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package org.apache.cxf.transport.http.auth;

import java.net.URI;

import org.apache.cxf.configuration.security.AuthorizationPolicy;
import org.apache.cxf.message.Message;

/**
 * Supplies Authorization information to an HTTPConduit.
 * <p>
 * A HTTPConduit keeps a reference to this HttpAuthSupplier for the life
 * of the HTTPConduit, unless changed out by dynamic configuration.
 * Therefore, an implementation of this HttpAuthSupplier may maintain
 * state for subsequent calls.
 * <p>
 * For instance, an implementation may not provide a Authorization preemptively for
 * a particular URL and decide to get the realm information from
 * a 401 response in which the HTTPConduit will call getAuthorization for
 * that URL. Then this implementation may provide the Authorization for this
 * particular URL preemptively for subsequent calls to getAuthorization.
 */
public interface HttpAuthSupplier {

    /**
     * If the supplier requires the request to be cached to be resent, return true
     */
    boolean requiresRequestCaching();

    /**
     * The HTTPConduit makes a call to this method to obtain
     * an Authentication token for http authentication.
     *
     * @param authPolicy credentials for the authentication
     * @param uri  The URI we want to connect to
     * @param message     The CXF Message
     * @param fullHeader  The full WWW-Authenticate header or null if preemptive auth
     * @return token for Authenticate string or null if authentication is not possible
     */
    String getAuthorization(
            AuthorizationPolicy  authPolicy,
            URI     url,
            Message message,
            String  fullHeader);
}
