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package org.opends.server.api;
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import org.opends.server.admin.std.server.AccessControlHandlerCfg;
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import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
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import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;
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/**
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* This class defines an interface for managing the life-cycle of an
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* access control handler. The access control handler configuration
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* should specify the name of a class implementing this interface.
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*
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* @param <T>
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* The type of connection handler configuration handled by
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* this connection handler implementation.
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*/
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public interface AccessControlProvider
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<T extends AccessControlHandlerCfg>
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{
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/**
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* Initializes the access control handler implementation based on
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* the information in the provided configuration entry.
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*
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* @param configuration
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* The configuration object that contains the information
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* to use to initialize this access control handler.
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* @throws ConfigException
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* If an unrecoverable problem arises in the process of
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* performing the initialization.
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* @throws InitializationException
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* If a problem occurs during initialization that is not
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* related to the server configuration.
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*/
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public void initializeAccessControlHandler(T configuration)
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throws ConfigException, InitializationException;
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/**
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* Performs any necessary finalization for the access control
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* handler implementation. This will be called just after the
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* handler has been deregistered with the server but before it has
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* been unloaded.
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*/
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public void finalizeAccessControlHandler();
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/**
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* Get the access control handler responsible for making access
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* control decisions. This method is called each time an access
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* control decision is needed.
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*
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* @return Returns the access control handler.
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*/
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AccessControlHandler getInstance();
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}
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