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 * $Id: IDPPExtension.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:17 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.idpp.plugin;

import com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.idpp.common.*;
import java.util.List;


/**
 * The class <code>IDPPExtension</code> is an interface for extension
 * attributes in each <code>IDPPContainer</code>. Each container can be extended
 * to any attributes that are not defined by the liberty personal profile
 * service by implementing this interface. Each container extension plugin
 * can be configurable from the service configuration.
 * @supported.all.api
 */ 

public interface IDPPExtension {

    /**
     * Gets the list of extension <code>JAXB</code> attribute objects. These
     * <code>JAXB</code> Elements must be of the type 
     * <code>com.sun.identity.liberty.ws.idpp.plugin.jaxb.PPISExtensionElement
     * </code>
     * @return list of <code>PPISExtensionElement</code> <code>JAXB</code>
     * Objects.
     * @exception IDPPException.
     */
    public List getExtAttributes() throws IDPPException;

}