net.java.truelicense.core.auth

Interface Artifactory

public interface Artifactory

An immutable factory for authenticated objects (artifacts).

Author:

Christian Schlichtherle

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	decode(Type expected) Decodes the artifact from its encoded form.

Method Detail

decode

@Nullable
<T> T decode(Type expected)
                throws Exception

Decodes the artifact from its encoded form.

Type Parameters:

T - the expected generic type of the decoded artifact.

Parameters:

expected - the expected generic type of the decoded artifact, e.g. String.class. This is just a hint and the implementation may ignore it.

Returns:

A duplicate of the original artifact. Its actual type may differ from the expected generic type. This may be null if and only if the original artifact was null.

Throws:

Exception