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package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap;



/**
 * A completion handler for consuming the result of an asynchronous operation or
 * connection attempts.
 * <p>
 * A result completion handler may be specified when performing asynchronous
 * operations using a {@link Connection} object or when connecting
 * asynchronously to a remote Directory Server using an
 * {@link ConnectionFactory}. The {@link #handleResult} method is invoked when
 * the operation or connection attempt completes successfully. The
 * {@link #handleErrorResult} method is invoked if the operation or connection
 * attempt fails.
 * <p>
 * Implementations of these methods should complete in a timely manner so as to
 * avoid keeping the invoking thread from dispatching to other completion
 * handlers.
 *
 * @param <S>
 *          The type of result handled by this result handler.
 */
public interface ResultHandler<S>
{
  /**
   * Invoked when the asynchronous operation has failed.
   *
   * @param error
   *          The error result exception indicating why the asynchronous
   *          operation has failed.
   */
  void handleErrorResult(ErrorResultException error);



  /**
   * Invoked when the asynchronous operation has completed successfully.
   *
   * @param result
   *          The result of the asynchronous operation.
   */
  void handleResult(S result);
}