Package net.shibboleth.idp.authn.principal

Interface PrincipalService<T extends Principal>

Type Parameters:

T - principal type

All Superinterfaces:

Component, IdentifiedComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericPrincipalService

public interface PrincipalService<T extends Principal>
extends IdentifiedComponent

Interface that provides services for a Principal of a given type.

Since:

4.1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PrincipalSerializer<String>	getSerializer()	Get a serializer instance for this type of Principal.
Class<T>	getType()	Get the type of object supported.

Methods inherited from interface net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.component.IdentifiedComponent

getId

Method Details

getType

@Nonnull
Class<T> getType()

Get the type of object supported.

Returns:

supported type

getSerializer

@Nonnull
PrincipalSerializer<String> getSerializer()

Get a serializer instance for this type of Principal.

Returns:

the serializer