GrantType.java

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package org.springframework.social.oauth2;

/**
 * OAuth2 supports two types of authorization flow, typically referred to as "Client-side"
 * and "Server-side". Use of implicit grant is discouraged unless there is no other
 * option available.
 * 
 * @author Roy Clarkson
 */
public enum GrantType {

	/**
	 * AUTHORIZATION_CODE denotes the server-side authorization flow, and is associated
	 * with the response_type=code parameter value
	 */
	AUTHORIZATION_CODE,

	/**
	 * IMPLICIT_GRANT denotes the client-side authorization flow and is associated with
	 * the response_type=token parameter value
	 */
	IMPLICIT_GRANT
}