Interface LicenseManager

public interface LicenseManager
{
  // Methods
  public void decrypt() throws LicenseException;
  public void encrypt() throws LicenseException;
  public LicenseDescriptor[] getLicenseDescriptors();
  public void readLicense(Object obj) throws java.io.IOException;
  public void readLicense(String server) throws java.io.IOException;
  public void writeLicense(PrintStream stream,
        LicenseDescriptor desc[]) throws java.io.IOException;
}

This interface serves as a specification for how to implement a license manager. It describes all of the facilities needed to perform the licensing function.

Methods

decrypt

public void decrypt() throws LicenseException;

Calls the decryption engine to decrypt a license file.

Return Value:

No return value.

Exceptions:

com.ms.license.LicenseException if the license could not be decrypted.

encrypt

public void encrypt() throws LicenseException;

Calls the encryption engine to encrypt a license file.

Return Value:

No return value.

Exceptions:

com.ms.license.LicenseException if the license could not be encrypted.

getLicenseDescriptors

public LicenseDescriptor[] getLicenseDescriptors();

Retrieves the license descriptors for the object.

Return Value:

Returns LicenseDescriptor An array of LicenseDescriptor objects.

readLicense

public void readLicense(Object obj) throws java.io.IOException;

Reads a license file from a disk.

Return Value:

No return value. @exeception IOException if the read failed.

Parameter	Description
obj	The object used to read the license file.

readLicense

public void readLicense(String server) throws java.io.IOException;

Reads a license from a server.

Return Value:

No return value.

Parameter	Description
server	The server to get the license file from.

Exceptions:

IOException if the read failed.

writeLicense

public void writeLicense(PrintStream stream,
        LicenseDescriptor desc[]) throws java.io.IOException;

Creates a new license file and writes the contents of the LicenseDescriptor objects.

Return Value:

No return value.

Parameter	Description
stream	The stream to write the license file to.
desc	An array of LicenseDescriptor objects.

Exceptions:

IOException if the write failed.