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package android.net;

import android.annotation.Nullable;
import android.annotation.SystemApi;

/**
 * Describes specific properties of a requested network for use in a {@link NetworkRequest}.
 *
 * Applications cannot instantiate this class by themselves, but can obtain instances of
 * subclasses of this class via other APIs.
 */
public abstract class NetworkSpecifier {
    public NetworkSpecifier() {}

    /**
     * Returns true if a request with this {@link NetworkSpecifier} is satisfied by a network
     * with the given NetworkSpecifier.
     *
     * @hide
     */
    @SystemApi
    public boolean canBeSatisfiedBy(@Nullable NetworkSpecifier other) {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Optional method which can be overridden by concrete implementations of NetworkSpecifier to
     * perform any redaction of information from the NetworkSpecifier, e.g. if it contains
     * sensitive information. The default implementation simply returns the object itself - i.e.
     * no information is redacted. A concrete implementation may return a modified (copy) of the
     * NetworkSpecifier, or even return a null to fully remove all information.
     * <p>
     * This method is relevant to NetworkSpecifier objects used by agents - those are shared with
     * apps by default. Some agents may store sensitive matching information in the specifier,
     * e.g. a Wi-Fi SSID (which should not be shared since it may leak location). Those classes
     * can redact to a null. Other agents use the Network Specifier to share public information
     * with apps - those should not be redacted.
     * <p>
     * The default implementation redacts no information.
     *
     * @return A NetworkSpecifier object to be passed along to the requesting app.
     *
     * @hide
     */
    @SystemApi
    @Nullable
    public NetworkSpecifier redact() {
        // TODO (b/122160111): convert default to null once all platform NetworkSpecifiers
        // implement this method.
        return this;
    }
}