicates (recursively) all files
 * and subdirectories contained in that directory. A pathname consisting of
 * the special token "<<ALL FILES>>" matches <b>any file.
 * <P>
 * Note: A pathname consisting of a single "*" indicates all the files
 * in the current directory, while a pathname consisting of a single "-"
 * indicates all the files in the current directory and
 * (recursively) all files and subdirectories contained in the current
 * directory.
 * <P>
 * The actions to be granted are passed to the constructor in a string containing
 * a list of one or more comma-separated keywords. The possible keywords are
 * "read", "write", "execute", "delete", and "readlink". Their meaning is
 * defined as follows:
 *
 * <DL>
 *    <DT> read 
 read permission
 *    <DT> write 
 write permission
 *    <DT> execute
 *    <DD> execute permission. Allows Runtime.exec to
 *         be called. Corresponds to <code>SecurityManager.checkExec.
 *    <DT> delete
 *    <DD> delete permission. Allows File.delete to
 *         be called. Corresponds to <code>SecurityManager.checkDelete.
 *    <DT> readlink
 *    <DD> read link permission. Allows the target of a
 *         <a href="../nio/file/package-summary.html#links">symbolic link
 *         to be read by invoking the {@link java.nio.file.Files#readSymbolicLink
 *         readSymbolicLink } method.
 * </DL>
 * <P>
 * The actions string is converted to lowercase before processing.
 * <P>
 * Be careful when granting FilePermissions. Think about the implications
 * of granting read and especially write access to various files and
 * directories. The "<<ALL FILES>>" permission with write action is
 * especially dangerous. This grants permission to write to the entire
 * file system. One thing this effectively allows is replacement of the
 * system binary, including the JVM runtime environment.
 *
 * <p>Please note: Code can always read a file from the same
 * directory it's in (or a subdirectory of that directory); it does not
 * need explicit permission to do so.
 *
 * @see java.security.Permission
 * @see java.security.Permissions
 * @see java.security.PermissionCollection
 *
 *
 * @author Marianne Mueller
 * @author Roland Schemers
 * @since 1.2
 *
 * @serial exclude
 */

public final class FilePermission extends Permission implements Serializable {

    /**
     * Execute action.
     */
    private final static int EXECUTE = 0x1;
    /**
     * Write action.
     */
    private final static int WRITE   = 0x2;
    /**
     * Read action.
     */
    private final static int READ    = 0x4;
    /**
     * Delete action.
     */
    private final static int DELETE  = 0x8;
    /**
     * Read link action.
     */
    private final static int READLINK    = 0x10;

    /**
     * All actions (read,write,execute,delete,readlink)
     */
    private final static int ALL     = READ|WRITE|EXECUTE|DELETE|READLINK;
    /**
     * No actions.
     */
    private final static int NONE    = 0x0;

    // the actions mask
    private transient int mask;

    // does path indicate a directory? (wildcard or recursive)
    private transient boolean directory;

    // is it a recursive directory specification?
    private transient boolean recursive;

    /**
     * the actions string.
     *
     * @serial
     */
    private String actions; // Left null as long as possible, then
                            // created and re-used in the getAction function.

    // canonicalized dir path. In the case of
    // directories, it is the name "/blah/*" or "/blah/-" without
    // the last character (the "*" or "-").

    private transient String cpath;

    // static Strings used by init(int mask)
    private static final char RECURSIVE_CHAR = '-';
    private static final char WILD_CHAR = '*';

/*
    public String toString()
    {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        sb.append("***\n");
        sb.append("cpath = "+cpath+"\n");
        sb.append("mask = "+mask+"\n");
        sb.append("actions = "+getActions()+"\n");
        sb.append("directory = "+directory+"\n");
        sb.append("recursive = "+recursive+"\n");
        sb.append("***\n");
        return sb.toString();
    }
*/

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7930732926638008763L;

    /**
     * initialize a FilePermission object. Common to all constructors.
     * Also called during de-serialization.
     *
     * @param mask the actions mask to use.
     *
     */
    private void init(int mask) {
        if ((mask & ALL) != mask)
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid actions mask");

        if (mask == NONE)
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid actions mask");

        if ((cpath = getName()) == null)
                throw new NullPointerException("name can't be null");

        this.mask = mask;

        if (cpath.equals("<")) {
            directory = true;
            recursive = true;
            cpath = "";
            return;
        }

