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package iaik.pkcs.pkcs11;

/**
 * The interface that an object must implement to be a valid parameter for the
 * initialize method of a Module object.
 *
 * @author Karl Scheibelhofer
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface InitializeArgs {

  /**
   * Returns the object that implements the functionality for
   * handling mutexes. It returns null, if no handler is set. If this method
   * returns null, the wrapper does not pass any callback functions to the
   * underlying module; i.e. is passes null-pointer for the functions.
   *
   * @return The handler object for mutex functionality, or null, if there is
   *         no handler for mutexes.
   */
  MutexHandler getMutexHandler();

  /**
   * Check, if application threads which are executing calls to the library
   * may not use native operating system calls to spawn new threads.
   *
   * @return True, if application threads which are executing calls to the
   *         library may not use native operating system calls to spawn new
   *         threads. False, if they may.
   */
  boolean isLibraryCantCreateOsThreads();

  /**
   * Check, if the library can use the native operation system threading model
   * for locking.
   *
   * @return True, if the library can use the native operation system
   *         threading model for locking. False, otherwise.
   */
  boolean isOsLockingOk();

  /**
   * Reserved parameter.
   *
   * @return Should be null in this version.
   */
  Object getReserved();

}