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/*
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication;

import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationManager;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.ProviderManager;
import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.SecurityBuilder;

/**
 * Interface for operating on a SecurityBuilder that creates a {@link ProviderManager}
 *
 * @author Rob Winch
 *
 * @param <B> the type of the {@link SecurityBuilder}
 */
public interface ProviderManagerBuilder<B extends ProviderManagerBuilder<B>>
        extends SecurityBuilder<AuthenticationManager> {

    /**
     * Add authentication based upon the custom {@link AuthenticationProvider} that is
     * passed in. Since the {@link AuthenticationProvider} implementation is unknown, all
     * customizations must be done externally and the {@link ProviderManagerBuilder} is
     * returned immediately.
     *
     * Note that an Exception is thrown if an error occurs when adding the {@link AuthenticationProvider}.
     *
     * @return a {@link ProviderManagerBuilder} to allow further authentication to be
     * provided to the {@link ProviderManagerBuilder}
     */
    B authenticationProvider(AuthenticationProvider authenticationProvider);
}