Package net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.resolver

Interface Resolver<ProductType,​CriteriaType>

Type Parameters:
ProductType - the type of objects produced by this resolver
CriteriaType - the type of criteria to process during resolution
public interface Resolver<ProductType,​CriteriaType>
Generic interface for resolvers which process specified criteria and produce some implementation-specific result information.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Iterable<ProductType> resolve​(CriteriaType criteria)
    Process the specified criteria and return the resulting instances of the product type which satisfy the criteria.
    ProductType resolveSingle​(CriteriaType criteria)
    Process the specified criteria and return a single instance of the product type which satisfies the criteria.

  • Method Details

    • resolve

      @Nonnull @NonnullElements Iterable<ProductType> resolve​(@Nullable CriteriaType criteria) throws ResolverException
      Process the specified criteria and return the resulting instances of the product type which satisfy the criteria.
      Parameters:
      criteria - the criteria to evaluate or process
      Returns:
      instances which satisfy the criteria
      Throws:
      ResolverException - thrown if there is an error processing the specified criteria

    • resolveSingle

      @Nullable ProductType resolveSingle​(@Nullable CriteriaType criteria) throws ResolverException
      Process the specified criteria and return a single instance of the product type which satisfies the criteria. If multiple items satisfy the criteria, the choice of which single item to return is implementation-dependent.
      Parameters:
      criteria - the criteria to evaluate or process
      Returns:
      a single instance satisfying the criteria, or null
      Throws:
      ResolverException - thrown if there is an error processing the specified criteria