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* Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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package org.opends.sdk.requests;
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import java.util.List;
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import org.opends.sdk.*;
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import org.opends.sdk.controls.Control;
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import org.opends.sdk.controls.ControlDecoder;
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/**
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* The Compare operation allows a client to compare an assertion value with the
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* values of a particular attribute in a particular entry in the Directory.
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* <p>
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* Note that some directory systems may establish access controls that permit
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* the values of certain attributes (such as {@code userPassword} ) to be
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* compared but not interrogated by other means.
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*/
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public interface CompareRequest extends Request
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{
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*/
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CompareRequest addControl(Control control)
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throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Returns the assertion value to be compared.
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*
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* @return The assertion value.
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*/
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ByteString getAssertionValue();
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/**
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* Returns the assertion value to be compared decoded as a UTF-8 string.
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*
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* @return The assertion value decoded as a UTF-8 string.
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*/
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String getAssertionValueAsString();
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/**
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* Returns the name of the attribute to be compared.
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*
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* @return The name of the attribute.
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*/
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AttributeDescription getAttributeDescription();
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*/
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<C extends Control> C getControl(ControlDecoder<C> decoder,
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DecodeOptions options) throws NullPointerException, DecodeException;
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*/
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List<Control> getControls();
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/**
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* Returns the distinguished name of the entry to be compared. The server
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* shall not dereference any aliases in locating the entry to be compared.
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*
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* @return The distinguished name of the entry.
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*/
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DN getName();
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/**
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* Sets the assertion value to be compared.
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*
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* @param value
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* The assertion value to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the assertion value to be
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* set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code value} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setAssertionValue(ByteString value)
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throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Sets the assertion value to be compared.
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* <p>
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* If the assertion value is not an instance of {@code ByteString} then it
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* will be converted using the {@link ByteString#valueOf(Object)} method.
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*
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* @param value
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* The assertion value to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the assertion value to be
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* set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code value} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setAssertionValue(Object value)
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throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Sets the name of the attribute to be compared.
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*
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* @param attributeDescription
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* The name of the attribute to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the attribute description
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* to be set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code attributeDescription} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setAttributeDescription(
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AttributeDescription attributeDescription)
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throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Sets the name of the attribute to be compared.
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*
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* @param attributeDescription
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* The name of the attribute to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException
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* If {@code attributeDescription} could not be decoded using the
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* default schema.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the attribute description
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* to be set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code attributeDescription} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setAttributeDescription(String attributeDescription)
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throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, UnsupportedOperationException,
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NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Sets the distinguished name of the entry to be compared. The server shall
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* not dereference any aliases in locating the entry to be compared.
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*
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* @param dn
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* The distinguished name of the entry to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the distinguished name to
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* be set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code dn} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setName(DN dn) throws UnsupportedOperationException,
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NullPointerException;
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/**
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* Sets the distinguished name of the entry to be compared. The server shall
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* not dereference any aliases in locating the entry to be compared.
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*
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* @param dn
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* The distinguished name of the entry to be compared.
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* @return This compare request.
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* @throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException
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* If {@code dn} could not be decoded using the default schema.
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* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
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* If this compare request does not permit the distinguished name to
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* be set.
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* @throws NullPointerException
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* If {@code dn} was {@code null}.
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*/
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CompareRequest setName(String dn) throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException,
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UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
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}
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