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<pre><span class="sourceLineNo">001</span><a id="line.1">/*</a>
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<span class="sourceLineNo">019</span><a id="line.19">package org.apache.shiro.authc;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">020</span><a id="line.20"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">021</span><a id="line.21">import org.apache.shiro.subject.PrincipalCollection;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">022</span><a id="line.22">import org.slf4j.Logger;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">023</span><a id="line.23">import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">024</span><a id="line.24"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">025</span><a id="line.25">import java.util.ArrayList;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">026</span><a id="line.26">import java.util.Collection;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">027</span><a id="line.27"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">028</span><a id="line.28"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">029</span><a id="line.29">/**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">030</span><a id="line.30"> * Superclass for almost all {@link Authenticator} implementations that performs the common work around authentication</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">031</span><a id="line.31"> * attempts.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">032</span><a id="line.32"> * &lt;p/&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">033</span><a id="line.33"> * This class delegates the actual authentication attempt to subclasses but supports notification for</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">034</span><a id="line.34"> * successful and failed logins as well as logouts. Notification is sent to one or more registered</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">035</span><a id="line.35"> * {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s to allow for custom processing logic</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">036</span><a id="line.36"> * when these conditions occur.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">037</span><a id="line.37"> * &lt;p/&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">038</span><a id="line.38"> * In most cases, the only thing a subclass needs to do (via its {@link #doAuthenticate} implementation)</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">039</span><a id="line.39"> * is perform the actual principal/credential verification process for the submitted {@code AuthenticationToken}.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">040</span><a id="line.40"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">041</span><a id="line.41"> * @since 0.1</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">042</span><a id="line.42"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">043</span><a id="line.43">public abstract class AbstractAuthenticator implements Authenticator, LogoutAware {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">044</span><a id="line.44"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">045</span><a id="line.45"> /*-------------------------------------------</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">046</span><a id="line.46"> | C O N S T A N T S |</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">047</span><a id="line.47"> ============================================*/</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">048</span><a id="line.48"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">049</span><a id="line.49"> * Private class log instance.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">050</span><a id="line.50"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">051</span><a id="line.51"> private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AbstractAuthenticator.class);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">052</span><a id="line.52"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">053</span><a id="line.53"> /*-------------------------------------------</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">054</span><a id="line.54"> | I N S T A N C E V A R I A B L E S |</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">055</span><a id="line.55"> ============================================*/</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">056</span><a id="line.56"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">057</span><a id="line.57"> * Any registered listeners that wish to know about things during the authentication process.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">058</span><a id="line.58"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">059</span><a id="line.59"> private Collection&lt;AuthenticationListener&gt; listeners;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">060</span><a id="line.60"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">061</span><a id="line.61"> /*-------------------------------------------</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">062</span><a id="line.62"> | C O N S T R U C T O R S |</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">063</span><a id="line.63"> ============================================*/</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">064</span><a id="line.64"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">065</span><a id="line.65"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">066</span><a id="line.66"> * Default no-argument constructor. Ensures the internal</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">067</span><a id="line.67"> * {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener} collection is a non-null {@code ArrayList}.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">068</span><a id="line.68"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">069</span><a id="line.69"> public AbstractAuthenticator() {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">070</span><a id="line.70"> listeners = new ArrayList&lt;AuthenticationListener&gt;();</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">071</span><a id="line.71"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">072</span><a id="line.72"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">073</span><a id="line.73"> /*--------------------------------------------</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">074</span><a id="line.74"> | A C C E S S O R S / M O D I F I E R S |</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">075</span><a id="line.75"> ============================================*/</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">076</span><a id="line.76"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">077</span><a id="line.77"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">078</span><a id="line.78"> * Sets the {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that should be notified during authentication</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">079</span><a id="line.79"> * attempts.