CredentialsSnapshotTaker (Credentials Plugin 1271.v54b_1c2c6388a_ API)

java.lang.Object
- com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsSnapshotTaker<C>

All Implemented Interfaces:

ExtensionPoint

Direct Known Subclasses:

UsernamePasswordCredentialsSnapshotTaker
```
public abstract class CredentialsSnapshotTaker<C extends Credentials>
extends Object
implements ExtensionPoint
```
Some credential types can store some of the credential details in a file outside of Jenkins. Taking a snapshot of the credential ensures that all the details are captured within the credential. For example CertificateCredentialsImpl can use different keystores implementations to hold the certificate. Calling snapshot(Credentials) resolve the actual source into a source like CertificateCredentialsImpl.UploadedKeyStoreSource which is self contained.

Since:

1.14

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface hudson.ExtensionPoint
  ExtensionPoint.LegacyInstancesAreScopedToHudson

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CredentialsSnapshotTaker()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract C`	`snapshot(C credentials)`	Create a self-contained version of this `Credentials` that does not require access to any external files or resources.
`abstract Class<C>`	`type()`	The type of credentials that this `CredentialsSnapshotTaker` operates on.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CredentialsSnapshotTaker
```
public CredentialsSnapshotTaker()
```
- Method Detail
  - type
```
public abstract Class<C> type()
```
    The type of credentials that this CredentialsSnapshotTaker operates on.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of credentials that this CredentialsSnapshotTaker operates on.
  - snapshot
```
public abstract C snapshot(C credentials)
```
    Create a self-contained version of this Credentials that does not require access to any external files or resources.
    
    Parameters:
    
    credentials - the credentials
    
    Returns:
    
    either the original credentials if the Credentials is already self-contained or a new identical instance that is self-contained.