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* You can obtain a copy of the license at
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* Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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*/
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package org.opends.sdk.ldif;
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import java.io.Closeable;
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import java.io.IOException;
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import org.opends.sdk.DecodeException;
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import org.opends.sdk.Entry;
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/**
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* An interface for reading entries from a data source, typically an LDIF file.
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* <p>
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* Implementations must specify the following:
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* <ul>
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* <li>Whether or not it is possible for the implementation to encounter
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* malformed change records and, if it is possible, how they are handled.
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* <li>Any synchronization limitations.
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* </ul>
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* <p>
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* TODO: LDIFInputStreamReader
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* <p>
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* TODO: SearchResultEntryReader
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*/
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public interface EntryReader extends Closeable
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{
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/**
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* Closes this entry reader if it is not already closed. Note that this method
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* does not need to be called if a previous call of {@link #readEntry()} has
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* returned {@code null}.
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*
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* @throws IOException
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* If an unexpected IO error occurred while closing.
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*/
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void close() throws IOException;
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/**
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* Reads the next entry, blocking if necessary until an entry is available.
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*
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* @return The next entry or {@code null} if there are no more entries to be
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* read.
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* @throws DecodeException
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* If the entry could not be decoded because it was malformed.
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* @throws IOException
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* If an unexpected IO error occurred while reading the entry.
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*/
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Entry readEntry() throws DecodeException, IOException;
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}
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