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package com.netscape.certsrv.ca;

import netscape.security.x509.Extension;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IConfigStore;
import com.netscape.certsrv.common.NameValuePairs;

/**
 * An interface representing a CRL extension plugin.
 * <P>
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface ICMSCRLExtension {

    /**
     * Returns CRL extension OID string.
     *
     * @return OID of CRL extension
     */
    public String getCRLExtOID();

    /**
     * Sets extension criticality and returns extension
     * with new criticality.
     *
     * @param ext CRL extension that will change criticality
     * @param critical new criticality to be assigned to CRL extension
     * @return extension with new criticality
     */
    Extension setCRLExtensionCriticality(Extension ext,
            boolean critical);

    /**
     * Builds new CRL extension based on configuration data,
     * issuing point information, and criticality.
     *
     * @param config configuration store
     * @param crlIssuingPoint CRL issuing point
     * @param critical criticality to be assigned to CRL extension
     * @return extension new CRL extension
     */
    Extension getCRLExtension(IConfigStore config,
            Object crlIssuingPoint,
            boolean critical);

    /**
     * Reads configuration data and converts them to name value pairs.
     *
     * @param config configuration store
     * @param nvp name value pairs obtained from configuration data
     */
    public void getConfigParams(IConfigStore config,
            NameValuePairs nvp);
}