Hi,
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:11 PM, Shing Wai Chan
<shing.wai.chan_at_oracle.com> wrote:
>> I don't think we can re-define the meanings of the return values. That
>> might break stuff. (Generally, I'm happy to deprecate and then remove
>> features even through that might break very old stuff but experience
>> tells me that the JavaEE folks view that as a no go.)
>
> +1, in general, we should be backward compatible.
Absolutely, but the question is perhaps if it just needs a
clarification, or indeed a new method.
Currently a return value of false seems to say that authentication
*must* be in progress, but other parts of the Javadoc are more open to
the interpretation that authentication *may* be in progress.
Do you (or anyone else) have any additional insight in what the full
intend of the return value "false" was? The method wasn't introduced
that long ago, so perhaps someone can remember the discussions about
it?
Kind regards,
Arjan