BookieAuthProvider (Apache BookKeeper :: Parent 4.18.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SASLBookieAuthProvider
```
public interface BookieAuthProvider
```
Bookie authentication provider interface.
This must be implemented by any party wishing to implement an authentication mechanism for bookkeeper connections.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface BookieAuthProvider.Factory
A factory to create the bookie authentication provider.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Release resources.
`default void`	`onProtocolUpgrade()`	Callback to let the provider know that the underlying protocol is changed.
`void`	`process(AuthToken m, AuthCallbacks.GenericCallback<AuthToken> cb)`	Process a request from the client.

- Method Detail
  - onProtocolUpgrade
```
default void onProtocolUpgrade()
```
    Callback to let the provider know that the underlying protocol is changed. For instance this will happen when a START_TLS operation succeeds
  - process
```
void process(AuthToken m,
             AuthCallbacks.GenericCallback<AuthToken> cb)
```
    Process a request from the client. cb will receive the next message to be sent to the client. If there are no more messages to send to the client, cb should not be called, and completeCb must be called instead.
  - close
```
default void close()
```
    Release resources.