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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
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 @@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ * @file * @brief OpenID consumer-side functionality */ 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: /** * store association. The function should be overridden in the real * implementation to provide persistent associations store. * @param server the OpenID server @@ -26,33 +31,45 @@ namespace opkele { * @param expires_in the number of seconds until the handle is expired * @return the auto_ptr<> for the newly allocated association_t object */ virtual assoc_t store_assoc(const string& server,const string& handle,const secret_t& secret,int expires_in) = 0; /** * 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 * in the real implementation of the consumer. * @param server the OpenID server * @param handle association handle */ virtual void invalidate_assoc(const string& server,const string& handle) = 0; /** * 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 */ virtual assoc_t find_assoc(const string& server); /** * retrieve the metainformation contained in link tags from the |