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      The UnboundID LDAP SDK for Java is a fast, comprehensive, and easy-to-use
      Java API for communicating with LDAP directory servers and performing
      related tasks like reading and writing LDIF, encoding and decoding data
      using base64 and ASN.1 BER, and performing secure communication.  This
      package contains the Commercial Edition of the LDAP SDK, which includes
      all of the general-purpose functionality contained in the Standard
      Edition, plus additional functionality specific to UnboundID server
      products.
    
                
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 * Copyright 2007-2016 UnboundID Corp.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 */
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 * Copyright (C) 2008-2016 UnboundID Corp.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
 * or the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv2.1 only)
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 */
package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.Schema;
import com.unboundid.ldif.LDIFException;
import com.unboundid.util.NotExtensible;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
/**
 * This interface defines a set of methods that are available for objects that
 * may be used to communicate with an LDAP directory server.  This can be used
 * to facilitate development of methods which can be used for either a single
 * LDAP connection or an LDAP connection pool.
 * 
 * At present, all implementations provided by the LDAP SDK are at least mostly
 * threadsafe and can be used to process multiple requests concurrently.
 * However, this is not a hard requirement and it is conceivable that in the
 * future a new implementation could be added which is not inherently
 * threadsafe.  It is recommended that code which requires thread safety either
 * provide their own external synchronization or use one of the subclasses which
 * explicitly provides thread safety rather than relying on this generic
 * interface.
 */
@NotExtensible()
@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
public interface LDAPInterface
{
  /**
   * Retrieves the directory server root DSE.
   *
   * @return  The directory server root DSE, or {@code null} if it is not
   *          available.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve
   *                         the server root DSE.
   */
  RootDSE getRootDSE()
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Retrieves the directory server schema definitions, using the subschema
   * subentry DN contained in the server's root DSE.  For directory servers
   * containing a single schema, this should be sufficient for all purposes.
   * For servers with multiple schemas, it may be necessary to specify the DN
   * of the target entry for which to obtain the associated schema.
   *
   * @return  The directory server schema definitions, or {@code null} if the
   *          schema information could not be retrieved (e.g, the client does
   *          not have permission to read the server schema).
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve
   *                         the server schema.
   */
  Schema getSchema()
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Retrieves the directory server schema definitions that govern the specified
   * entry.  The subschemaSubentry attribute will be retrieved from the target
   * entry, and then the appropriate schema definitions will be loaded from the
   * entry referenced by that attribute.  This may be necessary to ensure
   * correct behavior in servers that support multiple schemas.
   *
   * @param  entryDN  The DN of the entry for which to retrieve the associated
   *                  schema definitions.  It may be {@code null} or an empty
   *                  string if the subschemaSubentry attribute should be
   *                  retrieved from the server's root DSE.
   *
   * @return  The directory server schema definitions, or {@code null} if the
   *          schema information could not be retrieved (e.g, the client does
   *          not have permission to read the server schema).
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while attempting to retrieve
   *                         the server schema.
   */
  Schema getSchema(final String entryDN)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Retrieves the entry with the specified DN.  All user attributes will be
   * requested in the entry to return.
   *
   * @param  dn  The DN of the entry to retrieve.  It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The requested entry, or {@code null} if the target entry does not
   *          exist or no entry was returned (e.g., if the authenticated user
   *          does not have permission to read the target entry).
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  SearchResultEntry getEntry(final String dn)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Retrieves the entry with the specified DN.
   *
   * @param  dn          The DN of the entry to retrieve.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes to request for the target entry.
   *                     If it is {@code null}, then all user attributes will be
   *                     requested.
   *
   * @return  The requested entry, or {@code null} if the target entry does not
   *          exist or no entry was returned (e.g., if the authenticated user
   *          does not have permission to read the target entry).
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If a problem occurs while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  SearchResultEntry getEntry(final String dn, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes an add operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  dn          The DN of the entry to add.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes to include in the entry to add.
   *                     It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final String dn, final Attribute... attributes)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes an add operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  dn          The DN of the entry to add.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes to include in the entry to add.
   *                     It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final String dn, final Collection attributes)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes an add operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  entry  The entry to add.  It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final Entry entry)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes an add operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  ldifLines  The lines that comprise an LDIF representation of the
   *                    entry to add.  It must not be empty or {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDIFException  If the provided entry lines cannot be decoded as an
   *                         entry in LDIF form.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final String... ldifLines)
       throws LDIFException, LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided add request.
   *
   * @param  addRequest  The add request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final AddRequest addRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided add request.
   *
   * @param  addRequest  The add request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the add operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the add request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult add(final ReadOnlyAddRequest addRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes a compare operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  dn              The DN of the entry in which to make the
   *                         comparison.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributeName   The attribute name for which to make the
   *                         comparison.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  assertionValue  The assertion value to verify in the target entry.
