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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.codec.api;


import org.apache.directory.api.asn1.DecoderException;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.ExtendedRequest;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.ExtendedResponse;


/**
 * The factory interface, defined by the codec API, for creating new 
 * requests/responses for extended operations.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface ExtendedOperationFactory
{
    /**
     * Gets the OID of the extended requests this factory generates.
     *
     * @return the extended request OID
     */
    String getOid();


    /**
     * Returns a new {@link ExtendedRequestDecorator} with the following encoded value.
     * 
     * @param value the encoded value
     * @return the decorator for the extended request type
     */
    ExtendedRequest newRequest( byte[] value );


    /**
     * Decorates a non-decorated request.
     *
     * @param modelRequest the non decorated model request
     * @return the decorated model request
     */
    ExtendedRequest decorate( ExtendedRequest modelRequest );


    /**
     * Creates a new ExtendedResponse, for the ExtendedRequest with a specific
     * encoded value.
     * 
     * @param encodedValue The encoded value for the ExtendedResponse instance.
     * @return The new ExtendedResponse.
     */
    ExtendedResponse newResponse( byte[] encodedValue ) throws DecoderException;


    /**
     * Decorates an ExtendedResponse which may or may not be of the expected 
     * type. The factory implementor must check and handle appropriately.
     *
     * @param decoratedMessage the message to be decorated.
     * @return The decorated message 
     */
    ExtendedResponse decorate( ExtendedResponse decoratedMessage );
}