plugins/core/src/main/java/org/apache/cxf/fediz/core/TokenValidator.java

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package org.apache.cxf.fediz.core;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.apache.cxf.fediz.core.config.FedizContext;
import org.apache.cxf.fediz.core.exception.ProcessingException;

public interface TokenValidator {

    /**
     * Return true if this TokenValidator implementation is capable of validating the
     * TokenType argument.
     */
    boolean canHandleTokenType(String tokenType);


    /**
     * Return true if this TokenValidator implementation is capable of validating the
     * Token argument.
     */
    boolean canHandleToken(Element token);


    /**
     * Validate a Token using the given Element and Configuration.
     * @throws ProcessingException 
     */
    TokenValidatorResponse validateAndProcessToken(
        TokenValidatorRequest request, 
        FedizContext config
    ) throws ProcessingException;
}