com.hp.license

Class BaseLicenseHandler

java.lang.Object

com.hp.license.BaseLicenseHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

LicenseActivator, LicenseCodec

public class BaseLicenseHandler
extends Object
implements LicenseCodec, LicenseActivator

Fundamental license activator and license encoder that provides encryption capabilities for license keys.

Author:

Rama Yalakanti

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BaseLicenseHandler(String encryptionKey) Create a new manager that will generate license keys with the encrypted using the supplied encryption key and the default check-sum.
BaseLicenseHandler(String encryptionKey, byte cksum) Create a new manager that will generate license keys with the specified check-sum and encrypted using the supplied encryption key.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
License	activate(License license) Activates the specified license.
License	deactivate(License license) De-activates the specified license.
License	decode(String licKey) Decodes the specified license key into a license object.
String	encode(License license) Encodes the specified license data into an external license key.
License	expire(License license) Sets to expire a specified license.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BaseLicenseHandler

public BaseLicenseHandler(String encryptionKey,
                          byte cksum)

Create a new manager that will generate license keys with the specified check-sum and encrypted using the supplied encryption key.

Parameters:

encryptionKey - key for encrypting the license data

cksum - consumed and generated license keys must have this check-sum

BaseLicenseHandler

public BaseLicenseHandler(String encryptionKey)

Create a new manager that will generate license keys with the encrypted using the supplied encryption key and the default check-sum.

Parameters:

encryptionKey - key for encrypting the license data

Method Detail

activate

public License activate(License license)

Description copied from interface: LicenseActivator

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

Specified by:

activate in interface LicenseActivator

Parameters:

license - new license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

activated license

deactivate

public License deactivate(License license)

Description copied from interface: LicenseActivator

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

Specified by:

deactivate in interface LicenseActivator

Parameters:

license - license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

deactivated license

expire

public License expire(License license)

Description copied from interface: LicenseActivator

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

Specified by:

expire in interface LicenseActivator

Parameters:

license - license issued by the licensing authority

Returns:

expired license

decode

public License decode(String licKey)

Description copied from interface: LicenseCodec

Decodes the specified license key into a license object.

Specified by:

decode in interface LicenseCodec

Parameters:

licKey - license key

Returns:

license data

encode

public String encode(License license)

Description copied from interface: LicenseCodec

Encodes the specified license data into an external license key.

Specified by:

encode in interface LicenseCodec

Parameters:

license - license data

Returns:

external license key