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">080</span><a id="line.80"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">081</span><a id="line.81"> * @param listeners one or more {@code AuthenticationListener}s that should be notified due to an</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">082</span><a id="line.82"> * authentication attempt.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">083</span><a id="line.83"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">084</span><a id="line.84"> @SuppressWarnings({"UnusedDeclaration"})</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">085</span><a id="line.85"> public void setAuthenticationListeners(Collection&lt;AuthenticationListener&gt; listeners) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">086</span><a id="line.86"> if (listeners == null) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">087</span><a id="line.87"> this.listeners = new ArrayList&lt;AuthenticationListener&gt;();</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">088</span><a id="line.88"> } else {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">089</span><a id="line.89"> this.listeners = listeners;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">090</span><a id="line.90"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">091</span><a id="line.91"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">092</span><a id="line.92"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">093</span><a id="line.93"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">094</span><a id="line.94"> * Returns the {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that should be notified during authentication</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">095</span><a id="line.95"> * attempts.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">096</span><a id="line.96"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">097</span><a id="line.97"> * @return the {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that should be notified during authentication</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">098</span><a id="line.98"> * attempts.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">099</span><a id="line.99"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">100</span><a id="line.100"> @SuppressWarnings({"UnusedDeclaration"})</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">101</span><a id="line.101"> public Collection&lt;AuthenticationListener&gt; getAuthenticationListeners() {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">102</span><a id="line.102"> return this.listeners;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">103</span><a id="line.103"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">104</span><a id="line.104"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">105</span><a id="line.105"> /*-------------------------------------------</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">106</span><a id="line.106"> | M E T H O D S |</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">107</span><a id="line.107"> ============================================*/</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">108</span><a id="line.108"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">109</span><a id="line.109"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">110</span><a id="line.110"> * Notifies any registered {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">111</span><a id="line.111"> * authentication was successful for the specified {@code token} which resulted in the specified</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">112</span><a id="line.112"> * {@code info}. This implementation merely iterates over the internal {@code listeners} collection and</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">113</span><a id="line.113"> * calls {@link AuthenticationListener#onSuccess(AuthenticationToken, AuthenticationInfo) onSuccess}</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">114</span><a id="line.114"> * for each.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">115</span><a id="line.115"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">116</span><a id="line.116"> * @param token the submitted {@code AuthenticationToken} that resulted in a successful authentication.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">117</span><a id="line.117"> * @param info the returned {@code AuthenticationInfo} resulting from the successful authentication.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">118</span><a id="line.118"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">119</span><a id="line.119"> protected void notifySuccess(AuthenticationToken token, AuthenticationInfo info) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">120</span><a id="line.120"> for (AuthenticationListener listener : this.listeners) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">121</span><a id="line.121"> listener.onSuccess(token, info);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">122</span><a id="line.122"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">123</span><a id="line.123"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">124</span><a id="line.124"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">125</span><a id="line.125"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">126</span><a id="line.126"> * Notifies any registered {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">127</span><a id="line.127"> * authentication failed for the</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">128</span><a id="line.128"> * specified {@code token} which resulted in the specified {@code ae} exception. This implementation merely</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">129</span><a id="line.129"> * iterates over the internal {@code listeners} collection and calls</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">130</span><a id="line.130"> * {@link AuthenticationListener#onFailure(AuthenticationToken, AuthenticationException) onFailure}</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">131</span><a id="line.131"> * for each.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">132</span><a id="line.132"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">133</span><a id="line.133"> * @param token the submitted {@code AuthenticationToken} that resulted in a failed authentication.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">134</span><a id="line.134"> * @param ae the resulting {@code AuthenticationException} that caused the authentication to fail.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">135</span><a id="line.135"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">136</span><a id="line.136"> protected void notifyFailure(AuthenticationToken token, AuthenticationException ae) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">137</span><a id="line.137"> for (AuthenticationListener listener : this.listeners) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">138</span><a id="line.138"> listener.onFailure(token, ae);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">139</span><a id="line.139"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">140</span><a id="line.140"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">141</span><a id="line.141"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">142</span><a id="line.142"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">143</span><a id="line.143"> * Notifies any registered {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s that a</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">144</span><a id="line.144"> * {@code Subject} has logged-out. This implementation merely</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">145</span><a id="line.145"> * iterates over the internal {@code listeners} collection and calls</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">146</span><a id="line.146"> * {@link AuthenticationListener#onLogout(org.apache.shiro.subject.PrincipalCollection) onLogout}</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">147</span><a id="line.147"> * for each.