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* You can obtain a copy of the license at
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* or https://OpenDS.dev.java.net/OpenDS.LICENSE.
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* Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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*/
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package org.opends.sdk;
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import org.opends.sdk.schema.Schema;
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/**
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* Schema resolvers are included with a set of {@code DecodeOptions} in order to
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* allow application to control how {@code Schema} instances are selected when
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* decoding requests and responses.
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* <p>
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* Implementations must be thread safe. More specifically, any schema caching
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* performed by the implementation must be capable of handling multiple
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* concurrent schema requests.
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*
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* @see Schema
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* @see DecodeOptions
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*/
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public interface SchemaResolver
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{
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/**
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* Finds the appropriate schema for use with the provided distinguished name.
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* <p>
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* Schema resolution must always succeed regardless of any errors that occur.
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*
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* @param dn
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* The string representation of a distinguished name associated with
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* an entry whose schema is to be located.
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* @return The appropriate schema for use with the provided distinguished
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* name.
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*/
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public abstract Schema resolveSchema(String dn);
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}
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