        // store only the canonical cpath if possible
        cpath = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<String>() {
            public String run() {
                try {
                    String path = cpath;
                    if (cpath.endsWith("*")) {
                        // call getCanonicalPath with a path with wildcard character
                        // replaced to avoid calling it with paths that are
                        // intended to match all entries in a directory
                        path = path.substring(0, path.length()-1) + "-";
                        path = new File(path).getCanonicalPath();
                        return path.substring(0, path.length()-1) + "*";
                    } else {
                        return new File(path).getCanonicalPath();
                    }
                } catch (IOException ioe) {
                    return cpath;
                }
            }
        });

        int len = cpath.length();
        char last = ((len > 0) ? cpath.charAt(len - 1) : 0);

        if (last == RECURSIVE_CHAR &&
            cpath.charAt(len - 2) == File.separatorChar) {
            directory = true;
            recursive = true;
            cpath = cpath.substring(0, --len);
        } else if (last == WILD_CHAR &&
            cpath.charAt(len - 2) == File.separatorChar) {
            directory = true;
            //recursive = false;
            cpath = cpath.substring(0, --len);
        } else {
            // overkill since they are initialized to false, but
            // commented out here to remind us...
            //directory = false;
            //recursive = false;
        }

        // XXX: at this point the path should be absolute. die if it isn't?
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new FilePermission object with the specified actions.
     * <i>path is the pathname of a file or directory, and actions
     * contains a comma-separated list of the desired actions granted on the
     * file or directory. Possible actions are
     * "read", "write", "execute", "delete", and "readlink".
     *
     * <p>A pathname that ends in "/*" (where "/" is
     * the file separator character, <code>File.separatorChar)
     * indicates all the files and directories contained in that directory.
     * A pathname that ends with "/-" indicates (recursively) all files and
     * subdirectories contained in that directory. The special pathname
     * "<<ALL FILES>>" matches any file.
     *
     * <p>A pathname consisting of a single "*" indicates all the files
     * in the current directory, while a pathname consisting of a single "-"
     * indicates all the files in the current directory and
     * (recursively) all files and subdirectories contained in the current
     * directory.
     *
     * <p>A pathname containing an empty string represents an empty path.
     *
     * @param path the pathname of the file/directory.
     * @param actions the action string.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *          If actions is <code>null, empty or contains an action
     *          other than the specified possible actions.
     */
    public FilePermission(String path, String actions) {
        super(path);
        init(getMask(actions));
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new FilePermission object using an action mask.
     * More efficient than the FilePermission(String, String) constructor.
     * Can be used from within
     * code that needs to create a FilePermission object to pass into the
     * <code>implies method.
     *
     * @param path the pathname of the file/directory.
     * @param mask the action mask to use.
     */

    // package private for use by the FilePermissionCollection add method
    FilePermission(String path, int mask) {
        super(path);
        init(mask);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if this FilePermission object "implies" the specified permission.
     * <P>
     * More specifically, this method returns true if:
     * <ul>
     * <li> p is an instanceof FilePermission,
     * <li> p's actions are a proper subset of this
     * object's actions, and
     * <li> p's pathname is implied by this object's
     *      pathname. For example, "/tmp/*" implies "/tmp/foo", since
     *      "/tmp/*" encompasses all files in the "/tmp" directory,
     *      including the one named "foo".
     * </ul>
     *
     * @param p the permission to check against.
     *
     * @return <code>true if the specified permission is not
     *                  <code>null and is implied by this object,
     *                  <code>false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean implies(Permission p) {
        if (!(p instanceof FilePermission))
            return false;

        FilePermission that = (FilePermission) p;

        // we get the effective mask. i.e., the "and" of this and that.
        // They must be equal to that.mask for implies to return true.

