JWT (JWT-Java 1.2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.bastiaanjansen.jwt.JWT

```
public final class JWT
extends Object
```
This object represents a JSON Web Token

Author:

Bastiaan Jansen

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class JWT.Builder

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

JWT(Algorithm algorithm, Header header, Payload payload)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static JWT`	`fromRawJWT(Algorithm algorithm, String jwt)`	Create a new JWT instance based on a raw JWT
`Algorithm`	`getAlgorithm()`
`Header`	`getHeader()`
`Payload`	`getPayload()`
`String`	`getSignature()`
`String`	`sign()`	Create a new JWT
`void`	`validate()`	Checks whether the JWT is valid or not with the default JWT validator
`void`	`validate(JWTValidator validator)`	Checks whether the JWT is valid or not with a custom validator

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

Constructor Detail

JWT

public JWT(Algorithm algorithm,
           Header header,
           Payload payload)
    throws JWTCreationException

Throws:: JWTCreationException

Method Detail
- getAlgorithm
```
public Algorithm getAlgorithm()
```
- getPayload
```
public Payload getPayload()
```
- getHeader
```
public Header getHeader()
```
- getSignature
```
public String getSignature()
```
- fromRawJWT
```
public static JWT fromRawJWT(Algorithm algorithm,
                             String jwt)
                      throws JWTDecodeException,
                             JWTCreationException
```
  Create a new JWT instance based on a raw JWT
  
  Parameters:
  
  algorithm - algorithm to use when signing JWT
  
  jwt - Raw JWT
  
  Returns:
  
  Newly created JWT instance
  
  Throws:
  
  JWTDecodeException - When the raw JWT could not be decoded
  
  JWTCreationException
- validate
```
public void validate(JWTValidator validator)
              throws JWTValidationException
```
  Checks whether the JWT is valid or not with a custom validator
  
  Parameters:
  
  validator - JWT Validator
  
  Throws:
  
  JWTValidationException - when JWT is not valid
- validate
```
public void validate()
              throws JWTValidationException
```
  Checks whether the JWT is valid or not with the default JWT validator
  
  Throws:
  
  JWTValidationException - when JWT is not valid
- sign
```
public String sign()
            throws JWTCreationException
```
  Create a new JWT
  
  Returns:
  
  A new JWT
  
  Throws:
  
  JWTCreationException - when JWT could not be created