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package io.jsonwebtoken;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A JWT JOSE header.
*
* This is ultimately a JSON map and any values can be added to it, but JWT JOSE standard names are provided as
* type-safe getters and setters for convenience.
*
* Because this interface extends {@code Map<String, Object>}, if you would like to add your own properties,
* you simply use map methods, for example:
*
*
* header.{@link Map#put(Object, Object) put}("headerParamName", "headerParamValue");
*
*
* Creation
*
* It is easiest to create a {@code Header} instance by calling one of the
* {@link Jwts#header() JWTs.header()} factory methods.
*
* @since 0.1
*/
public interface Header> extends Map {
/** JWT {@code Type} (typ) value: "JWT" */
public static final String JWT_TYPE = "JWT";
/** JWT {@code Type} header parameter name: "typ" */
public static final String TYPE = "typ";
/** JWT {@code Content Type} header parameter name: "cty" */
public static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "cty";
/**
* Returns the
* typ (type) header value or {@code null} if not present.
*
* @return the {@code typ} header value or {@code null} if not present.
*/
String getType();
/**
* Sets the JWT
* typ (Type) header value. A {@code null} value will remove the property from the JSON map.
*
* @param typ the JWT JOSE {@code typ} header value or {@code null} to remove the property from the JSON map.
* @return the {@code Header} instance for method chaining.
*/
T setType(String typ);
/**
* Returns the
* cty (Content Type) header value or {@code null} if not present.
*
* In the normal case where nested signing or encryption operations are not employed (i.e. a compact
* serialization JWT), the use of this header parameter is NOT RECOMMENDED. In the case that nested
* signing or encryption is employed, this Header Parameter MUST be present; in this case, the value MUST be
* {@code JWT}, to indicate that a Nested JWT is carried in this JWT. While media type names are not
* case-sensitive, it is RECOMMENDED that {@code JWT} always be spelled using uppercase characters for
* compatibility with legacy implementations. See
* JWT Appendix A.2 for
* an example of a Nested JWT.
*
* @return the {@code typ} header parameter value or {@code null} if not present.
*/
String getContentType();
/**
* Sets the JWT
* cty (Content Type) header parameter value. A {@code null} value will remove the property from
* the JSON map.
*
* In the normal case where nested signing or encryption operations are not employed (i.e. a compact
* serialization JWT), the use of this header parameter is NOT RECOMMENDED. In the case that nested
* signing or encryption is employed, this Header Parameter MUST be present; in this case, the value MUST be
* {@code JWT}, to indicate that a Nested JWT is carried in this JWT. While media type names are not
* case-sensitive, it is RECOMMENDED that {@code JWT} always be spelled using uppercase characters for
* compatibility with legacy implementations. See
* JWT Appendix A.2 for
* an example of a Nested JWT.
*
* @param cty the JWT JOSE {@code cty} header value or {@code null} to remove the property from the JSON map.
*/
T setContentType(String cty);
}