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


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


/**
 * A factory which generates unsolicited server ExtendedResponses without 
 * requiring an initiating client ExtendedRequest.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface UnsolicitedResponseFactory<R extends ExtendedResponse>
{
    /**
     * Gets the OID of the {@link ExtendedResponse} this factory generates.
     *
     * @return the extended response OID
     */
    String getOid();
    
    
    /**
     *  @return A new instance of the ExtendedResponse.
     */
    R newResponse( byte[] encodedValue ) throws DecoderException;
}