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package org.wildfly.clustering.web.sso;

import org.wildfly.clustering.web.Batcher;
import org.wildfly.clustering.web.IdentifierFactory;

/**
 * The SSO equivalent of a session manager.
 * @author Paul Ferraro
 * @param the authentication identity type
 * @param the deployment identifier type
 * @param the local context type
 */
public interface SSOManager<A, D, L> extends IdentifierFactory<String> {
    /**
     * Creates a new single sign on entry.
     * @param ssoId a unique SSO identifier
     * @return a new SSO.
     */
    SSO<A, D, L> createSSO(String ssoId, A authentication);

    /**
     * Returns the single sign on entry identified by the specified identifier.
     * @param ssoId a unique SSO identifier
     * @return an existing SSO, or null, if no SSO was found
     */
    SSO<A, D, L> findSSO(String ssoId);

    /**
     * A mechanism for starting/stopping a batch.
     * @return a batching mechanism.
     */
    Batcher getBatcher();
}
