ConfigurationProperty.java

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package org.identityconnectors.framework.api;

import java.util.Set;

import org.identityconnectors.framework.api.operations.APIOperation;

/**
 * Represents at the API level a property of a Connector's
 * {@link org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.Configuration Configuration at
 * the SPI layer}.
 */
public interface ConfigurationProperty {

    /**
     * Get the unique name of the configuration property.
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Get the help message from the message catalog.
     */
    public String getHelpMessage(String def);

    /**
     * Get the display name for this configuration property.
     */
    public String getDisplayName(String def);

    /**
     * Get name of the group for this configuration property.
     */
    public String getGroup(String def);

    /**
     * Get the value from the property. This value should be the default value.
     */
    public Object getValue();

    /**
     * Set the value of the property.
     */
    public void setValue(Object o);

    /**
     * Get the type of the property.
     */
    public Class<?> getType();

    /**
     * Is this a confidential property whose value should be encrypted by the
     * application when persisted?
     */
    public boolean isConfidential();

    /**
     * Is this a required property
     *
     * @return True if the property is required
     */
    public boolean isRequired();

    /**
     * Set of operations for which this property must be specified.
     *
     * This is used for the case where a connector may or may not implement
     * certain operations depending in the configuration. The default value of
     * "empty array" is special in that it means that this property is
     * applicable to all operations.
     */
    public Set<Class<? extends APIOperation>> getOperations();
}