org.shredzone.acme4j.provider

Interface AcmeClientProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAcmeClientProvider, GenericAcmeClientProvider, LetsEncryptAcmeClientProvider

public interface AcmeClientProvider

An AcmeClientProvider creates AcmeClient instances to be used for communicating with the ACME server. Implementations handle individual features of each ACME server.

Provider implementations must be registered with Java's ServiceLoader.

Author:

Richard "Shred" Körber

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	accepts(URI serverUri) Checks if this provider accepts the given server URI.
AcmeClient	connect(URI serverUri) Connects to an AcmeClient for communication with the ACME server.
Challenge	createChallenge(String type) Creates a Challenge instance that is able to respond to the challenge of the given type.
Connection	createConnection() Creates a Connection for communication with the ACME server.

Method Detail

accepts

boolean accepts(URI serverUri)

Checks if this provider accepts the given server URI.

Parameters:

serverUri - Server URI to test

Returns:

true if this provider accepts the server URI, false otherwise

connect

AcmeClient connect(URI serverUri)

Connects to an AcmeClient for communication with the ACME server.

Parameters:

serverUri - Server URI to connect to

Returns:

AcmeClient connected to the server

createChallenge

Challenge createChallenge(String type)

Creates a Challenge instance that is able to respond to the challenge of the given type.

Parameters:

type - Challenge type name

Returns:

Matching Challenge instance, or null if the type is not known

createConnection

Connection createConnection()

Creates a Connection for communication with the ACME server.

Returns:

Connection that was generated