src/main/java/org/apache/xml/security/encryption/EncryptionProperties.java

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package org.apache.xml.security.encryption;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * <code>EncryptionProperties</code> can hold additional information concerning
 * the generation of the <code>EncryptedData</code> or
 * <code>EncryptedKey</code>. This information is wraped int an
 * <code>EncryptionProperty</code> element. Examples of additional information
 * is e.g., a date/time stamp or the serial number of cryptographic hardware
 * used during encryption).
 * <p>
 * It is defined as follows:
 * <pre>
 * <element name='EncryptionProperties' type='xenc:EncryptionPropertiesType'/>
 * <complexType name='EncryptionPropertiesType'>
 *     <sequence>
 *         <element ref='xenc:EncryptionProperty' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
 *     </sequence>
 *     <attribute name='Id' type='ID' use='optional'/>
 * </complexType>
 * </pre>
 *
 */
public interface EncryptionProperties {

    /**
     * Returns the <code>EncryptionProperties</code>' id.
     *
     * @return the id.
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * Sets the id.
     *
     * @param id the id.
     */
    void setId(String id);

    /**
     * Returns an <code>Iterator</code> over all the
     * <code>EncryptionPropterty</code> elements contained in this
     * <code>EncryptionProperties</code>.
     *
     * @return an <code>Iterator</code> over all the encryption properties.
     */
    Iterator<EncryptionProperty> getEncryptionProperties();

    /**
     * Adds an <code>EncryptionProperty</code>.
     *
     * @param property
     */
    void addEncryptionProperty(EncryptionProperty property);

    /**
     * Removes the specified <code>EncryptionProperty</code>.
     *
     * @param property
     */
    void removeEncryptionProperty(EncryptionProperty property);
}