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package org.springframework.social.oauth2;
import org.springframework.social.ServiceProvider;
/**
* A ServiceProvider that uses the OAuth 2.0 protocol.
* @author Keith Donald
* @param <A> The service provider's API type
*/
public interface OAuth2ServiceProvider<A> extends ServiceProvider<A> {
/**
* Get the service interface for carrying out the "OAuth dance" with this provider.
* The result of the OAuth dance is an access token that can be used to obtain a {@link #getApi(String) API binding}.
* @return an {@link OAuth2Operations} for carrying out the "OAuth dance" with this provider.
*/
OAuth2Operations getOAuthOperations();
/**
* Returns an API interface allowing the client application to access protected resources on behalf of a user.
* @param accessToken the API access token
* @return a binding to the service provider's API
*/
A getApi(String accessToken);
}