com.hp.license

Interface LicenseCodec

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseLicenseHandler

public interface LicenseCodec

Encoder/decoder of the license key into an external and opaque textual representation.

Author:

Rama Yalakanti, Thomas Vachuska

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
License	decode(String key) Decodes the specified license key into a license object.
String	encode(License license) Encodes the specified license data into an external license key.

Method Detail

decode

License decode(String key)

Decodes the specified license key into a license object.

Parameters:

key - license key

Returns:

license data

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the license key is null

IllegalArgumentException - if the license key is not valid

encode

String encode(License license)

Encodes the specified license data into an external license key.

Parameters:

license - license data

Returns:

external license key

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the license object is null

IllegalArgumentException - if the license object is not valid