net.bluemind.ysnp

Interface ICredentialValidatorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CoreCredentialValidatorFactory

public interface ICredentialValidatorFactory

A factory to create password validators. Its primary usage is to retain global objects shared by all ICredentialValidator. For example reference to a connection pool used for validation should be kept in implementors of ICredentialValidatorFactory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getName() eg.
int	getPriority() Defines execution order when several factories are in use.
ICredentialValidator	getValidator()
void	init(YSNPConfiguration conf) Initializes the factory parameters with the shared configuration values

Method Detail

getValidator

ICredentialValidator getValidator()

Returns:

a validator

getName

java.lang.String getName()

eg. bm-core

Returns:

getPriority

int getPriority()

Defines execution order when several factories are in use. 0 means : Top Priority, runs first. Integer.MAX_VALUE means : low priority, run last.

Returns:

the run priority

init

void init(YSNPConfiguration conf)

Initializes the factory parameters with the shared configuration values

Parameters:

conf -