        return ((this.mask & that.mask) == that.mask) && impliesIgnoreMask(that);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the Permission's actions are a proper subset of the
     * this object's actions. Returns the effective mask iff the
     * this FilePermission's path also implies that FilePermission's path.
     *
     * @param that the FilePermission to check against.
     * @return the effective mask
     */
    boolean impliesIgnoreMask(FilePermission that) {
        if (this.directory) {
            if (this.recursive) {
                // make sure that.path is longer then path so
                // something like /foo/- does not imply /foo
                if (that.directory) {
                    return (that.cpath.length() >= this.cpath.length()) &&
                            that.cpath.startsWith(this.cpath);
                }  else {
                    return ((that.cpath.length() > this.cpath.length()) &&
                        that.cpath.startsWith(this.cpath));
                }
            } else {
                if (that.directory) {
                    // if the permission passed in is a directory
                    // specification, make sure that a non-recursive
                    // permission (i.e., this object) can't imply a recursive
                    // permission.
                    if (that.recursive)
                        return false;
                    else
                        return (this.cpath.equals(that.cpath));
                } else {
                    int last = that.cpath.lastIndexOf(File.separatorChar);
                    if (last == -1)
                        return false;
                    else {
                        // this.cpath.equals(that.cpath.substring(0, last+1));
                        // Use regionMatches to avoid creating new string
                        return (this.cpath.length() == (last + 1)) &&
                            this.cpath.regionMatches(0, that.cpath, 0, last+1);
                    }
                }
            }
        } else if (that.directory) {
            // if this is NOT recursive/wildcarded,
            // do not let it imply a recursive/wildcarded permission
            return false;
        } else {
            return (this.cpath.equals(that.cpath));
        }
    }

    /**
     * Checks two FilePermission objects for equality. Checks that <i>obj is
     * a FilePermission, and has the same pathname and actions as this object.
     *
     * @param obj the object we are testing for equality with this object.
     * @return <code>true if obj is a FilePermission, and has the same
     *          pathname and actions as this FilePermission object,
     *          <code>false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (obj == this)
            return true;

        if (! (obj instanceof FilePermission))
            return false;

        FilePermission that = (FilePermission) obj;

        return (this.mask == that.mask) &&
            this.cpath.equals(that.cpath) &&
            (this.directory == that.directory) &&
            (this.recursive == that.recursive);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the hash code value for this object.
     *
     * @return a hash code value for this object.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Converts an actions String to an actions mask.
     *
     * @param actions the action string.
     * @return the actions mask.
     */
    private static int getMask(String actions) {
        int mask = NONE;

        // Null action valid?
        if (actions == null) {
            return mask;
        }

        // Use object identity comparison against known-interned strings for
        // performance benefit (these values are used heavily within the JDK).
        if (actions == SecurityConstants.FILE_READ_ACTION) {
            return READ;
        } else if (actions == SecurityConstants.FILE_WRITE_ACTION) {
            return WRITE;
        } else if (actions == SecurityConstants.FILE_EXECUTE_ACTION) {
            return EXECUTE;
        } else if (actions == SecurityConstants.FILE_DELETE_ACTION) {
            return DELETE;
        } else if (actions == SecurityConstants.FILE_READLINK_ACTION) {
            return READLINK;
        }

        char[] a = actions.toCharArray();

        int i = a.length - 1;
        if (i < 0)
            return mask;

        while (i != -1) {
            char c;

            // skip whitespace
            while ((i!=-1) && ((c = a[i]) == ' ' ||
                               c == '\r' ||
                               c == '\n' ||
                               c == '\f' ||
                               c == '\t'))
                i--;

            // check for the known strings
            int matchlen;

            if (i >= 3 && (a[i-3] == 'r' || a[i-3] == 'R') &&
                          (a[i-2] == 'e' || a[i-2] == 'E') &&
                          (a[i-1] == 'a' || a[i-1] == 'A') &&
                          (a[i] == 'd' || a[i] == 'D'))
            {
                matchlen = 4;
                mask |= READ;

            } else if (i >= 4 && (a[i-4] == 'w' || a[i-4] == 'W') &&
                                 (a[i-3] == 'r' || a[i-3] == 'R') &&
                                 (a[i-2] == 'i' || a[i-2] == 'I') &&
                                 (a[i-1] == 't' || a[i-1] == 'T') &&
                                 (a[i] == 'e' || a[i] == 'E'))
            {
                matchlen = 5;
                mask |= WRITE;

            } else if (i >= 6 && (a[i-6] == 'e' || a[i-6] == 'E') &&
                                 (a[i-5] == 'x' || a[i-5] == 'X') &&
                                 (a[i-4] == 'e' || a[i-4] == 'E') &&
                                 (a[i-3] == 'c' || a[i-3] == 'C') &&
                                 (a[i-2] == 'u' || a[i-2] == 'U') &&
                                 (a[i-1] == 't' || a[i-1] == 'T') &&
                                 (a[i] == 'e' || a[i] == 'E'))
            {
                matchlen = 7;
                mask |= EXECUTE;

