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package com.sun.jarsigner;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
/**
* This class defines a content signing service.
* Implementations must be instantiable using a zero-argument constructor.
*
* @since 1.5
* @author Vincent Ryan
*/
public abstract class ContentSigner {
/**
* Generates a PKCS #7 signed data message.
* This method is used when the signature has already been generated.
* The signature, the signer's details, and optionally a signature
* timestamp and the content that was signed, are all packaged into a
* signed data message.
*
* @param parameters The non-null input parameters.
* @param omitContent true if the content should be omitted from the
* signed data message. Otherwise the content is included.
* @param applyTimestamp true if the signature should be timestamped.
* Otherwise timestamping is not performed.
* @return A PKCS #7 signed data message.
* @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException The exception is thrown if the signature
* algorithm is unrecognised.
* @throws CertificateException The exception is thrown if an error occurs
* while processing the signer's certificate or the TSA's
* certificate.
* @throws IOException The exception is thrown if an error occurs while
* generating the signature timestamp or while generating the signed
* data message.
* @throws NullPointerException The exception is thrown if parameters is
* null.
*/
public abstract byte[] generateSignedData(
ContentSignerParameters parameters, boolean omitContent,
boolean applyTimestamp)
throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, CertificateException, IOException;
}