sam.cipher
Class Registry

java.lang.Object
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public class Registry

extends java.lang.Object

Central repository of all Cipher implementations

Constructor Summary

Registry()

Method Summary

boolean	exists(java.lang.String name) Wether specified name is that of an already registered Cipher factory
java.lang.String[]	getCiphers() Gets the names of all registered ciphers.
java.lang.String	getDescription(java.lang.String name) Gets the description of the cipher registered under specified name, or default string if not available (This never returns null).
int	getNumberOfCiphers()
java.lang.String	register(sam.cipher.Factory factory) Registers a new Cipher class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Registry

public Registry()

Method Detail

register

public java.lang.String register(sam.cipher.Factory factory)
                          throws java.lang.Error

Registers a new Cipher class.

java.lang.Error

exists

public boolean exists(java.lang.String name)

Wether specified name is that of an already registered Cipher factory

getNumberOfCiphers

public int getNumberOfCiphers()

Returns:

the number of registered ciphers.

getCiphers

public java.lang.String[] getCiphers()

Gets the names of all registered ciphers.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.lang.String name)

Gets the description of the cipher registered under specified name, or default string if not available (This never returns null).

Parameters:

name - the registration name of desired cipher.