            } else if (i >= 5 && (a[i-5] == 'd' || a[i-5] == 'D') &&
                                 (a[i-4] == 'e' || a[i-4] == 'E') &&
                                 (a[i-3] == 'l' || a[i-3] == 'L') &&
                                 (a[i-2] == 'e' || a[i-2] == 'E') &&
                                 (a[i-1] == 't' || a[i-1] == 'T') &&
                                 (a[i] == 'e' || a[i] == 'E'))
            {
                matchlen = 6;
                mask |= DELETE;

            } else if (i >= 7 && (a[i-7] == 'r' || a[i-7] == 'R') &&
                                 (a[i-6] == 'e' || a[i-6] == 'E') &&
                                 (a[i-5] == 'a' || a[i-5] == 'A') &&
                                 (a[i-4] == 'd' || a[i-4] == 'D') &&
                                 (a[i-3] == 'l' || a[i-3] == 'L') &&
                                 (a[i-2] == 'i' || a[i-2] == 'I') &&
                                 (a[i-1] == 'n' || a[i-1] == 'N') &&
                                 (a[i] == 'k' || a[i] == 'K'))
            {
                matchlen = 8;
                mask |= READLINK;

            } else {
                // parse error
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                        "invalid permission: " + actions);
            }

            // make sure we didn't just match the tail of a word
            // like "ackbarfaccept".  Also, skip to the comma.
            boolean seencomma = false;
            while (i >= matchlen && !seencomma) {
                switch(a[i-matchlen]) {
                case ',':
                    seencomma = true;
                    break;
                case ' ': case '\r': case '\n':
                case '\f': case '\t':
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                            "invalid permission: " + actions);
                }
                i--;
            }

            // point i at the location of the comma minus one (or -1).
            i -= matchlen;
        }

        return mask;
    }

    /**
     * Return the current action mask. Used by the FilePermissionCollection.
     *
     * @return the actions mask.
     */
    int getMask() {
        return mask;
    }

    /**
     * Return the canonical string representation of the actions.
     * Always returns present actions in the following order:
     * read, write, execute, delete, readlink.
     *
     * @return the canonical string representation of the actions.
     */
    private static String getActions(int mask) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        boolean comma = false;

        if ((mask & READ) == READ) {
            comma = true;
            sb.append("read");
        }

        if ((mask & WRITE) == WRITE) {
            if (comma) sb.append(',');
            else comma = true;
            sb.append("write");
        }

        if ((mask & EXECUTE) == EXECUTE) {
            if (comma) sb.append(',');
            else comma = true;
            sb.append("execute");
        }

        if ((mask & DELETE) == DELETE) {
            if (comma) sb.append(',');
            else comma = true;
            sb.append("delete");
        }

        if ((mask & READLINK) == READLINK) {
            if (comma) sb.append(',');
            else comma = true;
            sb.append("readlink");
        }

        return sb.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the "canonical string representation" of the actions.
     * That is, this method always returns present actions in the following order:
     * read, write, execute, delete, readlink. For example, if this FilePermission
     * object allows both write and read actions, a call to <code>getActions
     * will return the string "read,write".
     *
     * @return the canonical string representation of the actions.
     */
    public String getActions() {
        if (actions == null)
            actions = getActions(this.mask);

        return actions;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing FilePermission
     * objects.
     * <p>
     * FilePermission objects must be stored in a manner that allows them
     * to be inserted into the collection in any order, but that also enables the
     * PermissionCollection <code>implies
     * method to be implemented in an efficient (and consistent) manner.
     *
     * <p>For example, if you have two FilePermissions:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>  "/tmp/-", "read"
     * <LI>  "/tmp/scratch/foo", "write"
     * </OL>
     *
     * <p>and you are calling the implies method with the FilePermission:
     *
     * <pre>
     *   "/tmp/scratch/foo", "read,write",
     * </pre>
     *
     * then the <code>implies function must
     * take into account both the "/tmp/-" and "/tmp/scratch/foo"
     * permissions, so the effective permission is "read,write",
     * and <code>implies returns true. The "implies" semantics for
     * FilePermissions are handled properly by the PermissionCollection object
     * returned by this <code>newPermissionCollection method.
     *
     * @return a new PermissionCollection object suitable for storing
     * FilePermissions.
     */
    public PermissionCollection newPermissionCollection() {
        return new FilePermissionCollection();
    }

    /**
     * WriteObject is called to save the state of the FilePermission
     * to a stream. The actions are serialized, and the superclass
     * takes care of the name.
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
        throws IOException
    {
        // Write out the actions. The superclass takes care of the name
        // call getActions to make sure actions field is initialized
        if (actions == null)
            getActions();
        s.defaultWriteObject();
    }

