Package `TWiki::Access`

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

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ClassMethod new `($session)`

Constructor.

Break circular references.

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

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'

If the check fails, the reason can be recoveered using getReason.