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package org.societies.privacytrust.privacyprotection.api.remote;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import org.societies.api.schema.servicelifecycle.model.ServiceResourceIdentifier;
/**
* This interface is for use during the communication. It is not to be implemented or consumed (defined in a bean)
* @author Eliza
* @version 1.0
* @created 11-Nov-2011 18:55:01
*/
@Deprecated
public interface INegotiationAgent {
/**
* this method is called by the client and asks the provider to acknowledge the
* agreement document.
*
*
* @param contract the agreement to acknowledge
*/
@Deprecated
public Future<Boolean> acknowledgeAgreement(byte[] agreementEnvelope);
/**
* this method is called by any CSS that wants to read the service's provider
* RequestPolicy for a specific service it provides
* @return the policy of the service provider in the format of RequestPolicy
*
* @param serviceID the service identifier of the service for which the
* negotiation will be performed
*/
@Deprecated
public Future<byte[]> getPolicy(ServiceResourceIdentifier serviceID);
/**
* This method is called by any CSS to get the Identity of the service provider.
* This is needed to do trust evaluation and evaluation of privacy preferences
* where applicable
*
*/
@Deprecated
public Future<String> getProviderIdentity();
/**
* this method is called by the client and informs the provider that it wants to
* initiate a negotiation process for the specified serviceID and provides its
* policy which is a response to the provider's advertised privacy policy. this
* method can be called a number of times until the ResponsePolicy.getStatus
* method returns SUCCESSFUL or FAILED status.
*
*
* @param serviceID the service identifier for which the negotiation is going
* to be performed
* @param policy the ResponsePolicy to the provider's privacy policy
*/
@Deprecated
public Future<byte[]> negotiate(ServiceResourceIdentifier serviceID, byte[] responsePolicy);
}