   *                         It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the compare operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the compare request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  CompareResult compare(final String dn, final String attributeName,
                        final String assertionValue)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided compare request.
   *
   * @param  compareRequest  The compare request to be processed.  It must not
   *                         be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the compare operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the compare request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  CompareResult compare(final CompareRequest compareRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided compare request.
   *
   * @param  compareRequest  The compare request to be processed.  It must not
   *                         be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the compare operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the compare request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  CompareResult compare(final ReadOnlyCompareRequest compareRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Deletes the entry with the specified DN.
   *
   * @param  dn  The DN of the entry to delete.  It must not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the delete operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the delete request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult delete(final String dn)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided delete request.
   *
   * @param  deleteRequest  The delete request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the delete operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the delete request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult delete(final DeleteRequest deleteRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided delete request.
   *
   * @param  deleteRequest  The delete request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the delete operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the delete request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult delete(final ReadOnlyDeleteRequest deleteRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Applies the provided modification to the specified entry.
   *
   * @param  dn   The DN of the entry to modify.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  mod  The modification to apply to the target entry.  It must not
   *              be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final String dn, final Modification mod)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Applies the provided set of modifications to the specified entry.
   *
   * @param  dn    The DN of the entry to modify.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  mods  The set of modifications to apply to the target entry.  It
   *               must not be {@code null} or empty.  *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final String dn, final Modification... mods)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Applies the provided set of modifications to the specified entry.
   *
   * @param  dn    The DN of the entry to modify.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  mods  The set of modifications to apply to the target entry.  It
   *               must not be {@code null} or empty.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final String dn, final List mods)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes a modify request from the provided LDIF representation of the
   * changes.
   *
   * @param  ldifModificationLines  The lines that comprise an LDIF
   *                                representation of a modify change record.
   *                                It must not be {@code null} or empty.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDIFException  If the provided set of lines cannot be parsed as an
   *                         LDIF modify change record.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   *
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final String... ldifModificationLines)
       throws LDIFException, LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided modify request.
   *
   * @param  modifyRequest  The modify request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final ModifyRequest modifyRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided modify request.
   *
   * @param  modifyRequest  The modify request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify request, or if a
   *                         problem is encountered while sending the request or
   *                         reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modify(final ReadOnlyModifyRequest modifyRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Performs a modify DN operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  dn            The current DN for the entry to rename.  It must not
   *                       be {@code null}.
   * @param  newRDN        The new RDN to use for the entry.  It must not be
   *                       {@code null}.
   * @param  deleteOldRDN  Indicates whether to delete the current RDN value
   *                       from the entry.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify DN operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if
   *                         a problem is encountered while sending the request
   *                         or reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modifyDN(final String dn, final String newRDN,
                      final boolean deleteOldRDN)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Performs a modify DN operation with the provided information.
   *
   * @param  dn             The current DN for the entry to rename.  It must not
   *                        be {@code null}.
   * @param  newRDN         The new RDN to use for the entry.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   * @param  deleteOldRDN   Indicates whether to delete the current RDN value
   *                        from the entry.
   * @param  newSuperiorDN  The new superior DN for the entry.  It may be
   *                        {@code null} if the entry is not to be moved below a
   *                        new parent.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify DN operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if
   *                         a problem is encountered while sending the request
   *                         or reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modifyDN(final String dn, final String newRDN,
                      final boolean deleteOldRDN, final String newSuperiorDN)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided modify DN request.
   *
   * @param  modifyDNRequest  The modify DN request to be processed.  It must
   *                          not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify DN operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if
   *                         a problem is encountered while sending the request
   *                         or reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modifyDN(final ModifyDNRequest modifyDNRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided modify DN request.
   *
   * @param  modifyDNRequest  The modify DN request to be processed.  It must
   *                          not be {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  The result of processing the modify DN operation.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPException  If the server rejects the modify DN request, or if
   *                         a problem is encountered while sending the request
   *                         or reading the response.
   */
  LDAPResult modifyDN(final ReadOnlyModifyDNRequest modifyDNRequest)
       throws LDAPException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  The search
   * result entries and references will be collected internally and included in
   * the {@code SearchResult} object that is returned.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN      The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  scope       The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                     should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter      The string representation of the filter to use to
   *                     identify matching entries.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                     matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                     the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                     be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, including the set of matching entries
   *          and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while parsing
   *                               the provided filter string, sending the
   *                               request, or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final String filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  The search
   * result entries and references will be collected internally and included in
   * the {@code SearchResult} object that is returned.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN      The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  scope       The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                     should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter      The filter to use to identify matching entries.  It
   *                     must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                     matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                     the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                     be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, including the set of matching entries
   *          and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final Filter filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchResultListener  The search result listener that should be
   *                               used to return results to the client.  It may
   *                               be {@code null} if the search results should
   *                               be collected internally and returned in the
   *                               {@code SearchResult} object.
