src/main/java/org/apache/sling/xss/XSSFilter.java

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package org.apache.sling.xss;

import org.osgi.annotation.versioning.ProviderType;

/**
 * This service should be used to protect output against potential XSS attacks.
 * The protection is context based.
 */
@ProviderType
public interface XSSFilter {

    /**
     * Default context.
     */
    ProtectionContext DEFAULT_CONTEXT = ProtectionContext.HTML_HTML_CONTENT;

    /**
     * Indicates whether or not a given source string contains XSS policy violations.
     *
     * @param context context to use for checking
     * @param src     source string
     * @return true if the source is violation-free
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     */
    boolean check(ProtectionContext context, String src);

    /**
     * Prevents the given source string from containing XSS stuff.
     * <p>
     * The default protection context is used for checking.
     *
     * @param src source string
     * @return string that does not contain XSS stuff
     */
    String filter(String src);

    /**
     * Protects the given source string from containing XSS stuff.
     *
     * @param context context to use for checking
     * @param src     source string
     * @return string that does not contain XSS stuff
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is <code>null</code>
     */
    String filter(ProtectionContext context, String src);

    /**
     * Checks if the given URL is valid to be used for the <code>href</code> attribute in a <code>a</code> tag.
     * <p>
     * The default protection context is used for checking.
     *
     * @param url the URL that should be validated
     * @return true if the URL is violation-free
     */
    boolean isValidHref(String url);

}