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/*
* $Id: Reference.java,v 1.9 2005/05/10 16:03:46 mullan Exp $
*/
/**
* A representation of the <code>Reference</code> element as defined in the
* <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/">
* W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing</a>.
* The XML schema is defined as:
* <code><pre>
* <element name="Reference" type="ds:ReferenceType"/>
* <complexType name="ReferenceType">
* <sequence>
* <element ref="ds:Transforms" minOccurs="0"/>
* <element ref="ds:DigestMethod"/>
* <element ref="ds:DigestValue"/>
* </sequence>
* <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
* <attribute name="URI" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
* <attribute name="Type" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
* </complexType>
*
* <element name="DigestValue" type="ds:DigestValueType"/>
* <simpleType name="DigestValueType">
* <restriction base="base64Binary"/>
* </simpleType>
* </pre></code>
*
* <p>A <code>Reference</code> instance may be created by invoking one of the
* {@link XMLSignatureFactory#newReference newReference} methods of the
* {@link XMLSignatureFactory} class; for example:
*
* <pre>
* XMLSignatureFactory factory = XMLSignatureFactory.getInstance("DOM");
* Reference ref = factory.newReference
* factory.newDigestMethod(DigestMethod.SHA1, null));
* </pre>
*
* @author Sean Mullan
* @author Erwin van der Koogh
* @author JSR 105 Expert Group
* @since 1.6
* @see XMLSignatureFactory#newReference(String, DigestMethod)
* @see XMLSignatureFactory#newReference(String, DigestMethod, List, String, String)
*/
/**
* Returns an {@link java.util.Collections#unmodifiableList unmodifiable
* list} of {@link Transform}s that are contained in this
* <code>Reference</code>.
*
* @return an unmodifiable list of <code>Transform</code>s
* (may be empty but never <code>null</code>)
*/
/**
* Returns the digest method of this <code>Reference</code>.
*
* @return the digest method
*/
/**
* Returns the optional <code>Id</code> attribute of this
* <code>Reference</code>, which permits this reference to be
* referenced from elsewhere.
*
* @return the <code>Id</code> attribute (may be <code>null</code> if not
* specified)
*/
/**
* Returns the digest value of this <code>Reference</code>.
*
* @return the raw digest value, or <code>null</code> if this reference has
* not been digested yet. Each invocation of this method returns a new
* clone to protect against subsequent modification.
*/
byte[] getDigestValue();
/**
* Returns the calculated digest value of this <code>Reference</code>
* after a validation operation. This method is useful for debugging if
* the reference fails to validate.
*
* @return the calculated digest value, or <code>null</code> if this
* reference has not been validated yet. Each invocation of this method
* returns a new clone to protect against subsequent modification.
*/
byte[] getCalculatedDigestValue();
/**
* Validates this reference. This method verifies the digest of this
* reference.
*
* <p>This method only validates the reference the first time it is
* invoked. On subsequent invocations, it returns a cached result.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if this reference was validated successfully;
* <code>false</code> otherwise
* @param validateContext the validating context
* @throws NullPointerException if <code>validateContext</code> is
* <code>null</code>
* @throws XMLSignatureException if an unexpected exception occurs while
* validating the reference
*/
throws XMLSignatureException;
/**
* Returns the dereferenced data, if
* <a href="XMLSignContext.html#Supported Properties">reference caching</a>
* is enabled. This is the result of dereferencing the URI of this
* reference during a validation or generation operation.
*
* @return the dereferenced data, or <code>null</code> if reference
* caching is not enabled or this reference has not been generated or
* validated
*/
/**
* Returns the pre-digested input stream, if
* <a href="XMLSignContext.html#Supported Properties">reference caching</a>
* is enabled. This is the input to the digest operation during a
* validation or signing operation.
*
* @return an input stream containing the pre-digested input, or
* <code>null</code> if reference caching is not enabled or this
* reference has not been generated or validated
*/
}