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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
5    * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
6    *
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12   */
13  
14  package org.springframework.security.oauth2.provider.authentication;
15  
16  import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
17  
18  import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
19  
20  /**
21   * @author Dave Syer
22   *
23   */
24  public interface TokenExtractor {
25  
26  	/**
27  	 * Extract a token value from an incoming request without authentication.
28  	 * 
29  	 * @param request the current ServletRequest
30  	 * @return an authentication token whose principal is an access token (or null if there is none)
31  	 */
32  	Authentication extract(HttpServletRequest request);
33  
34  }