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package at.gv.egiz.eaaf.modules.pvp2.api.metadata;

import org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.RefreshableMetadataResolver;

/**
 * Metadata provider that supports dynamic refreshing on external events.
 *
 * @author tlenz
 *
 */
public interface IRefreshableMetadataProvider extends RefreshableMetadataResolver {

  /**
   * Refresh a entity or load a entity in a metadata provider.
   *
   * @param entityID EntityId
   * @return true, if refresh is success, otherwise false
   */
  boolean refreshMetadataProvider(String entityID);
}