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package org.opends.server.api;
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import org.opends.server.config.ConfigEntry;
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import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
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import org.opends.server.types.ByteString;
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import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;
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/**
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* This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be
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* implemented by a Directory Server module that implements an
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* attribute syntax.
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*/
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public abstract class AttributeSyntax
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{
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/**
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* Initializes this attribute syntax based on the information in the
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* provided configuration entry.
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*
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* @param configEntry The configuration entry that contains the
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* information to use to initialize this
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* attribute syntax.
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*
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* @throws ConfigException If an unrecoverable problem arises in
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* the process of performing the
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* initialization.
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*
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* @throws InitializationException If a problem occurs during
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* initialization that is not
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* related to the server
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* configuration.
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*/
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public abstract void initializeSyntax(ConfigEntry configEntry)
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throws ConfigException, InitializationException;
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/**
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* Performs any finalization that may be necessary for this
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* attribute syntax. By default, no finalization is performed.
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*/
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public void finalizeSyntax()
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{
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// No implementation required.
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}
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/**
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* Retrieves the common name for this attribute syntax.
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*
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* @return The common name for this attribute syntax.
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*/
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public abstract String getSyntaxName();
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/**
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* Retrieves the OID for this attribute syntax.
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*
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* @return The OID for this attribute syntax.
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*/
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public abstract String getOID();
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/**
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* Retrieves a description for this attribute syntax.
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*
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* @return A description for this attribute syntax.
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*/
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public abstract String getDescription();
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/**
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* Retrieves the default equality matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax.
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*
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* @return The default equality matching rule that will be used for
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* attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
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* equality matches will not be allowed for this type by
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* default.
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*/
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public abstract EqualityMatchingRule getEqualityMatchingRule();
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/**
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* Retrieves the default ordering matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax.
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*
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* @return The default ordering matching rule that will be used for
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* attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
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* ordering matches will not be allowed for this type by
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* default.
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*/
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public abstract OrderingMatchingRule getOrderingMatchingRule();
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/**
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* Retrieves the default substring matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax.
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*
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* @return The default substring matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
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* substring matches will not be allowed for this type by
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* default.
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*/
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public abstract SubstringMatchingRule getSubstringMatchingRule();
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/**
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* Retrieves the default approximate matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax.
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*
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* @return The default approximate matching rule that will be used
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* for attributes with this syntax, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
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* approximate matches will not be allowed for this type by
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* default.
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*/
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public abstract ApproximateMatchingRule
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getApproximateMatchingRule();
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/**
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* Indicates whether the provided value is acceptable for use in an
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* attribute with this syntax. If it is not, then the reason may be
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* appended to the provided buffer.
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*
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* @param value The value for which to make the
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* determination.
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* @param invalidReason The buffer to which the invalid reason
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* should be appended.
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*
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* @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided value is acceptable
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* for use with this syntax, or <CODE>false</CODE> if not.
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*/
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public abstract boolean valueIsAcceptable(ByteString value,
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StringBuilder invalidReason);
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/**
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* Retrieves the hash code for this attribute syntax. It will be
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* calculated as the sum of the characters in the OID.
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*
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* @return The hash code for this attribute syntax.
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*/
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public int hashCode()
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{
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int hashCode = 0;
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String oidString = getOID();
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int oidLength = oidString.length();
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for (int i=0; i < oidLength; i++)
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{
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hashCode += oidString.charAt(i);
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}
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return hashCode;
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}
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/**
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* Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this attribute
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* syntax. The provided object will be considered equal to this
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* attribute syntax only if it is an attribute syntax with the same
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* OID.
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*
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* @param o The object for which to make the determination.
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*
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* @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the provided object is equal to
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* this attribute syntax, or <CODE>false</CODE> if it is
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* not.
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*/
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public boolean equals(Object o)
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{
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if (o == null)
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{
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return false;
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}
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if (this == o)
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{
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return true;
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}
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if (! (o instanceof AttributeSyntax))
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{
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return false;
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}
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return getOID().equals(((AttributeSyntax) o).getOID());
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}
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/**
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* Retrieves a string representation of this attribute syntax in the
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* format defined in RFC 2252.
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*
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* @return A string representation of this attribute syntax in the
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* format defined in RFC 2252.
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*/
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public String toString()
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{
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StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
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toString(buffer);
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return buffer.toString();
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}
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/**
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* Appends a string representation of this attribute syntax in the
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* format defined in RFC 2252 to the provided buffer.
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*
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* @param buffer The buffer to which the information should be
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* appended.
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*/
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public void toString(StringBuilder buffer)
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{
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buffer.append("( ");
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buffer.append(getOID());
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String description = getDescription();
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if ((description == null) || (description.length() == 0))
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{
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buffer.append(" )");
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}
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else
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{
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buffer.append(" DESC '");
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buffer.append(description);
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buffer.append("' )");
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}
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}
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}
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