Introduce AuthorizationResult

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/AuthorizationDecision.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
  * @author Rob Winch
  * @since 5.0
  */
-public class AuthorizationDecision {
+public class AuthorizationDecision implements AuthorizationResult {
 
 	private final boolean granted;
 
 	public AuthorizationDecision(boolean granted) {
 		this.granted = granted;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public boolean isGranted() {
 		return this.granted;
 	}

core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/AuthorizationResult.java

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.security.authorization;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an authorization result
+ *
+ * @author Marcus da Coregio
+ * @since 6.3
+ */
+public interface AuthorizationResult {
+
+	/**
+	 * @return whether the access has been granted
+	 */
+	boolean isGranted();
+
+}