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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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+ * questions.
+ */
+package jaxp.library;
+
+import java.io.FilePermission;
+import static jaxp.library.JAXPBaseTest.setPermissions;
+import org.testng.annotations.AfterGroups;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeGroups;
+
+/**
+ * This is a base class that every test class that need to reading local XML 
+ * files must extend if it needs to be run with security mode.
+ */
+public class JAXPFileReadOnlyBaseTest extends JAXPBaseTest {
+    /**
+     * Source files/XML files directory.
+     */
+    private final String SRC_DIR = getSystemProperty("test.src");
+
+    /**
+     * Allowing access local file system for this group.
+     */
+    @BeforeGroups (groups = {"readLocalFiles"})
+    public void setFilePermissions() {
+        setPermissions(new FilePermission(SRC_DIR + "/-", "read"));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Restore the system property.
+     */
+    @AfterGroups (groups = {"readLocalFiles"})
+    public void restoreFilePermissions() {
+        setPermissions();
+    }
+}