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package com.atlassian.usercontext.api;

import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * Allow for a user context to be generated from an authentication method which is not handled by edge authenticator
 */
public interface UserContextAuthenticator {

    /**
     * Request that a user be authenticated from an alternative authentication
     *
     * @param request the authentication request
     * @return a user context or empty if the consumer is not allowed to generate the specified request
     */
    Optional authenticate(AuthenticationRequest request);

}