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The file system driver family for RAES encrypted ZIP alias ZIP.RAES alias TZP files. Add the JAR artifact of this module to the run time class path to make its file system drivers available for service location in the client API modules.

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Schlichtherle IT Services.
 * All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms.
 */
package de.schlichtherle.truezip.crypto.raes;

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

/**
 * These {@link RaesParameters} delegate to some other instance of a
 * sibling interface or itself in order to locate the parameters required to
 * read or write a RAES file of a given type.
 * This enables implementations to retrieve RAES parameters on demand
 * rather than providing them upfront for any possible type.
 * 
 * Implementations do not need to be safe for multi-threading.
 *
 * @author Christian Schlichtherle
 */
public interface RaesParametersProvider extends RaesParameters {

    /**
     * Returns {@link RaesParameters} of the given {@code type}
     * or {@code null} if not available.
     *
     * @param  
 the type of the RAES parameters.
     * @param  type the {@link RaesParameters} interface class which's
     *         implementation is searched.
     * @return {@link RaesParameters} of the given {@code type}
     *         or {@code null} if not available.

     */
    @CheckForNull 
 P get(Class type);
}