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/* CallbackUtil.java -- Callback related utilities
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package gnu.classpath.tools.common;
import gnu.javax.security.auth.callback.ConsoleCallbackHandler;
import java.security.Provider;
import java.security.Security;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;
/**
* A <i>Helper</i> class containing general purpose utlity methods dealing with
* callback handlers and their <i>Security Provider</i>.
*/
public abstract class CallbackUtil
{
private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(CallbackUtil.class.getName());
// default 0-arguments constructor
// Class methods
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Return an implementation of the {@link CallbackHandler}, from any
* {@link Provider}, capable of handling callbacks through the <i>console</i>;
* i.e. <code>System.in</code> and <code>System.out</code>.
* <p>
* If no <i>Security Provider</i> for this type of callback was found, this
* method returns the default GNU implementation.
*
* @return a console {@link CallbackHandler} implementation.
*/
public static final CallbackHandler getConsoleHandler()
{
CallbackHandler result = getHandler("Console");
if (result == null)
{
log.fine("No console callback handler found. Will use ours");
result = new ConsoleCallbackHandler();
}
return result;
}
/**
* Return a {@link CallbackHandler}, of a designated type, for interacting
* with the user.
* <p>
* This method first finds all currently installed <i>Security Providers</i>
* capable of providing such service and then in turn attempts to instantiate
* the handler from those providers. As soon as one provider returns a non-
* null instance of the callback handler, the search stops and that instance
* is returned.
*
* @return a {@link CallbackHandler} of the designated type, or
* <code>null</code> if no provider was found for theis type of
* callback.
*/
private static final CallbackHandler getHandler(String handlerType)
{
log.entering(CallbackUtil.class.getName(), "getHandler", handlerType);
CallbackHandler result = null;
String service = "CallbackHandler." + handlerType;
Provider[] providers = Security.getProviders(service);
if (providers != null)
for (int i = 0; i < providers.length; i++)
{
Provider p = providers[i];
String className = p.getProperty(service);
if (className != null)
try
{
result = (CallbackHandler) Class.forName(className.trim()).newInstance();
}
catch (InstantiationException x)
{
log.fine("InstantiationException while creating ["
+ className + "] from provider [" + p.getName()
+ "]. Ignore");
}
catch (IllegalAccessException x)
{
log.fine("IllegalAccessException while creating ["
+ className + "] from provider [" + p.getName()
+ "]. Ignore");
}
catch (ClassNotFoundException x)
{
log.fine("ClassNotFoundException while creating ["
+ className + "] from provider [" + p.getName()
+ "]. Ignore");
}
if (result != null)
{
log.fine("Will use [" + result.getClass().getName()
+ "] from [" + p.getName() + "]");
break;
}
}
log.exiting(CallbackUtil.class.getName(), "getHandler", result);
return result;
}
}