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* Copyright 2007-2017 UnboundID Corp.
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* Copyright (C) 2008-2017 UnboundID Corp.
*
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package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk;
import java.util.List;
import com.unboundid.util.NotExtensible;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
/**
* This interface defines a set of methods that may be safely called in an LDAP
* search request without altering its contents. This interface must not be
* implemented by any class other than {@link SearchRequest}.
*
* This interface does not inherently provide the assurance of thread safety for
* the methods that it exposes, because it is still possible for a thread
* referencing the object which implements this interface to alter the request
* using methods not included in this interface. However, if it can be
* guaranteed that no thread will alter the underlying object, then the methods
* exposed by this interface can be safely invoked concurrently by any number of
* threads.
*/
@NotExtensible()
@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
public interface ReadOnlySearchRequest
extends ReadOnlyLDAPRequest
{
/**
* Retrieves the base DN for this search request.
*
* @return The base DN for this search request.
*/
String getBaseDN();
/**
* Retrieves the scope for this search request.
*
* @return The scope for this search request.
*/
SearchScope getScope();
/**
* Retrieves the dereference policy that should be used by the server for any
* aliases encountered during search processing.
*
* @return The dereference policy that should be used by the server for any
* aliases encountered during search processing.
*/
DereferencePolicy getDereferencePolicy();
/**
* Retrieves the maximum number of entries that should be returned by the
* server when processing this search request.
*
* @return The maximum number of entries that should be returned by the
* server when processing this search request, or zero if there is
* no limit.
*/
int getSizeLimit();
/**
* Retrieves the maximum length of time in seconds that the server should
* spend processing this search request.
*
* @return The maximum length of time in seconds that the server should
* spend processing this search request, or zero if there is no
* limit.
*/
int getTimeLimitSeconds();
/**
* Indicates whether the server should return only attribute names in matching
* entries, rather than both names and values.
*
* @return {@code true} if matching entries should include only attribute
* names, or {@code false} if matching entries should include both
* attribute names and values.
*/
boolean typesOnly();
/**
* Retrieves the filter that should be used to identify matching entries.
*
* @return The filter that should be used to identify matching entries.
*/
Filter getFilter();
/**
* Retrieves the set of requested attributes to include in matching entries.
*
* @return The set of requested attributes to include in matching entries, or
* an empty array if the default set of attributes (all user
* attributes but no operational attributes) should be requested.
*/
List getAttributeList();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
SearchRequest duplicate();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
SearchRequest duplicate(final Control[] controls);
}