com.jp.protection.pub.pro.lserver
Interface LicensingServiceProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicLicensingServiceProvider

public interface LicensingServiceProvider

Defines factory interface which provides ability to create the Licensing Services

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

void	addLicensingServiceProviderListener(LicensingServiceProviderListener l) Adds a listener to the listeners list
LicensingService	createLicensingService(java.util.Map anAttributes) Creates a new instance of the Licensing Service
void	init(java.lang.String anAddress, java.util.Map anAttributes) Initializes the provider instance
boolean	isDefault() Returns whether this provider is a default provider
void	release() Releases provider and of all associated recourses including the Licensing Services created by the provider
void	releaseLicensingService(LicensingService aLicensingService) Releases a Licensing Service and all of the associated resources including the license locks acquired by the service
void	removeLicensingServiceProviderListener(LicensingServiceProviderListener l) Removes the listener from the listeners list

Method Detail

addLicensingServiceProviderListener

void addLicensingServiceProviderListener(LicensingServiceProviderListener l)

Adds a listener to the listeners list

Parameters:

l - listener to add

removeLicensingServiceProviderListener

void removeLicensingServiceProviderListener(LicensingServiceProviderListener l)

Removes the listener from the listeners list

Parameters:

l - listener to remove

createLicensingService

LicensingService createLicensingService(java.util.Map anAttributes)

Creates a new instance of the Licensing Service

Parameters:

anAttributes - attributes (identified by LicensingService.ATTR_ keys) which describe client environment.

Returns:

new instance of the Licensing Service

releaseLicensingService

void releaseLicensingService(LicensingService aLicensingService)

Releases a Licensing Service and all of the associated resources including the license locks acquired by the service

Parameters:

aLicensingService - a Licensing Service to release

release

void release()

Releases provider and of all associated recourses including the Licensing Services created by the provider

isDefault

boolean isDefault()

Returns whether this provider is a default provider

Returns:

true if this provider is default; false otherwise

init

void init(java.lang.String anAddress,
          java.util.Map anAttributes)

Initializes the provider instance

Parameters:

anAddress - address of the Licensing Server to connect

anAttributes - initialization attributes