PrincipalService (Shibboleth Identity Provider 4.2.1 API)

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
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 Detail
  - 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