org.opensaml.ws.message.decoder

Interface MessageDecoder

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseHandlerChainAwareMessageDecoder, BaseMessageDecoder, HTTPSOAP11Decoder, SOAP11Decoder

public interface MessageDecoder

Decodes a message, from an inbound transport, in a binding specific manner. As the decode proceeds information is stored in the MessageContext. The decoding process deserializes the message from the inbound transport into its DOM representation, unmarshall the DOM into the appropriate XMLObject, and then evaluates the security policy against the inbound transport and decoded message. Message decoders MUST must be thread safe and stateless.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	decode(MessageContext messageContext) Decodes a message in a binding specific manner.

Method Detail

decode

void decode(MessageContext messageContext)
            throws MessageDecodingException,
                   SecurityException

Decodes a message in a binding specific manner.

Parameters:

messageContext - current message context

Throws:

MessageDecodingException - thrown if the message can not be decoded

SecurityException - thrown if the decoded message does not meet the required security constraints