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diff --git a/pki/base/util/src/netscape/security/x509/AVAValueConverter.java b/pki/base/util/src/netscape/security/x509/AVAValueConverter.java deleted file mode 100644 index cd3ce7616..000000000 --- a/pki/base/util/src/netscape/security/x509/AVAValueConverter.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -// --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK --- -// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -// the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. -// -// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -// GNU General Public License for more details. -// -// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along -// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., -// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. -// -// (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc. -// All rights reserved. -// --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK --- -package netscape.security.x509; - -import java.io.IOException; - -import netscape.security.util.DerValue; - -/** - * Interface for classes that convert a attribute value string to a - * DER encoded ASN.1 value and vice versa. - * The converters are associated with attribute types, such as - * directory string, ia5string, etc. - * - * <P> - * For example, to convert a string, such as an organization name for the "O" attribute to a DerValue, the "O" attribute - * is mapped to the DirStrConverter which is used to convert the organization name to a DER encoded Directory String - * which is a DerValue of a ASN.1 PrintableString, T.61String or UniversalString for the organization name. - * - * @author Lily Hsiao, Slava Galperin at Netscape Communications, Inc. - */ - -public interface AVAValueConverter { - /** - * Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value. - * - * @param valueString An AVA value string not encoded in any form. - * - * @return A DerValue object. - * - * @exception IOException if an error occurs during the conversion. - */ - public DerValue getValue(String valueString) - throws IOException; - - /** - * Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value. - * Specify the order of DER tags to use if more than one encoding is - * possible. Currently Directory Strings can have different order - * for backwards compatibility. By 2003 all should be UTF8String. - * - * @param valueString An AVA value string not encoded in any form. - * - * @return A DerValue object. - * - * @exception IOException if an error occurs during the conversion. - */ - public DerValue getValue(String valueString, byte[] tags) - throws IOException; - - /** - * Converts a BER encoded value to a DER encoded attribute value. - * - * @param berStream A byte array of the BER encoded AVA value. - * @return A DerValue object. - */ - public DerValue getValue(byte[] berStream) - throws IOException; - - /** - * Converts a DER encoded value to a string, not encoded in any form. - * - * @param avaValue A DerValue object. - * - * @return A string for the value or null if it can't be converted. - * - * @exception IOException if an error occurs during the conversion. - */ - public String getAsString(DerValue avaValue) - throws IOException; -} |