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diff --git a/include/opkele/consumer.h b/include/opkele/consumer.h
index 042e2d1..b9d1e54 100644
--- a/include/opkele/consumer.h
+++ b/include/opkele/consumer.h
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
namespace opkele {
/**
* implementation of basic consumer functionality
+ *
+ * @note
+ * The consumer uses libcurl internally, which means that if you're using
+ * libopkele in multithreaded environment you should call curl_global_init
+ * yourself before spawning any threads.
*/
class consumer_t {
public:
@@ -30,12 +35,18 @@ namespace opkele {
/**
* retrieve stored association. The function should be overridden
* in the real implementation to provide persistent assocations
* store.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * The user is responsible for handling associations expiry and
+ * this function should never return an expired or invalidated
+ * association.
+ *
* @param server the OpenID server
* @param handle association handle
* @return the autho_ptr<> for the newly allocated association_t object
- * @throw failed_lookup in case of error
+ * @throw failed_lookup if no unexpired association found
*/
virtual assoc_t retrieve_assoc(const string& server,const string& handle) = 0;
/**
* invalidate stored association. The function should be overridden
@@ -47,8 +58,14 @@ namespace opkele {
/**
* retrieve any unexpired association for the server. If the
* function is not overridden in the real implementation, the new
* association will be established for each request.
+ *
+ * @note
+ * The user is responsible for handling associations and this
+ * function should never return an expired or invalidated
+ * association.
+ *
* @param server the OpenID server
* @return the auto_ptr<> for the newly allocated association_t object
* @throw failed_lookup in case of absence of the handle
*/