LoadingStrategy (Shibboleth IdP :: Plugins :: OIDC Common :: Relying Party Metadata API 2.1.0 API)

```
public interface LoadingStrategy
```
A strategy that loads binary information from a configured source.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getSourceIdentifier()`	Get a friendly name source identifier to use in log statements.
`byte[]`	`load(CacheLoadingContext context)`	Load cache data from a source.

- Method Detail
  - getSourceIdentifier
```
@Nonnull
String getSourceIdentifier()
```
    Get a friendly name source identifier to use in log statements.
    
    Returns:
    
    the source identifier friendly name.
  - load
```
@Nullable
byte[] load(@Nonnull
            CacheLoadingContext context)
     throws CacheLoadingException
```
    Load cache data from a source. If the source data has not changed from the last time it was loaded (as specified in the cache loading context) a null should be returned. If source data can not be loaded for a known and accepted reason, a null should be returned. For any other error in loading cache data, the CacheLoadingException should be thrown.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the cache loading context
    
    Returns:
    
    the cache information as bytes.
    
    Throws:
    
    CacheLoadingException - if there is an error loading the cache.