EntityStatementRetriever (Nimbus OAuth 2.0 SDK with OpenID Connect 1.0 extensions v9.22)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEntityStatementRetriever
```
public interface EntityStatementRetriever
```
Entity statement retriever for resolving trust chains.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EntityStatement`	`fetchEntityStatement(URI federationAPIEndpoint, EntityID issuer, EntityID subject)`	Fetches an entity statement from a federation API endpoint.
`EntityStatement`	`fetchSelfIssuedEntityStatement(EntityID target)`	Fetches an entity's self-issued statement from its federation entity configuration endpoint.

- Method Detail
  - fetchSelfIssuedEntityStatement
```
EntityStatement fetchSelfIssuedEntityStatement(EntityID target)
                                        throws ResolveException
```
    Fetches an entity's self-issued statement from its federation entity configuration endpoint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The entity ID. Must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The entity statement.
    
    Throws:
    
    ResolveException - If fetching failed.
  - fetchEntityStatement
```
EntityStatement fetchEntityStatement(URI federationAPIEndpoint,
                                     EntityID issuer,
                                     EntityID subject)
                              throws ResolveException
```
    Fetches an entity statement from a federation API endpoint.
    
    Parameters:
    
    federationAPIEndpoint - The federation API endpoint. Must not be null.
    
    issuer - The entity statement issuer, typically the ID of the entity operating the endpoint. Must not be null.
    
    subject - The entity statement subject. Must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The entity statement.
    
    Throws:
    
    ResolveException - If fetching failed.