Answer by Jeff for How to name this key-oriented access-protection pattern?
I propose naming this the Badge Idiom, signifying a token presented upon request proving possession of authority. I believe that this is a better metaphor than those revolving around the term Key in...
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There's other ways to do this, in a more general fashion, using inheritance. Here, class cake functions as both the keyhole and the key. Here, any class that inherits (could also be static inheritance)...
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I like, in decreasing preference:passkey friend idiompasskey-door friend idiompass-door friend idiomkey-door friend idiompartial-friend idiomrestricted-friend idiomI moved away from the...
View ArticleAnswer by Nordic Mainframe for How to name this key-oriented...
SomeKey looks a bit like a Backstage pass to get into Bar::protectedMethod. So anything in that area should be good: passport idiom, watchword idiom, passkey idiom, VIP idiom..err classy access?
View ArticleHow to name this key-oriented access-protection pattern?
Apparently this key-oriented access-protection pattern:class SomeKey { friend class Foo; SomeKey() {} // possibly non-copyable too};class Bar {public: void protectedMethod(SomeKey); // only friends of...
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