com.hp.license

Interface LicenseActivator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLicenseHandler

public interface LicenseActivator

License activation and de-activation utility.

Author:

Rama Yalakanti, Thomas Vachuska

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
License	activate(License license) Activates the specified license.
License	deactivate(License license) De-activates the specified license.
License	expire(License license) Sets to expire a specified license.

Method Detail

activate

License activate(License license)

Activates the specified license. The license status must be LicenseStatus.NEW.

Parameters:

license - new license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

activated license

Throws:

NullPointerException - if license is null

IllegalStateException - if license fails validation

deactivate

License deactivate(License license)

De-activates the specified license. The license status must be LicenseStatus.NEW or LicenseStatus.ACTIVE.

Parameters:

license - license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

deactivated license

Throws:

NullPointerException - if license is null

IllegalStateException - if license fails validation

expire

License expire(License license)

Sets to expire a specified license. The license status must be LicenseStatus.NEW or LicenseStatus.ACTIVE.

Parameters:

license - license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

expired license

Throws:

NullPointerException - if license is null

IllegalStateException - if license fails validation