PrincipalProviderRegistry (Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.26-beta API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProviderRegistryImpl
```
public interface PrincipalProviderRegistry
```
Registry used to store and retrieve PrincipalProviders.

See Also:

PrincipalProvider

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PrincipalProvider`	`getDefault()`
`PrincipalProvider`	`getProvider(String className)`
`PrincipalProvider[]`	`getProviders()`	Returns all registered providers.
`PrincipalProvider`	`registerProvider(Properties configuration)`	Registers a new provider by means of a configuration.

- Method Detail
  - registerProvider
```
PrincipalProvider registerProvider(Properties configuration)
                            throws RepositoryException
```
    Registers a new provider by means of a configuration. The registry expects the properties to contain a LoginModuleConfig.PARAM_PRINCIPAL_PROVIDER_CLASS to be able to create a instance of PrincipalProvider.
    The Properties will be passed to the instantiated Provider via PrincipalProvider.init(Properties)
    
    Parameters:
    
    configuration - Properties for the Provider
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly added Provider or null if the configuration was incomplete.
    
    Throws:
    
    RepositoryException - if an error occurs while creating the provider instance.
  - getDefault
```
PrincipalProvider getDefault()
```
    Returns:
    
    the default principal provider
  - getProvider
```
PrincipalProvider getProvider(String className)
```
    Parameters:
    
    className - Name of the principal provider class.
    
    Returns:
    
    PrincipalProvider or null if no provider with the given class name was registered.
  - getProviders
```
PrincipalProvider[] getProviders()
```
    Returns all registered providers.
    
    Returns:
    
    all registered providers.