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     25 
     26 package sun.security.x509;
     27 
     28 import java.io.IOException;
     29 
     30 import sun.security.util.*;
     31 
     32 /**
     33  * This interface specifies the abstract methods which have to be
     34  * implemented by all the members of the GeneralNames ASN.1 object.
     35  *
     36  * @author Amit Kapoor
     37  * @author Hemma Prafullchandra
     38  */
     39 public interface GeneralNameInterface {
     40     /**
     41      * The list of names supported.
     42      */
     43     public static final int NAME_ANY = 0;
     44     public static final int NAME_RFC822 = 1;
     45     public static final int NAME_DNS = 2;
     46     public static final int NAME_X400 = 3;
     47     public static final int NAME_DIRECTORY = 4;
     48     public static final int NAME_EDI = 5;
     49     public static final int NAME_URI = 6;
     50     public static final int NAME_IP = 7;
     51     public static final int NAME_OID = 8;
     52 
     53     /**
     54      * The list of constraint results.
     55      */
     56     public static final int NAME_DIFF_TYPE = -1; /* input name is different type from name (i.e. does not constrain) */
     57     public static final int NAME_MATCH = 0;      /* input name matches name */
     58     public static final int NAME_NARROWS = 1;    /* input name narrows name */
     59     public static final int NAME_WIDENS = 2;     /* input name widens name */
     60     public static final int NAME_SAME_TYPE = 3;  /* input name does not match, narrow, or widen, but is same type */
     61 
     62     /**
     63      * Return the type of the general name, as
     64      * defined above.
     65      */
     66     int getType();
     67 
     68     /**
     69      * Encode the name to the specified DerOutputStream.
     70      *
     71      * @param out the DerOutputStream to encode the GeneralName to.
     72      * @exception IOException thrown if the GeneralName could not be
     73      *            encoded.
     74      */
     75     void encode(DerOutputStream out) throws IOException;
     76 
     77     /**
     78      * Return type of constraint inputName places on this name:<ul>
     79      *   <li>NAME_DIFF_TYPE = -1: input name is different type from name (i.e. does not constrain).
     80      *   <li>NAME_MATCH = 0: input name matches name.
     81      *   <li>NAME_NARROWS = 1: input name narrows name (is lower in the naming subtree)
     82      *   <li>NAME_WIDENS = 2: input name widens name (is higher in the naming subtree)
     83      *   <li>NAME_SAME_TYPE = 3: input name does not match or narrow name, but is same type.
     84      * </ul>.  These results are used in checking NameConstraints during
     85      * certification path verification.
     86      *
     87      * @param inputName to be checked for being constrained
     88      * @returns constraint type above
     89      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if name is same type, but comparison operations are
     90      *          not supported for this name type.
     91      */
     92     int constrains(GeneralNameInterface inputName) throws UnsupportedOperationException;
     93 
     94     /**
     95      * Return subtree depth of this name for purposes of determining
     96      * NameConstraints minimum and maximum bounds and for calculating
     97      * path lengths in name subtrees.
     98      *
     99      * @returns distance of name from root
    100      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if not supported for this name type
    101      */
    102     int subtreeDepth() throws UnsupportedOperationException;
    103 }
    104