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">148</span><a id="line.148"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">149</span><a id="line.149"> * @param principals the identifying principals of the {@code Subject}/account logging out.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">150</span><a id="line.150"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">151</span><a id="line.151"> protected void notifyLogout(PrincipalCollection principals) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">152</span><a id="line.152"> for (AuthenticationListener listener : this.listeners) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">153</span><a id="line.153"> listener.onLogout(principals);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">154</span><a id="line.154"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">155</span><a id="line.155"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">156</span><a id="line.156"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">157</span><a id="line.157"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">158</span><a id="line.158"> * This implementation merely calls</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">159</span><a id="line.159"> * {@link #notifyLogout(org.apache.shiro.subject.PrincipalCollection) notifyLogout} to allow any registered listeners</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">160</span><a id="line.160"> * to react to the logout.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">161</span><a id="line.161"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">162</span><a id="line.162"> * @param principals the identifying principals of the {@code Subject}/account logging out.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">163</span><a id="line.163"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">164</span><a id="line.164"> public void onLogout(PrincipalCollection principals) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">165</span><a id="line.165"> notifyLogout(principals);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">166</span><a id="line.166"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">167</span><a id="line.167"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">168</span><a id="line.168"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">169</span><a id="line.169"> * Implementation of the {@link Authenticator} interface that functions in the following manner:</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">170</span><a id="line.170"> * &lt;ol&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">171</span><a id="line.171"> * &lt;li&gt;Calls template {@link #doAuthenticate doAuthenticate} method for subclass execution of the actual</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">172</span><a id="line.172"> * authentication behavior.&lt;/li&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">173</span><a id="line.173"> * &lt;li&gt;If an {@code AuthenticationException} is thrown during {@code doAuthenticate},</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">174</span><a id="line.174"> * {@link #notifyFailure(AuthenticationToken, AuthenticationException) notify} any registered</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">175</span><a id="line.175"> * {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s of the exception and then propagate the exception</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">176</span><a id="line.176"> * for the caller to handle.&lt;/li&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">177</span><a id="line.177"> * &lt;li&gt;If no exception is thrown (indicating a successful login),</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">178</span><a id="line.178"> * {@link #notifySuccess(AuthenticationToken, AuthenticationInfo) notify} any registered</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">179</span><a id="line.179"> * {@link AuthenticationListener AuthenticationListener}s of the successful attempt.&lt;/li&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">180</span><a id="line.180"> * &lt;li&gt;Return the {@code AuthenticationInfo}&lt;/li&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">181</span><a id="line.181"> * &lt;/ol&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">182</span><a id="line.182"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">183</span><a id="line.183"> * @param token the submitted token representing the subject's (user's) login principals and credentials.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">184</span><a id="line.184"> * @return the AuthenticationInfo referencing the authenticated user's account data.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">185</span><a id="line.185"> * @throws AuthenticationException if there is any problem during the authentication process - see the</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">186</span><a id="line.186"> * interface's JavaDoc for a more detailed explanation.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">187</span><a id="line.187"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">188</span><a id="line.188"> public final AuthenticationInfo authenticate(AuthenticationToken token) throws AuthenticationException {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">189</span><a id="line.189"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">190</span><a id="line.190"> if (token == null) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">191</span><a id="line.191"> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Method argument (authentication token) cannot be null.");</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">192</span><a id="line.192"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">193</span><a id="line.193"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">194</span><a id="line.194"> log.trace("Authentication attempt received for token [{}]", token);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">195</span><a id="line.195"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">196</span><a id="line.196"> AuthenticationInfo info;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">197</span><a id="line.197"> try {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">198</span><a id="line.198"> info = doAuthenticate(token);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">199</span><a id="line.199"> if (info == null) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">200</span><a id="line.200"> String msg = "No account information found for authentication token [" + token + "] by this " +</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">201</span><a