com.nimbusds.jose
Class Algorithm

java.lang.Object
  com.nimbusds.jose.Algorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:

net.minidev.json.JSONAware

Direct Known Subclasses:

EncryptionMethod, JWEAlgorithm, JWSAlgorithm

@Immutable
public class Algorithm
extends Object
implements net.minidev.json.JSONAware

The base class for algorithm names, with optional implementation requirement. This class is immutable.

Includes constants for the following standard algorithm names:

• none

Version:

$version$ (2013-01-15)

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

Field Summary

static Algorithm

NONE No algorithm (plain JOSE object without signature / encryption).

Constructor Summary

Algorithm(String name)
Creates a new JOSE algorithm name.

Algorithm(String name, Requirement req)
Creates a new JOSE algorithm name.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object object) Overrides Object.equals().
String	getName() Gets the name of this algorithm.
Requirement	getRequirement() Gets the implementation requirement of this algorithm.
int	hashCode() Overrides Object.hashCode().
String	toJSONString() Returns the JSON string representation of this algorithm.
String	toString() Returns the string representation of this algorithm.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NONE

public static final Algorithm NONE

No algorithm (plain JOSE object without signature / encryption).

Constructor Detail

Algorithm

public Algorithm(String name,
                 Requirement req)

Creates a new JOSE algorithm name.

Parameters:

name - The algorithm name. Must not be null.

req - The implementation requirement, null if not known.

Algorithm

public Algorithm(String name)

Creates a new JOSE algorithm name.

Parameters:

name - The algorithm name. Must not be null.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the name of this algorithm.

Returns:

The algorithm name.

getRequirement

public Requirement getRequirement()

Gets the implementation requirement of this algorithm.

Returns:

The implementation requirement, null if not known.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides Object.hashCode().

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

The object hash code.

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Overrides Object.equals().

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The object to compare to.

Returns:

true if the objects have the same value, otherwise false.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of this algorithm.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The string representation.

See Also:

getName()

toJSONString

public String toJSONString()

Returns the JSON string representation of this algorithm.

Specified by:

toJSONString in interface net.minidev.json.JSONAware

Returns:

The JSON string representation.