    /**
     * readObject is called to restore the state of the FilePermission from
     * a stream.
     */
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
        // Read in the actions, then restore everything else by calling init.
        s.defaultReadObject();
        init(getMask(actions));
    }
}

/**
 * A FilePermissionCollection stores a set of FilePermission permissions.
 * FilePermission objects
 * must be stored in a manner that allows them to be inserted in any
 * order, but enable the implies function to evaluate the implies
 * method.
 * For example, if you have two FilePermissions:
 * <OL>
 * <LI> "/tmp/-", "read"
 * <LI> "/tmp/scratch/foo", "write"
 * </OL>
 * And you are calling the implies function with the FilePermission:
 * "/tmp/scratch/foo", "read,write", then the implies function must
 * take into account both the /tmp/- and /tmp/scratch/foo
 * permissions, so the effective permission is "read,write".
 *
 * @see java.security.Permission
 * @see java.security.Permissions
 * @see java.security.PermissionCollection
 *
 *
 * @author Marianne Mueller
 * @author Roland Schemers
 *
 * @serial include
 *
 */

final class FilePermissionCollection extends PermissionCollection
    implements Serializable
{
    // Not serialized; see serialization section at end of class
    private transient List<Permission> perms;

    /**
     * Create an empty FilePermissionCollection object.
     */
    public FilePermissionCollection() {
        perms = new ArrayList<>();
    }

    /**
     * Adds a permission to the FilePermissionCollection. The key for the hash is
     * permission.path.
     *
     * @param permission the Permission object to add.
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException - if the permission is not a
     *                                       FilePermission
     *
     * @exception SecurityException - if this FilePermissionCollection object
     *                                has been marked readonly
     */
    public void add(Permission permission) {
        if (! (permission instanceof FilePermission))
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid permission: "+
                                               permission);
        if (isReadOnly())
            throw new SecurityException(
                "attempt to add a Permission to a readonly PermissionCollection");

        synchronized (this) {
            perms.add(permission);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Check and see if this set of permissions implies the permissions
     * expressed in "permission".
     *
     * @param permission the Permission object to compare
     *
     * @return true if "permission" is a proper subset of a permission in
     * the set, false if not.
     */
    public boolean implies(Permission permission) {
        if (! (permission instanceof FilePermission))
            return false;

        FilePermission fp = (FilePermission) permission;

        int desired = fp.getMask();
        int effective = 0;
        int needed = desired;

        synchronized (this) {
            int len = perms.size();
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                FilePermission x = (FilePermission) perms.get(i);
                if (((needed & x.getMask()) != 0) && x.impliesIgnoreMask(fp)) {
                    effective |=  x.getMask();
                    if ((effective & desired) == desired)
                        return true;
                    needed = (desired ^ effective);
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an enumeration of all the FilePermission objects in the
     * container.
     *
     * @return an enumeration of all the FilePermission objects.
     */
    public Enumeration<Permission> elements() {
        // Convert Iterator into Enumeration
        synchronized (this) {
            return Collections.enumeration(perms);
        }
    }

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2202956749081564585L;

    // Need to maintain serialization interoperability with earlier releases,
    // which had the serializable field:
    //    private Vector permissions;

    /**
     * @serialField permissions java.util.Vector
     *     A list of FilePermission objects.
     */
    private static final ObjectStreamField[] serialPersistentFields = {
        new ObjectStreamField("permissions", Vector.class),
    };

    /**
     * @serialData "permissions" field (a Vector containing the FilePermissions).
     */
    /*
     * Writes the contents of the perms field out as a Vector for
     * serialization compatibility with earlier releases.
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {
        // Don't call out.defaultWriteObject()

        // Write out Vector
        Vector<Permission> permissions = new Vector<>(perms.size());
        synchronized (this) {
            permissions.addAll(perms);
        }

        ObjectOutputStream.PutField pfields = out.putFields();
        pfields.put("permissions", permissions);
        out.writeFields();
    }

    /*
     * Reads in a Vector of FilePermissions and saves them in the perms field.
     */
    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in)
        throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
    {
        // Don't call defaultReadObject()

        // Read in serialized fields
        ObjectInputStream.GetField gfields = in.readFields();

        // Get the one we want
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        Vector<Permission> permissions = (Vector)gfields.get("permissions", null);
        perms = new ArrayList<>(permissions.size());
        perms.addAll(permissions);
    }
}