   * @param  baseDN                The base DN for the search request.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  scope                 The scope that specifies the range of entries
   *                               that should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter                The string representation of the filter to
   *                               use to identify matching entries.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes            The set of attributes that should be returned
   *                               in matching entries.  It may be {@code null}
   *                               or empty if the default attribute set (all
   *                               user attributes) is to be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while parsing
   *                               the provided filter string, sending the
   *                               request, or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                      final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final String filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchResultListener  The search result listener that should be
   *                               used to return results to the client.  It may
   *                               be {@code null} if the search results should
   *                               be collected internally and returned in the
   *                               {@code SearchResult} object.
   * @param  baseDN                The base DN for the search request.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  scope                 The scope that specifies the range of entries
   *                               that should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter                The filter to use to identify matching
   *                               entries.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes            The set of attributes that should be returned
   *                               in matching entries.  It may be {@code null}
   *                               or empty if the default attribute set (all
   *                               user attributes) is to be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                      final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final Filter filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  The search
   * result entries and references will be collected internally and included in
   * the {@code SearchResult} object that is returned.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN       The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  scope        The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                      should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy  The dereference policy the server should use for any
   *                      aliases encountered while processing the search.
   * @param  sizeLimit    The maximum number of entries that the server should
   *                      return for the search.  A value of zero indicates that
   *                      there should be no limit.
   * @param  timeLimit    The maximum length of time in seconds that the server
   *                      should spend processing this search request.  A value
   *                      of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly    Indicates whether to return only attribute names in
   *                      matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
   * @param  filter       The string representation of the filter to use to
   *                      identify matching entries.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes   The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                      matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                      the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                      be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, including the set of matching entries
   *          and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while parsing
   *                               the provided filter string, sending the
   *                               request, or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy, final int sizeLimit,
                      final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                      final String filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  The search
   * result entries and references will be collected internally and included in
   * the {@code SearchResult} object that is returned.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN       The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  scope        The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                      should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy  The dereference policy the server should use for any
   *                      aliases encountered while processing the search.
   * @param  sizeLimit    The maximum number of entries that the server should
   *                      return for the search.  A value of zero indicates that
   *                      there should be no limit.
   * @param  timeLimit    The maximum length of time in seconds that the server
   *                      should spend processing this search request.  A value
   *                      of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly    Indicates whether to return only attribute names in
   *                      matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
   * @param  filter       The filter to use to identify matching entries.  It
   *                      must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes   The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                      matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                      the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                      be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, including the set of matching entries
   *          and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy, final int sizeLimit,
                      final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                      final Filter filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchResultListener  The search result listener that should be
   *                               used to return results to the client.  It may
   *                               be {@code null} if the search results should
   *                               be collected internally and returned in the
   *                               {@code SearchResult} object.
   * @param  baseDN                The base DN for the search request.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  scope                 The scope that specifies the range of entries
   *                               that should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy           The dereference policy the server should use
   *                               for any aliases encountered while processing
   *                               the search.
   * @param  sizeLimit             The maximum number of entries that the server
   *                               should return for the search.  A value of
   *                               zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  timeLimit             The maximum length of time in seconds that
   *                               the server should spend processing this
   *                               search request.  A value of zero indicates
   *                               that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly             Indicates whether to return only attribute
   *                               names in matching entries, or both attribute
   *                               names and values.
   * @param  filter                The string representation of the filter to
   *                               use to identify matching entries.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes            The set of attributes that should be returned
   *                               in matching entries.  It may be {@code null}
   *                               or empty if the default attribute set (all
   *                               user attributes) is to be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while parsing
   *                               the provided filter string, sending the
   *                               request, or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                      final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy, final int sizeLimit,
                      final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                      final String filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchResultListener  The search result listener that should be
   *                               used to return results to the client.  It may
   *                               be {@code null} if the search results should
   *                               be collected internally and returned in the
   *                               {@code SearchResult} object.
   * @param  baseDN                The base DN for the search request.  It must
   *                               not be {@code null}.
   * @param  scope                 The scope that specifies the range of entries
   *                               that should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy           The dereference policy the server should use
   *                               for any aliases encountered while processing
   *                               the search.
   * @param  sizeLimit             The maximum number of entries that the server
   *                               should return for the search.  A value of
   *                               zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  timeLimit             The maximum length of time in seconds that
   *                               the server should spend processing this
   *                               search request.  A value of zero indicates
   *                               that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly             Indicates whether to return only attribute
   *                               names in matching entries, or both attribute
   *                               names and values.
