Re: [GNU Crypto] Cascade Cipher API (long)

[Casey Marshall]

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Raif S. Naffah wrote:
| hello there,
|
| here is a first cut of the Cascade API, with a proof-of-concept
| (TestOfCascade).
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| things i'm not sure, or not 100% convinced, about are:
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| * the way to initialise a cascade;

Since a complete Cascade essentially represents a tree, one way would be
to pass it a Map of Maps. The keys could be unique identifiers returned
by the append() method, or perhaps allow user-supplied keys to be passed
to that method.

| * whether to call the operational state State or Direction;

Either one works, but then again Java is a rather verbose language as it is.

| * there's a real benefit in exposing an IStage interface;
| * there's a need to implement cloning;
|

I don't see either of these being of much use.

Cheers,

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Casey Marshall || address@hidden
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