id="line.201"> "Authenticator instance. Please check that it is configured correctly.";</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">202</span><a id="line.202"> throw new AuthenticationException(msg);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">203</span><a id="line.203"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">204</span><a id="line.204"> } catch (Throwable t) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">205</span><a id="line.205"> AuthenticationException ae = null;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">206</span><a id="line.206"> if (t instanceof AuthenticationException) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">207</span><a id="line.207"> ae = (AuthenticationException) t;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">208</span><a id="line.208"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">209</span><a id="line.209"> if (ae == null) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">210</span><a id="line.210"> //Exception thrown was not an expected AuthenticationException. Therefore it is probably a little more</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">211</span><a id="line.211"> //severe or unexpected. So, wrap in an AuthenticationException, log to warn, and propagate:</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">212</span><a id="line.212"> String msg = "Authentication failed for token submission [" + token + "]. Possible unexpected " +</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">213</span><a id="line.213"> "error? (Typical or expected login exceptions should extend from AuthenticationException).";</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">214</span><a id="line.214"> ae = new AuthenticationException(msg, t);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">215</span><a id="line.215"> if (log.isWarnEnabled())</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">216</span><a id="line.216"> log.warn(msg, t);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">217</span><a id="line.217"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">218</span><a id="line.218"> try {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">219</span><a id="line.219"> notifyFailure(token, ae);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">220</span><a id="line.220"> } catch (Throwable t2) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">221</span><a id="line.221"> if (log.isWarnEnabled()) {</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">222</span><a id="line.222"> String msg = "Unable to send notification for failed authentication attempt - listener error?. " +</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">223</span><a id="line.223"> "Please check your AuthenticationListener implementation(s). Logging sending exception " +</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">224</span><a id="line.224"> "and propagating original AuthenticationException instead...";</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">225</span><a id="line.225"> log.warn(msg, t2);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">226</span><a id="line.226"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">227</span><a id="line.227"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">228</span><a id="line.228"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">229</span><a id="line.229"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">230</span><a id="line.230"> throw ae;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">231</span><a id="line.231"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">232</span><a id="line.232"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">233</span><a id="line.233"> log.debug("Authentication successful for token [{}]. Returned account [{}]", token, info);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">234</span><a id="line.234"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">235</span><a id="line.235"> notifySuccess(token, info);</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">236</span><a id="line.236"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">237</span><a id="line.237"> return info;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">238</span><a id="line.238"> }</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">239</span><a id="line.239"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">240</span><a id="line.240"> /**</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">241</span><a id="line.241"> * Template design pattern hook for subclasses to implement specific authentication behavior.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">242</span><a id="line.242"> * &lt;p/&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">243</span><a id="line.243"> * Common behavior for most authentication attempts is encapsulated in the</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">244</span><a id="line.244"> * {@link #authenticate} method and that method invokes this one for custom behavior.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">245</span><a id="line.245"> * &lt;p/&gt;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">246</span><a id="line.246"> * &lt;b&gt;N.B.&lt;/b&gt; Subclasses &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; throw some kind of</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">247</span><a id="line.247"> * {@code AuthenticationException} if there is a problem during</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">248</span><a id="line.248"> * authentication instead of returning {@code null}. A {@code null} return value indicates</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">249</span><a id="line.249"> * a configuration or programming error, since {@code AuthenticationException}s should</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">250</span><a id="line.250"> * indicate any expected problem (such as an unknown account or username, or invalid password, etc).</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">251</span><a id="line.251"> *</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">252</span><a id="line.252"> * @param token the authentication token encapsulating the user's login information.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">253</span><a id="line.253"> * @return an {@code AuthenticationInfo} object encapsulating the user's account information</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">254</span><a id="line.254"> * important to Shiro.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">255</span><a id="line.255"> * @throws AuthenticationException if there is a problem logging in the user.</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">256</span><a id="line.256"> */</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">257</span><a id="line.257"> protected abstract AuthenticationInfo doAuthenticate(AuthenticationToken token)</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">258</span><a id="line.258"> throws AuthenticationException;</a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">259</span><a id="line.259"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">260</span><a id="line.260"></a>
<span class="sourceLineNo">261</span><a id="line.261">}</a>
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