Encryption.java

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package io.cloudslang.lang.spi.encryption;

/**
 * Encryption support
 * <p>
 * Created by Ifat Gavish on 29/05/2016
 */
public interface Encryption {

    /**
     * Encrypts a clear text char array
     *
     * @param clearText The char array
     * @return The encrypted string
     */
    String encrypt(char[] clearText);

    /**
     * Obfuscate a String.
     *
     * @param clearText
     * @return The obfuscated string.
     */
    String obfuscate(String clearText);

    /**
     * Deobfuscates an obfuscated string to a clear text char array
     *
     * @param cypherText The obfuscated string
     * @return The clear text char array
     */
    char [] deobfuscate(String cypherText);

    /**
     * Decrypts an encrypted string to a clear text char array
     *
     * @param cypherText The encrypted string
     * @return The clear text char array
     */
    char[] decrypt(String cypherText);

    /**
     * Checks whether provided text char array is already encrypted
     *
     * @param text text to check whether it encrypted or not
     * @return true if text is already encrypted
     */
    boolean isTextEncrypted(String text);
}