org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo

Interface KeyInfoGeneratorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicKeyInfoGeneratorFactory, X509KeyInfoGeneratorFactory

public interface KeyInfoGeneratorFactory

Interface for factories which produce KeyInfoGenerator instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class<? extends Credential>	getCredentialType() Get the type (interface) of the specific type of credential handled by generators produced by this factory.
boolean	handles(Credential credential) Check whether the generators produced by this factory can handle the specified credential.
KeyInfoGenerator	newInstance() Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory.

Method Detail

newInstance

@Nonnull
KeyInfoGenerator newInstance()

Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory.

Returns:

a new KeyInfoGenerator instance

handles

boolean handles(@Nonnull
                Credential credential)

Check whether the generators produced by this factory can handle the specified credential.

Parameters:

credential - the credential to evaluate

Returns:

true if the generators produced by this factory can handle the type of the specified credential, false otherwise

getCredentialType

@Nonnull
java.lang.Class<? extends Credential> getCredentialType()

Get the type (interface) of the specific type of credential handled by generators produced by this factory. Primarily used as an index by manager implementions such as KeyInfoGeneratorManager.

Returns:

the specifc type of credential handled by the generators produced by this factory