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+package com.klaroworks.runtime.role;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+/**
+ * Role context interface for role-based access control.
+ * Used by RoleMatrixRuntimeTest for context management testing.
+ */
+public interface RoleContext {
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the current user ID.
+     * @return user identifier
+     */
+    String getUserId();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get the current role.
+     * @return role name
+     */
+    String getRole();
+    
+    /**
+     * Get permissions associated with this context.
+     * @return immutable map of permissions
+     */
+    Map<String, Boolean> getPermissions();
+    
+    /**
+     * Check if a specific permission is granted.
+     * @param permission permission key
+     * @return true if granted
+     */
+    boolean hasPermission(String permission);
+    
+    /**
+     * Simple implementation of RoleContext.
+     */
+    class SimpleRoleContext implements RoleContext {
+        private final String userId;
+        private final String role;
+        private final Map<String, Boolean> permissions;
+        
+        public SimpleRoleContext(String userId, String role, Map<String, Boolean> permissions) {
+            this.userId = userId;
+            this.role = role;
+            this.permissions = permissions != null ? Collections.unmodifiableMap(new HashMap<>(permissions)) : Collections.emptyMap();
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String getUserId() {
+            return userId;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String getRole() {
+            return role;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public Map<String, Boolean> getPermissions() {
+            return permissions;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public boolean hasPermission(String permission) {
+            return permissions.getOrDefault(permission, false);
+        }
+        
+        public static SimpleRoleContext of(String userId, String role) {
+            return new SimpleRoleContext(userId, role, Map.of(
+                "read", true,
+                "write", role.equals("ADMIN") || role.equals("MANAGER"),
+                "delete", role.equals("ADMIN")
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}