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A constants class that defines string options for external sharing site permissions in SharePoint or similar collaboration platforms.

Purpose

This class serves as an enumeration-like container for sharing permission levels. It provides three predefined string constants (View, Edit, Owner) that represent different access levels for external sharing in a site. These constants map to specific SharePoint groups: AssociatedVisitorGroup for viewing, AssociatedMemberGroup for editing, and AssociatedOwnerGroup for ownership permissions. The class is designed to be used as a namespace for these constants rather than being instantiated multiple times.

Source Code

class ExternalSharingSiteOption:
    """Defines the options for Sharing Site"""

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    View = "View"
    """Provides sharing to AssociatedVisitorGroup"""

    Edit = "Edit"
    """Provides sharing to AssociatedMemberGroup"""

    Owner = "Owner"
    """Provides sharing to AssociatedOwnerGroup"""

Parameters

Parameter Details

__init__: The constructor takes no parameters and performs no initialization. It exists only to allow instantiation of the class, though the class is primarily designed to be used for its class-level string constants rather than through instances.

Return Value

Instantiating this class returns an ExternalSharingSiteOption object with no instance-specific state. The primary value comes from accessing the class-level string constants (View, Edit, Owner) which return string values representing permission levels.

Class Interface

Methods

Attributes

Usage Example

# Access constants directly from the class (recommended)
from external_sharing_site_option import ExternalSharingSiteOption

# Use constants without instantiation
permission_level = ExternalSharingSiteOption.View
print(permission_level)  # Output: 'View'

# Check permission types
if permission_level == ExternalSharingSiteOption.Edit:
    print("User has edit permissions")
elif permission_level == ExternalSharingSiteOption.Owner:
    print("User has owner permissions")
else:
    print("User has view-only permissions")

# Can also instantiate (though not necessary)
option = ExternalSharingSiteOption()
view_permission = option.View  # Output: 'View'

# Typical usage in a function
def set_sharing_permission(user_id, permission):
    valid_permissions = [
        ExternalSharingSiteOption.View,
        ExternalSharingSiteOption.Edit,
        ExternalSharingSiteOption.Owner
    ]
    if permission in valid_permissions:
        # Apply permission logic
        return f"Setting {permission} permission for user {user_id}"
    else:
        raise ValueError("Invalid permission type")

result = set_sharing_permission("user123", ExternalSharingSiteOption.Edit)

Best Practices

• Use class-level constants directly without instantiation (e.g., ExternalSharingSiteOption.View) for better performance and clarity
• This class follows a constants/enumeration pattern and should not be modified at runtime
• The class is thread-safe as it only contains immutable string constants
• Consider using Python's enum.Enum for more robust enumeration behavior in production code
• Do not modify the class-level string values as they may be used as keys or identifiers in external systems
• When comparing permissions, use direct string comparison or reference the class constants to avoid typos
• This class has no state management or side effects - it's purely a container for constants

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