jdk/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/login/ConfigurationSpi.java
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/*
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 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 */
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package javax.security.auth.login;
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/**
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 * This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)
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 * for the {@code Configuration} class.
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 * All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each
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 * service provider who wishes to supply a Configuration implementation.
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 *
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 * <p> Subclass implementations of this abstract class must provide
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 * a public constructor that takes a {@code Configuration.Parameters}
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 * object as an input parameter.  This constructor also must throw
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 * an IllegalArgumentException if it does not understand the
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 * {@code Configuration.Parameters} input.
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 *
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 *
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 * @since 1.6
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 */
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public abstract class ConfigurationSpi {
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    /**
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     * Retrieve the AppConfigurationEntries for the specified <i>name</i>.
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     *
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     * <p>
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     *
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     * @param name the name used to index the Configuration.
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     *
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     * @return an array of AppConfigurationEntries for the specified
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     *          <i>name</i>, or null if there are no entries.
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     */
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    protected abstract AppConfigurationEntry[] engineGetAppConfigurationEntry
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                                                        (String name);
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    /**
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     * Refresh and reload the Configuration.
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     *
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     * <p> This method causes this Configuration object to refresh/reload its
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     * contents in an implementation-dependent manner.
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     * For example, if this Configuration object stores its entries in a file,
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     * calling {@code refresh} may cause the file to be re-read.
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     *
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     * <p> The default implementation of this method does nothing.
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     * This method should be overridden if a refresh operation is supported
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     * by the implementation.
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     *
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     * @exception SecurityException if the caller does not have permission
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     *          to refresh its Configuration.
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     */
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    protected void engineRefresh() { }
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}