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<pre><span class="sourceLineNo">001</span><a id="line.1">/*</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">002</span><a id="line.2"> * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one</a>
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<span class="sourceLineNo">019</span><a id="line.19">package org.apache.shiro.authc;</a>
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<span class="sourceLineNo">021</span><a id="line.21">/**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">022</span><a id="line.22"> * &lt;p&gt;An extension of the {@link AuthenticationInfo} interface to be implemented by</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">023</span><a id="line.23"> * classes that support merging with other {@link AuthenticationInfo} instances.&lt;/p&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">024</span><a id="line.24"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">025</span><a id="line.25"> * &lt;p&gt;This allows an instance of this class to be an &lt;em&gt;aggregation&lt;/em&gt;, or &lt;em&gt;composition&lt;/em&gt; of account data</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">026</span><a id="line.26"> * from across multiple &lt;code&gt;Realm&lt;/code&gt;s &lt;tt&gt;Realm&lt;/tt&gt;s, not just one realm.&lt;/p&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">027</span><a id="line.27"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">028</span><a id="line.28"> * &lt;p&gt;This is useful in a multi-realm authentication configuration - the individual &lt;tt&gt;AuthenticationInfo&lt;/tt&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">029</span><a id="line.29"> * objects obtained from each realm can be {@link #merge merged} into a single instance. This instance can then be</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">030</span><a id="line.30"> * returned at the end of the authentication process, giving the impression of a single underlying</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">031</span><a id="line.31"> * realm/data source.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">032</span><a id="line.32"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">033</span><a id="line.33"> * @since 0.9</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">034</span><a id="line.34"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">035</span><a id="line.35">public interface MergableAuthenticationInfo extends AuthenticationInfo {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">036</span><a id="line.36"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">037</span><a id="line.37"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">038</span><a id="line.38"> * Merges the given {@link AuthenticationInfo} into this instance. The specific way</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">039</span><a id="line.39"> * that the merge occurs is up to the implementation, but typically it involves combining</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">040</span><a id="line.40"> * the principals and credentials together in this instance. The &lt;code&gt;info&lt;/code&gt; argument should</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">041</span><a id="line.41"> * not be modified in any way.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">042</span><a id="line.42"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">043</span><a id="line.43"> * @param info the info that should be merged into this instance.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">044</span><a id="line.44"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">045</span><a id="line.45"> void merge(AuthenticationInfo info);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">046</span><a id="line.46"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">047</span><a id="line.47">}</a>
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