D7 port of MenuAccess

I'm posting this as a working design log for the Drupal 7 Version of this module. If you are interested in having a Drupal 7 version please post here so I know if there is any interest in a D7 port.

Module Design Overview
The new module will be refactored to integrate into the Drupal 7 architecture. For the most part the menu API hasn't changed much from D6 to D7. That being said, the current Menu Access module has many short comings to it's design that conflict with other menu-based modules.

• Integrate security checks using ACL module for layered security validation
• Integrate into menus and menu items using HOOK_menu_alter to enable security on "any" menu or menu item.
• Provide GUI to view security "layers" and set which module has priority over the other, per menu, per menu item.
• Provide GUI to set security policy (top down security, and per item overrides).
• Provide GUl to "clear" override security policies and return a menu or menu item to the "top down" security policies
• Provide settings GUI to define security GUI preferences, such as listing roles and users via a (auto select) interface instead of a grid or unordered list. This is especially useful for sites where you may have 100s of roles

I'll expand this issue note with GUI comps, ideas and or issues, and assumptions as time allows. Once a get a working alpha ready expect to see a D7 release.