   * @param  filter                The filter to use to identify matching
   *                               entries.  It must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes            The set of attributes that should be returned
   *                               in matching entries.  It may be {@code null}
   *                               or empty if the default attribute set (all
   *                               user attributes) is to be requested.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final SearchResultListener searchResultListener,
                      final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                      final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy, final int sizeLimit,
                      final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                      final Filter filter, final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided search request.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchRequest  The search request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final SearchRequest searchRequest)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided search request.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references (although if a search result listener was provided,
   * then it will have been used to make any entries and references available,
   * and they will not be available through the {@code getSearchEntries} and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} methods).
   *
   * @param  searchRequest  The search request to be processed.  It must not be
   *                        {@code null}.
   *
   * @return  A search result object that provides information about the
   *          processing of the search, potentially including the set of
   *          matching entries and search references returned by the server.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               or if a problem is encountered while sending
   *                               the request or reading the response.  If one
   *                               or more entries or references were returned
   *                               before the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResult search(final ReadOnlySearchRequest searchRequest)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  It is expected
   * that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no
   * additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic
   * message or response controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN      The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  scope       The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                     should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter      The string representation of the filter to use to
   *                     identify matching entries.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                     matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                     the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                     be requested.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                                   final String filter,
                                   final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  It is expected
   * that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no
   * additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic
   * message or response controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN      The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  scope       The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                     should be examined for the search.
   * @param  filter      The string representation of the filter to use to
   *                     identify matching entries.  It must not be
   *                     {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes  The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                     matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                     the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                     be requested.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                                   final Filter filter,
                                   final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  It is expected
   * that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no
   * additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic
   * message or response controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN       The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  scope        The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                      should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy  The dereference policy the server should use for any
   *                      aliases encountered while processing the search.
   * @param  timeLimit    The maximum length of time in seconds that the server
   *                      should spend processing this search request.  A value
   *                      of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly    Indicates whether to return only attribute names in
   *                      matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
   * @param  filter       The string representation of the filter to use to
   *                      identify matching entries.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes   The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                      matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                      the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                      be requested.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                                   final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                                   final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                                   final String filter,
                                   final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes a search operation with the provided information.  It is expected
   * that at most one entry will be returned from the search, and that no
   * additional content from the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic
   * message or response controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  baseDN       The base DN for the search request.  It must not be
   *                      {@code null}.
   * @param  scope        The scope that specifies the range of entries that
   *                      should be examined for the search.
   * @param  derefPolicy  The dereference policy the server should use for any
   *                      aliases encountered while processing the search.
   * @param  timeLimit    The maximum length of time in seconds that the server
   *                      should spend processing this search request.  A value
   *                      of zero indicates that there should be no limit.
   * @param  typesOnly    Indicates whether to return only attribute names in
   *                      matching entries, or both attribute names and values.
   * @param  filter       The filter to use to identify matching entries.  It
   *                      must not be {@code null}.
   * @param  attributes   The set of attributes that should be returned in
   *                      matching entries.  It may be {@code null} or empty if
   *                      the default attribute set (all user attributes) is to
   *                      be requested.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final String baseDN, final SearchScope scope,
                                   final DereferencePolicy derefPolicy,
                                   final int timeLimit, final boolean typesOnly,
                                   final Filter filter,
                                   final String... attributes)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided search request.  It is expected that at most one
   * entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from
   * the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response
   * controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  searchRequest  The search request to be processed.  If it is
   *                        configured with a search result listener or a size
   *                        limit other than one, then the provided request will
   *                        be duplicated with the appropriate settings.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final SearchRequest searchRequest)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
  /**
   * Processes the provided search request.  It is expected that at most one
   * entry will be returned from the search, and that no additional content from
   * the successful search result (e.g., diagnostic message or response
   * controls) are needed.
   * 
   * Note that if the search does not complete successfully, an
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} will be thrown  In some cases, one or more
   * search result entries or references may have been returned before the
   * failure response is received.  In this case, the
   * {@code LDAPSearchException} methods like {@code getEntryCount},
   * {@code getSearchEntries}, {@code getReferenceCount}, and
   * {@code getSearchReferences} may be used to obtain information about those
   * entries and references.
   *
   * @param  searchRequest  The search request to be processed.  If it is
   *                        configured with a search result listener or a size
   *                        limit other than one, then the provided request will
   *                        be duplicated with the appropriate settings.
   *
   * @return  The entry that was returned from the search, or {@code null} if no
   *          entry was returned or the base entry does not exist.
   *
   * @throws  LDAPSearchException  If the search does not complete successfully,
   *                               if more than a single entry is returned, or
   *                               if a problem is encountered while parsing the
   *                               provided filter string, sending the request,
   *                               or reading the response.  If one or more
   *                               entries or references were returned before
   *                               the failure was encountered, then the
   *                               {@code LDAPSearchException} object may be
   *                               examined to obtain information about those
   *                               entries and/or references.
   */
  SearchResultEntry searchForEntry(final ReadOnlySearchRequest searchRequest)
       throws LDAPSearchException;
}
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