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package org.apache.cxf.ws.security.tokenstore;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * This interface defines a caching mechanism for security tokens. It is up to the underlying implementation
 * to handle token expiration (e.g. by querying the SecurityToken's expires date).
 */
public interface TokenStore {
    
    /**
     * Add the given token to the cache. The SecurityTokens getId() identifier will be used to
     * key it in the cache.
     * @param token The token to be added
     */
    void add(SecurityToken token);
    
    /**
     * Add the given token to the cache under the given identifier
     * @param identifier The identifier to use to key the SecurityToken in the cache
     * @param token The token to be added
     */
    void add(String identifier, SecurityToken token);
    
    /**
     * Remove an existing token by its identifier
     */
    void remove(String identifier);
    
    /**
     * Return the list of all valid token identifiers.
     * @return As array of (valid) token identifiers
     */
    Collection<String> getTokenIdentifiers();
    
    /**
     * Returns the <code>Token</code> of the given identifier
     * @param identifier
     * @return The requested <code>Token</code> identified by the given identifier
     */
    SecurityToken getToken(String identifier);

}
