/* * CDDL HEADER START * * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the * Common Development and Distribution License, Version 1.0 only * (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance * with the License. * * You can obtain a copy of the license at * trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE * or https://OpenDS.dev.java.net/OpenDS.LICENSE. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions * and limitations under the License. * * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each * file and include the License file at * trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE. If applicable, * add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed * by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: * Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] * * CDDL HEADER END * * * Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. */ package org.opends.sdk.requests; import org.opends.sdk.AttributeDescription; import org.opends.sdk.ByteString; import org.opends.sdk.DN; import org.opends.sdk.LocalizedIllegalArgumentException; import org.opends.sdk.controls.Control; /** * The Compare operation allows a client to compare an assertion value * with the values of a particular attribute in a particular entry in * the Directory. *
* Note that some directory systems may establish access controls that
* permit the values of certain attributes (such as {@code userPassword}
* ) to be compared but not interrogated by other means.
*/
public interface CompareRequest extends Request
{
/**
* Adds the provided control to this request.
*
* @param control
* The control to be added to this request.
* @return This request.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this request does not permit controls to be added.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code control} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest addControl(Control control)
throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
/**
* Removes all the controls included with this request.
*
* @return This request.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this request does not permit controls to be removed.
*/
CompareRequest clearControls() throws UnsupportedOperationException;
/**
* Returns the assertion value to be compared.
*
* @return The assertion value.
*/
ByteString getAssertionValue();
/**
* Returns the assertion value to be compared decoded as a UTF-8
* string.
*
* @return The assertion value decoded as a UTF-8 string.
*/
String getAssertionValueAsString();
/**
* Returns the name of the attribute to be compared.
*
* @return The name of the attribute.
*/
AttributeDescription getAttributeDescription();
/**
* Returns the first control contained in this request having the
* specified OID.
*
* @param oid
* The OID of the control to be returned.
* @return The control, or {@code null} if the control is not included
* with this request.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code oid} was {@code null}.
*/
Control getControl(String oid) throws NullPointerException;
/**
* Returns an {@code Iterable} containing the controls included with
* this request. The returned {@code Iterable} may be used to remove
* controls if permitted by this request.
*
* @return An {@code Iterable} containing the controls.
*/
Iterable
* If the assertion value is not an instance of {@code ByteString}
* then it will be converted using the
* {@link ByteString#valueOf(Object)} method.
*
* @param value
* The assertion value to be compared.
* @return This compare request.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this compare request does not permit the assertion
* value to be set.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code value} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest setAssertionValue(Object value)
throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
/**
* Sets the name of the attribute to be compared.
*
* @param attributeDescription
* The name of the attribute to be compared.
* @return This compare request.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this compare request does not permit the attribute
* description to be set.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code attributeDescription} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest setAttributeDescription(
AttributeDescription attributeDescription)
throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
/**
* Sets the name of the attribute to be compared.
*
* @param attributeDescription
* The name of the attribute to be compared.
* @return This compare request.
* @throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException
* If {@code attributeDescription} could not be decoded
* using the default schema.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this compare request does not permit the attribute
* description to be set.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code attributeDescription} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest setAttributeDescription(String attributeDescription)
throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException,
UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
/**
* Sets the distinguished name of the entry to be compared. The server
* shall not dereference any aliases in locating the entry to be
* compared.
*
* @param dn
* The distinguished name of the entry to be compared.
* @return This compare request.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this compare request does not permit the distinguished
* name to be set.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code dn} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest setName(DN dn) throws UnsupportedOperationException,
NullPointerException;
/**
* Sets the distinguished name of the entry to be compared. The server
* shall not dereference any aliases in locating the entry to be
* compared.
*
* @param dn
* The distinguished name of the entry to be compared.
* @return This compare request.
* @throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException
* If {@code dn} could not be decoded using the default
* schema.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
* If this compare request does not permit the distinguished
* name to be set.
* @throws NullPointerException
* If {@code dn} was {@code null}.
*/
CompareRequest setName(String dn)
throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException,
UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;
}