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package org.apache.qpid.server.model;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;

import org.apache.qpid.server.security.SubjectCreator;

@ManagedObject
public interface AuthenticationProvider<X extends AuthenticationProvider<X>> extends ConfiguredObject<X>
{

    public static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
    public static final String DURABLE = "durable";
    public static final String LIFETIME_POLICY = "lifetimePolicy";

    //children
    Collection<VirtualHostAlias> getVirtualHostPortBindings();

    /**
     * A temporary method to create SubjectCreator.
     *
     * TODO: move all the functionality from SubjectCreator into AuthenticationProvider
     */
    SubjectCreator getSubjectCreator();

    /**
     * Returns the preferences provider associated with this authentication provider
     * @return PreferencesProvider
     */
    PreferencesProvider getPreferencesProvider();

    /**
     * Sets the preferences provider
     * @param preferencesProvider
     */
    void setPreferencesProvider(PreferencesProvider preferencesProvider);

    void recoverUser(User user);
}
