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package org.apache.xml.security.stax.ext;

import org.apache.xml.security.exceptions.XMLSecurityException;
import org.apache.xml.security.stax.ext.stax.XMLSecEvent;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * The InputProcessorChain manages the InputProcessors and controls the XMLEvent flow
 *
 * @author $Author: giger $
 * @version $Revision: 1463132 $ $Date: 2013-04-01 14:27:45 +0100 (Mon, 01 Apr 2013) $
 */
public interface InputProcessorChain extends ProcessorChain {

    /**
     * Adds an InputProcessor to the chain. The place where it
     * will be applied can be controlled through the Phase,
     * getBeforeProcessors and getAfterProcessors. @see Interface InputProcessor
     *
     * @param inputProcessor The InputProcessor which should be placed in the chain
     */
    void addProcessor(InputProcessor inputProcessor);

    /**
     * Removes the specified InputProcessor from this chain.
     *
     * @param inputProcessor to remove
     */
    void removeProcessor(InputProcessor inputProcessor);

    /**
     * Returns a list with the active processors.
     *
     * @return List<InputProcessor>
     */
    List<InputProcessor> getProcessors();

    /**
     * The actual processed document's security context
     *
     * @return The InboundSecurityContext
     */
    InboundSecurityContext getSecurityContext();

    /**
     * The actual processed document's document context
     *
     * @return The DocumentContext
     */
    DocumentContext getDocumentContext();

    /**
     * Create a new SubChain. The XMLEvents will be only be processed from the given InputProcessor to the end.
     * All earlier InputProcessors don't get these events. In other words the chain will be splitted in two parts.
     *
     * @param inputProcessor The InputProcessor position the XMLEvents should be processed over this SubChain.
     * @return A new InputProcessorChain
     * @throws XMLStreamException   thrown when a streaming error occurs
     * @throws XMLSecurityException thrown when a Security failure occurs
     */
    InputProcessorChain createSubChain(InputProcessor inputProcessor) throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException;

    /**
     * Requests the next security header XMLEvent from the next processor in the chain.
     *
     * @return The next XMLEvent from the previous processor
     * @throws XMLStreamException   thrown when a streaming error occurs
     * @throws XMLSecurityException thrown when a Security failure occurs
     */
    XMLSecEvent processHeaderEvent() throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException;

    /**
     * Requests the next XMLEvent from the next processor in the chain.
     *
     * @return The next XMLEvent from the previous processor
     * @throws XMLStreamException   thrown when a streaming error occurs
     * @throws XMLSecurityException thrown when a Security failure occurs
     */
    XMLSecEvent processEvent() throws XMLStreamException, XMLSecurityException;
}
