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/*
 * SecurityManagerFactory.java
 *
 * Created on June 9, 2003, 11:59 AM
 */

package com.sun.enterprise.security.factory;

import com.sun.enterprise.SecurityManager;
import com.sun.enterprise.deployment.Descriptor;
/**
 * Factory For SecurityManager objects, can return a Web/EJB SecurityManager 
 * Factory
 * @author  Harpreet Singh 
 */
public interface SecurityManagerFactory {    
    /* 
     * Returns the SecurityManager instance corresponding to the factory that
     * is being operated.
     * @param String contextId the context id of the application
     * @return SecurityManager - return the SecurityManager instance
     */
    public SecurityManager getSecurityManager(String contextId);

    /*
     * create a SM instance corresponding to the web/ejb factory being operated
     * on
     * @param Descriptor, if descriptor is of type EjbDescriptor for ejbs
     * and WebBundleDescriptor for web.
     */
    public SecurityManager createSecurityManager(Descriptor descriptor);
    
    /**
     * Remove the SM instance corresponding to this context
     * @param String the contextId of the module
     */
    public void removeSecurityManager(String contextId);
    
}