channelentrypoint.java

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package org.acegisecurity.securechannel;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.ServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.ServletResponse;


/**
 * May be used by a {@link ChannelProcessor} to launch a web channel.
 *
 * <P>
 * <code>ChannelProcessor</code>s can elect to launch a new web channel
 * directly, or they can delegate to another class. The
 * <code>ChannelEntryPoint</code> is a pluggable interface to assist
 * <code>ChannelProcessor</code>s in performing this delegation.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author Ben Alex
 * @version $Id: ChannelEntryPoint.java 1784 2007-02-24 21:00:24Z luke_t $
 */
public interface ChannelEntryPoint {
    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    /**
     * Commences a secure channel.<P>Implementations should modify the headers on the
     * <code>ServletResponse</code> as necessary to commence the user agent using the implementation's supported
     * channel type.</p>
     *
     * @param request that a <code>ChannelProcessor</code> has rejected
     * @param response so that the user agent can begin using a new channel
     *
     * @throws IOException DOCUMENT ME!
     * @throws ServletException DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    void commence(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response)
        throws IOException, ServletException;
}