diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/ifaces/RequiresActions.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/ifaces/RequiresActions.java
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+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces;
+
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.Actions;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
+
+/**
+ * Interface to objects that provide a list of Actions that are 
+ * required for the object to be used.
+ * 
+ * This is intended to provide a way to setup DataGetter
+ * objects to be used with the FreemarkerHttpServlet.requiredActions()
+ * method.
+ * 
+ * @author bdc34 
+ */
+public interface RequiresActions {
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns Actions that are required to be authorized for
+     * the object to be used. 
+     * 
+     * The code that is calling this method
+     * could use methods from PolicyHelper to check if the 
+     * request has authorization to do these Actions. The code
+     * calling this method would then have the ability to
+     * deny the action if it is not authorized. 
+     * 
+     * @param vreq
+     * @return Should not be null. Return Actions.AUTHORIZED
+     * if no authorization is required to do use the object.
+     */
+    public Actions requiredActions(VitroRequest vreq) ;
+    
+}