--- experimental/server/ACL/ACL.java	2001/12/21 16:49:18	1.3
+++ experimental/server/ACL/ACL.java	2001/12/23 01:05:35	1.5
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import uk.org.iscream.cms.server.util.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.io.Serializable;
 
 /**
  * Access Control List for use primarily
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@ import java.net.InetAddress;
  * the relevant check method.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: ACL.java,v 1.3 2001/12/21 16:49:18 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: ACL.java,v 1.5 2001/12/23 01:05:35 tdb Exp $
  */
-public class ACL {
+public class ACL implements Serializable {
 
 //---FINAL ATTRIBUTES---
 
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.3 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.5 $";
     
     /**
      * static to be used when adding an ALLOW rule to the ACL.
@@ -120,45 +121,32 @@ public class ACL {
     }
     
     /**
-     * Gets the ACL as a String for debugging.
+     * Gives a String representation of this ACL.
      *
      * @return A String representation of this ACL.
      */
-    public String getStringACL() {
-        String acl = "";
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer acl = new StringBuffer();
+        acl.append("{");
         for(int i=0; i < _acl.size(); i++) {
             ACLRule rule = (ACLRule) _acl.get(i);
             if(rule._allow) {
-                acl += "ALLOW:" + rule._expression + " ";
+                acl.append(rule._expression + "=ALLOW");
             }
             else {
-                acl += "DENY:" + rule._expression + " ";
+                acl.append(rule._expression + "=DENY");
             }
+            acl.append(",");
         }
         if(_defaultMode) {
-            acl += "DEFAULT:ALLOW";
+            acl.append("DEFAULT=ALLOW");
         }
         else {
-            acl += "DEFAULT:DENY";
+            acl.append("DEFAULT=DENY");
         }
-        return acl;
+        acl.append("}");
+        return acl.toString();
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Overrides the {@link java.lang.Object#toString() Object.toString()}
-     * method to provide clean logging (every class should have this).
-     *
-     * This uses the uk.org.iscream.cms.server.util.FormatName class
-     * to format the toString()
-     *
-     * @return the name of this class and its CVS revision
-     */
-    public String toString() {
-        return FormatName.getName(
-            _name,
-            getClass().getName(),
-            REVISION);
-    }
 
 //---PRIVATE METHODS---
 
@@ -194,7 +182,7 @@ public class ACL {
     /**
      * Wrapper class for an ACL rule.
      */
-    private class ACLRule {
+    private class ACLRule implements Serializable {
         
         /**
          * Construct an ACL rule.