org.springframework.security.saml.metadata
Interface ExtendedMetadataProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingMetadataManager, ExtendedMetadataDelegate, MetadataManager

public interface ExtendedMetadataProvider

Provider capable of supplying metadata extensions including information about requirements of the given entity.

Author:

Vladimir Schäfer

Method Summary

ExtendedMetadata

getExtendedMetadata(String entityID) Implementation should try to localize additional metadata for the given entity.

Method Detail

getExtendedMetadata

ExtendedMetadata getExtendedMetadata(String entityID)
                                     throws org.opensaml.saml2.metadata.provider.MetadataProviderException

Implementation should try to localize additional metadata for the given entity.

Parameters:

entityID - entity to load metadata for

Returns:

null if not found, metadata otherwise

Throws:

org.opensaml.saml2.metadata.provider.MetadataProviderException - in case an error occurs