org.dihedron.crypto.providers.smartcard.discovery

Class DataBaseLoader

java.lang.Object

org.dihedron.crypto.providers.smartcard.discovery.DataBaseLoader

public final class DataBaseLoader
extends Object

The class responsible of loading the database of supported smart cards, along with info about their their supporting PKCS#11 drivers.

Author:

Andrea Funto'

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	DEFAULT_SMARTCARDS_XML The name of the file containing the default smart cards database.
static String	SMARTCARDS_XSD The name of the smart cards database schema.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DataBaseLoader()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static DataBase	loadDefault() Loads the default smart cards database from the class path.
static DataBase	loadFromStream(InputStream input) Initialises the database by parsing the XML file passed in as an input stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SMARTCARDS_XSD

public static final String SMARTCARDS_XSD

The name of the smart cards database schema.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_SMARTCARDS_XML

public static final String DEFAULT_SMARTCARDS_XML

The name of the file containing the default smart cards database.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

DataBaseLoader

public DataBaseLoader()

Method Detail

loadDefault

public static DataBase loadDefault()
                            throws IOException,
                                   SmartCardException

Loads the default smart cards database from the class path.

Returns:

a smart card database loaded with the default information from the JAR.

Throws:

IOException

SmartCardException

loadFromStream

public static DataBase loadFromStream(InputStream input)
                               throws SmartCardException

Initialises the database by parsing the XML file passed in as an input stream.

Parameters:

input - the database file as a stream; the stream will always be closed by the time the method returns. If the stream is null, the method exits immediately without any complaint, in order to make smartcards' loading optional.

Throws:

SmartCardException