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| package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.api; |
| |
| |
| import org.apache.directory.api.asn1.DecoderException; |
| import org.apache.directory.api.asn1.util.Asn1Buffer; |
| import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.Control; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Implementors of new codec control extensions must implement a factory using |
| * this factory interface, Factory implementations for specific controls are |
| * then registered with the codec and used by the codec to encode and decode |
| * those controls. |
| * |
| * @param <C> The Control to create |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a> |
| */ |
| public interface ControlFactory<C extends Control> |
| { |
| /** |
| * @return The OID of the Control this factory creates. |
| */ |
| String getOid(); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates and returns a version of the Control. |
| * |
| * @return The {@link CodecControl} decorated version of the Control. |
| */ |
| Control newControl(); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Encode the value part of the control. |
| * |
| * @param buffer The buffer into which to put the encoded value |
| * @param control The control to encode |
| */ |
| void encodeValue( Asn1Buffer buffer, Control control ); |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Decode a Control's value. It will feed the Control. |
| * |
| * @param container The Asn1Container containing the control to feed |
| * @param control The control to feed |
| * @param controlBytes The data to decode |
| * @throws DecoderException If the value can't be decoded |
| */ |
| void decodeValue( ControlContainer container, Control control, byte[] controlBytes ) throws DecoderException; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Decode a Control's value. It will feed the Control. |
| * |
| * @param control The control to feed |
| * @param controlBytes The data to decode |
| * @throws DecoderException If the value can't be decoded |
| */ |
| void decodeValue( Control control, byte[] controlBytes ) throws DecoderException; |
| } |