Addresses #1194, adding an IAuthorizationContext.

Source/Csla.Shared/Csla.Shared.projitems

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\BusinessRules.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\BusinessRulesExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\CommonRules.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\IAuthorizationContext.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\IAuthorizationRule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\IBusinessRule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Rules\IBusinessRules.cs" />

Source/Csla.Shared/Rules/AuthorizationContext.cs

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 // <summary>Context information provided to an authorization</summary>
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 
 namespace Csla.Rules
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Csla.Rules
   /// Context information provided to an authorization
   /// rule when it is invoked.
   /// </summary>
-  public class AuthorizationContext
+  public class AuthorizationContext : IAuthorizationContext 
   {
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the rule object.

Source/Csla.Shared/Rules/AuthorizationRule.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public AuthorizationRule(AuthorizationActions action, Csla.Core.IMemberInfo elem
     /// Authorization rule implementation.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="context">Rule context object.</param>
-    protected abstract void Execute(AuthorizationContext context);
+    protected abstract void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context);
 
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ public AuthorizationActions Action
     private void CanWriteProperty(string argument)
     {
       if (_locked)
-        new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} ({1})", Resources.PropertySetNotAllowed, argument), argument);
+        throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("{0} ({1})", Resources.PropertySetNotAllowed, argument), argument);
     }
 
     #region IAuthorizationRule
 
-    void IAuthorizationRule.Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+    void IAuthorizationRule.Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
     {
       if (!_locked)
         _locked = true;

Source/Csla.Shared/Rules/AuthorizationRules.cs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public IsInRole(AuthorizationActions action, Csla.Core.IMemberInfo element, para
     /// Rule implementation.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="context">Rule context.</param>
-    protected override void Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+    protected override void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
     {
       if (Csla.ApplicationContext.User != null)
       {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public IsNotInRole(AuthorizationActions action, Csla.Core.IMemberInfo element, p
     /// Rule implementation.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="context">Rule context.</param>
-    protected override void Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+    protected override void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
     {
       context.HasPermission = true;
       if (Csla.ApplicationContext.User != null)

Source/Csla.Shared/Rules/IAuthorizationContext.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="IAuthorizationContext.cs" company="Marimer LLC">
+//     Copyright (c) Marimer LLC. All rights reserved.
+//     Website: https://cslanet.com
+// </copyright>
+// <summary>Interface defining an authorization context</summary>
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+using System;
+
+namespace Csla.Rules 
+{
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Implemented by objects which provide context information to an authorization
+  /// rule when it is invoked.
+  /// </summary>
+  public interface IAuthorizationContext 
+  {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the rule object.
+    /// </summary>
+    IAuthorizationRule Rule { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a reference to the target business object.
+    /// </summary>
+    object Target { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the type of the target business class.
+    /// </summary>
+    Type TargetType { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the
+    /// current user has permission to perform the requested
+    /// action.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool HasPermission { get; set; }
+  }
+}

Source/Csla.Shared/Rules/IAuthorizationRule.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public interface IAuthorizationRule
     /// Authorization rule implementation.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="context">Rule context object.</param>
-    void Execute(AuthorizationContext context);
+    void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context);
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the element (property/method)
     /// to which this rule is associated.

Source/Csla.test/Authorization/AuthTests.cs

@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ public NoAuth(AuthorizationActions action)
         : base(action)
       {}
 
-      protected override void Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+      protected override void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
       {
         context.HasPermission = false;
       }

Support/Snippets/cs/DefineACslaAuthorizationRule.snippet

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     }
 
-    protected override void Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+    protected override void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
     {
       // TODO: Add actual rule code here. 
       //if (!access_condition)

Support/Snippets/vb/DefineACslaAuthorizationRule.snippet

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 	'  End Get
 	'End Property
 
-	Protected Overrides Sub Execute(context As AuthorizationContext)
+	Protected Overrides Sub Execute(context As IAuthorizationContext)
 		' TODO: Add actual rule code here. 
 		'if (!access_condition)
 		'{

Support/Templates/cs/Files/AuthorizationRuleClass.cs

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public AuthorizationRuleClass(AuthorizationActions action)
 	//   get { return false; }
 	//}
 
-    protected override void Execute(AuthorizationContext context)
+    protected override void Execute(IAuthorizationContext context)
     {
       // TODO: Add actual rule code here. 
       //if (!access_condition)

Support/Templates/vb/Files/AuthorizationRuleClass.vb

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Public Class AuthorizationRuleClass
   'End Property
 
 
-  Protected Overrides Sub Execute(ByVal context As AuthorizationContext)
+  Protected Overrides Sub Execute(ByVal context As IAuthorizationContext)
     ' TODO: Add actual rule code here. 
     'if (!access_condition)
     '{