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package com.jogamp.common.os;

/** Low level secure dynamic linker access. */
public interface DynamicLinker {
  public static final boolean DEBUG = NativeLibrary.DEBUG;
  public static final boolean DEBUG_LOOKUP = NativeLibrary.DEBUG_LOOKUP;

  /**
   * If a {@link SecurityManager} is installed, user needs link permissions
   * for the named library.
   * 
   * Opens the named library, allowing system wide access for other users.
   * 
   *
   * @param pathname the full pathname for the library to open
   * @param debug set to true to enable debugging
   * @return the library handle, maybe 0 if not found.
   * @throws SecurityException if user is not granted access for the named library.
   */
  public long openLibraryGlobal(String pathname, boolean debug) throws SecurityException;

  /**
   * If a {@link SecurityManager} is installed, user needs link permissions
   * for the named library.
   * 
   * Opens the named library, restricting access to this process.
   * 
   *
   * @param pathname the full pathname for the library to open
   * @param debug set to true to enable debugging
   * @return the library handle, maybe 0 if not found.
   * @throws SecurityException if user is not granted access for the named library.
   */
  public long openLibraryLocal(String pathname, boolean debug) throws SecurityException;

  /**
   * If a {@link SecurityManager} is installed, user needs link permissions
   * for all libraries, i.e. for new RuntimePermission("loadLibrary.*");!
   *
   * @param symbolName global symbol name to lookup up system wide.
   * @return the library handle, maybe 0 if not found.
   * @throws SecurityException if user is not granted access for all libraries.
   */
  public long lookupSymbolGlobal(String symbolName) throws SecurityException;

  /**
   * Security checks are implicit by previous call of
   * {@link #openLibraryLocal(String, boolean)} or {@link #openLibraryGlobal(String, boolean)}
   * retrieving the librarHandle.
   *
   * @param libraryHandle a library handle previously retrieved via {@link #openLibraryLocal(String, boolean)} or {@link #openLibraryGlobal(String, boolean)}.
   * @param symbolName global symbol name to lookup up system wide.
   * @return the library handle, maybe 0 if not found.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case case libraryHandle is unknown.
   */
  public long lookupSymbol(long libraryHandle, String symbolName) throws IllegalArgumentException;

  /**
   * Security checks are implicit by previous call of
   * {@link #openLibraryLocal(String, boolean)} or {@link #openLibraryGlobal(String, boolean)}
   * retrieving the librarHandle.
   *
   * @param libraryHandle a library handle previously retrieved via {@link #openLibraryLocal(String, boolean)} or {@link #openLibraryGlobal(String, boolean)}.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException in case case libraryHandle is unknown.
   */
  public void closeLibrary(long libraryHandle) throws IllegalArgumentException;

  /**
   * Returns a string containing the last error.
   * Maybe called for debuging purposed if any method fails.
   * @return error string, maybe null. A null or non-null value has no semantics.
   */
  public String getLastError();
}