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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Role;
+
+/**
+ * RoleInterface represents a role granted to a user.
+ *
+ * A role must either have a string representation or it needs to be explicitly
+ * supported by an at least one AccessDecisionManager.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
+ */
+interface RoleInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the role.
+     *
+     * This method returns a string representation whenever possible.
+     *
+     * When the role cannot be represented with sufficient precision by a
+     * string, it should return null.
+     *
+     * @return string|null A string representation of the role, or null
+     */
+    function getRole();
+}