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package jakarta.security.auth.message.module;

import java.util.Map;
import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;

import jakarta.security.auth.message.AuthException;
import jakarta.security.auth.message.MessagePolicy;
import jakarta.security.auth.message.ServerAuth;
import jakarta.security.auth.message.config.ServerAuthContext;

/**
 * A ServerAuthModule validates client requests and secures responses to the client.
 *
 * 
 * A module implementation should assume it may be used to secure different requests as different clients. A module
 * should also assume it may be used concurrently by multiple callers. It is the module implementation's responsibility
 * to properly save and restore any state as necessary. A module that does not need to do so may remain completely
 * stateless.
 *
 * 

 * Every implementation of the interface must provide a public zero argument constructor.
 *
 * @see ServerAuthContext
 */
public interface ServerAuthModule extends ServerAuth {

	/**
	 * Initialize this module with request and response message policies to enforce, a CallbackHandler, and any
	 * module-specific configuration properties.
	 *
	 * 
	 * The request policy and the response policy must not both be null.
	 *
	 * @param requestPolicy The request policy this module must enforce, or null.
	 *
	 * @param responsePolicy The response policy this module must enforce, or null.
	 *
	 * @param handler CallbackHandler used to request information.
	 *
	 * @param options A Map of module-specific configuration properties.
	 *
	 * @exception AuthException If module initialization fails, including for the case where the options argument contains
	 * elements that are not supported by the module.
	 */
	void initialize(MessagePolicy requestPolicy, MessagePolicy responsePolicy, CallbackHandler handler, Map options) throws AuthException;

	/**
	 * Get the one or more Class objects representing the message types supported by the module.
	 *
	 * @return An array of Class objects, with at least one element defining a message type supported by the module.
	 */
	Class[] getSupportedMessageTypes();

}