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package javax.security.auth.login;

/**

 * This class defines the <i>Service Provider Interface</i> (<b>SPI</b>)

 * for the {@code Configuration} class.

 * All the abstract methods in this class must be implemented by each

 * service provider who wishes to supply a Configuration implementation.

 *

 * <p> Subclass implementations of this abstract class must provide

 * a public constructor that takes a {@code Configuration.Parameters}

 * object as an input parameter.  This constructor also must throw

 * an IllegalArgumentException if it does not understand the

 * {@code Configuration.Parameters} input.

 *

 *

 * @since 1.6

 */

public abstract class ConfigurationSpi {

    /**

     * Retrieve the AppConfigurationEntries for the specified <i>name</i>.

     *

     * <p>

     *

     * @param name the name used to index the Configuration.

     *

     * @return an array of AppConfigurationEntries for the specified

     *          <i>name</i>, or null if there are no entries.

     */

    protected abstract AppConfigurationEntry[] engineGetAppConfigurationEntry

                                                        (String name);

    /**

     * Refresh and reload the Configuration.

     *

     * <p> This method causes this Configuration object to refresh/reload its

     * contents in an implementation-dependent manner.

     * For example, if this Configuration object stores its entries in a file,

     * calling {@code refresh} may cause the file to be re-read.

     *

     * <p> The default implementation of this method does nothing.

     * This method should be overridden if a refresh operation is supported

     * by the implementation.

     *

     * @exception SecurityException if the caller does not have permission

     *          to refresh its Configuration.

     */

    protected void engineRefresh() { }

}