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package org.opends.sdk.requests;



import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.opends.sdk.*;
import org.opends.sdk.controls.Control;
import org.opends.sdk.controls.ControlDecoder;
import org.opends.sdk.ldif.ChangeRecord;
import org.opends.sdk.ldif.ChangeRecordVisitor;



/**
 * The Add operation allows a client to request the addition of an entry into
 * the Directory.
 * <p>
 * The RDN attribute(s) may or may not be included in the Add request.
 * NO-USER-MODIFICATION attributes such as the {@code createTimestamp} or
 * {@code creatorsName} attributes must not be included, since the server
 * maintains these automatically.
 */
public interface AddRequest extends Request, ChangeRecord, Entry
{
  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  <R, P> R accept(ChangeRecordVisitor<R, P> v, P p);



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean addAttribute(Attribute attribute)
      throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean addAttribute(Attribute attribute,
      Collection<ByteString> duplicateValues)
      throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest addAttribute(String attributeDescription, Object... values)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, UnsupportedOperationException,
      NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest addControl(Control control) throws UnsupportedOperationException,
      NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest clearAttributes() throws UnsupportedOperationException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean containsAttribute(Attribute attribute,
      Collection<ByteString> missingValues) throws NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean containsAttribute(String attributeDescription, Object... values)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  Iterable<Attribute> getAllAttributes();



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  Iterable<Attribute> getAllAttributes(AttributeDescription attributeDescription)
      throws NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  Iterable<Attribute> getAllAttributes(String attributeDescription)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  Attribute getAttribute(AttributeDescription attributeDescription)
      throws NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  Attribute getAttribute(String attributeDescription)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  int getAttributeCount();



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  <C extends Control> C getControl(ControlDecoder<C> decoder,
      DecodeOptions options) throws NullPointerException, DecodeException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  List<Control> getControls();



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  DN getName();



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean removeAttribute(Attribute attribute,
      Collection<ByteString> missingValues)
      throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean removeAttribute(AttributeDescription attributeDescription)
      throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest removeAttribute(String attributeDescription, Object... values)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, UnsupportedOperationException,
      NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  boolean replaceAttribute(Attribute attribute)
      throws UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest replaceAttribute(String attributeDescription, Object... values)
      throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException, UnsupportedOperationException,
      NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest setName(DN dn) throws UnsupportedOperationException,
      NullPointerException;



  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   */
  AddRequest setName(String dn) throws LocalizedIllegalArgumentException,
      UnsupportedOperationException, NullPointerException;

}