trunk/ldap/model/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/api/ldap/model/schema/normalizers/NameComponentNormalizer.java

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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.normalizers;


import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.exception.LdapException;


/**
 * Normalizers of ldap name component attributes and their values.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface NameComponentNormalizer
{
    /**
     * Checks to see if an attribute name/oid is defined.
     * 
     * @param id
     *            the name/oid of the attribute to see if it is defined
     * @return true if it is, false otherwise
     */
    boolean isDefined( String id );


    /**
     * Normalizes the attribute name/alias to use the OID for it instead.
     * 
     * @param attributeName the name or OID of the attributeType
     * @return the OID of the attributeType if it is recognized
     * @throws LdapException if the attributeName is not recognized as a valid alias
     */
    String normalizeName( String attributeName ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Normalizes an attribute's value given the name of the attribute - short
     * names like 'cn' as well as 'commonName' should work here.
     * 
     * @param attributeName
     *            the name of the attribute
     * @param value
     *            the value of the attribute to normalize
     * @return the normalized value
     * @throws LdapException
     *             if there is a recognition problem or a syntax issue
     */
    Object normalizeByName( String attributeName, String value ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Normalizes an attribute's value given the name of the attribute - short
     * names like 'cn' as well as 'commonName' should work here.
     * 
     * @param attributeName
     *            the name of the attribute
     * @param value
     *            the value of the attribute to normalize
     * @return the normalized value
     * @throws LdapException
     *             if there is a recognition problem or a syntax issue
     */
    Object normalizeByName( String attributeName, byte[] value ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Normalizes an attribute's value given the OID of the attribute.
     * 
     * @param attributeOid
     *            the OID of the attribute
     * @param value
     *            the value of the attribute to normalize
     * @return the normalized value
     * @throws LdapException
     *             if there is a recognition problem or a syntax issue
     */
    Object normalizeByOid( String attributeOid, String value ) throws LdapException;


    /**
     * Normalizes an attribute's value given the OID of the attribute.
     * 
     * @param attributeOid
     *            the OID of the attribute
     * @param value
     *            the value of the attribute to normalize
     * @return the normalized value
     * @throws LdapException
     *             if there is a recognition problem or a syntax issue
     */
    Object normalizeByOid( String attributeOid, byte[] value ) throws LdapException;
}