Package javax.security.auth.message

Interface MessageInfo

public interface MessageInfo
A message processing runtime uses this interface to pass messages and message processing state to authentication contexts for processing by authentication modules.

This interface encapsulates a request message object and a response message object for a message exchange. This interface may also be used to associate additional context in the form of key/value pairs, with the encapsulated messages.

Every implementation of this interface should provide a zero argument constructor, and a constructor which takes a single Map argument. Additional constructors may also be provided.

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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Map
    getMap()
    Get (a reference to) the Map object of this MessageInfo.
    Object
    getRequestMessage()
    Get the request message object from this MessageInfo.
    Object
    getResponseMessage()
    Get the response message object from this MessageInfo.
    void
    setRequestMessage(Object request)
    Set the request message object in this MessageInfo.
    void
    setResponseMessage(Object response)
    Set the response message object in this MessageInfo.

  • Method Details

    • getRequestMessage

      Object getRequestMessage()
      Get the request message object from this MessageInfo.
      Returns:
      An object representing the request message, or null if no request message is set within the MessageInfo.

    • getResponseMessage

      Object getResponseMessage()
      Get the response message object from this MessageInfo.
      Returns:
      an object representing the response message, or null if no response message is set within the MessageInfo.

    • setRequestMessage

      void setRequestMessage(Object request)
      Set the request message object in this MessageInfo.
      Parameters:
      request - An object representing the request message.

    • setResponseMessage

      void setResponseMessage(Object response)
      Set the response message object in this MessageInfo.
      Parameters:
      response - An object representing the response message.

    • getMap

      Map getMap()
      Get (a reference to) the Map object of this MessageInfo. Operations performed on the acquired Map must effect the Map within the MessageInfo.
      Returns:
      the Map object of this MessageInfo. This method never returns null. If a Map has not been associated with the MessageInfo, this method instantiates a Map, associates it with this MessageInfo, and then returns it.