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package org.opends.server.admin;

import org.opends.server.admin.client.AuthorizationException;
import org.opends.server.admin.client.CommunicationException;
import org.opends.server.admin.client.ConcurrentModificationException;
import org.opends.server.admin.client.OperationRejectedException;



/**
 * A common base interface for all managed object configuration
 * clients.
 */
public interface ConfigurationClient {

  /**
   * Get the configuration definition associated with this
   * configuration.
   *
   * @return Returns the configuration definition associated with this
   *         configuration.
   */
  ManagedObjectDefinition<? extends ConfigurationClient,
      ? extends Configuration> definition();



  /**
   * Get a property provider view of this configuration.
   *
   * @return Returns a property provider view of this configuration.
   */
  PropertyProvider properties();



  /**
   * Commit any changes made to this configuration client.
   *
   * @throws ConcurrentModificationException
   *           If this configuration has been removed from the server
   *           by another client.
   * @throws OperationRejectedException
   *           If the server refuses to apply the changes due to some
   *           server-side constraint which cannot be satisfied.
   * @throws AuthorizationException
   *           If the server refuses to apply the changes because the
   *           client does not have the correct privileges.
   * @throws CommunicationException
   *           If the client cannot contact the server due to an
   *           underlying communication problem.
   */
  void commit() throws ConcurrentModificationException,
      OperationRejectedException, AuthorizationException,
      CommunicationException;

}