org.alfresco.service.license

Interface LicenseService

public interface LicenseService

Contract for managing licenses.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	LicenseService.LicenseChangeHandler Inteface for components wishing to know when the license has changed

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
LicenseDescriptor	getLicense() Get description of installed license.
boolean	isLicenseValid() Was the license known to be valid the last time it was checked?.
java.lang.String	loadLicense() Force license reload
void	registerOnLicenseChange(LicenseService.LicenseChangeHandler callback) Register a callback that gets called when a license changes.
void	shutdown() Informs the service it is being shutdown.
void	verifyLicense() Begin the license verification loop.

Method Detail

loadLicense

java.lang.String loadLicense()

Force license reload

verifyLicense

@NotAuditable
void verifyLicense()
                   throws LicenseException

Begin the license verification loop. Throws an exception if a new .lic file has been supplied that is invalid. Will quietly make the repository read only if there is no license and the repository isn't eligible for the free trial period or the license has expired.

Throws:

LicenseException - if an invalid .lic file has been supplied

isLicenseValid

boolean isLicenseValid()

Was the license known to be valid the last time it was checked?.

Returns:

true if there is a valid license

getLicense

@NotAuditable
LicenseDescriptor getLicense()

Get description of installed license.

Returns:

license descriptor (or null, if no valid license is installed)

registerOnLicenseChange

void registerOnLicenseChange(LicenseService.LicenseChangeHandler callback)

Register a callback that gets called when a license changes.

shutdown

@NotAuditable
void shutdown()

Informs the service it is being shutdown.