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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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