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* Copyright 2009-2017 UnboundID Corp.
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*/
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* Copyright (C) 2009-2017 UnboundID Corp.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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*
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
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*/
package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.persist;
import java.io.Serializable;
import com.unboundid.util.Extensible;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
/**
* This class provides a mechanism that can be used for generating object
* identifiers (OIDs) for use in attribute type and object class definitions
* constructed for use in representing an object in the directory.
*
* Note that OIDs generated are not necessarily required to be valid, nor are
* they required to be unique. As such, OIDs included in generated attribute
* type and object class definitions may need to be edited before the
* definitions can be added to the directory server.
*/
@Extensible()
@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
public abstract class OIDAllocator
implements Serializable
{
/**
* The serial version UID for this serializable class.
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2031217984148568974L;
/**
* Allocates an OID for the attribute type with the specified name.
*
* @param name The name of the attribute type for which to generate an OID.
* It must not be {@code null} or empty.
*
* @return The OID to use for the attribute type definition.
*/
public abstract String allocateAttributeTypeOID(final String name);
/**
* Allocates an OID for the object class with the specified name.
*
* @param name The name of the object class for which to generate an OID.
* It must not be {@code null} or empty.
*
* @return The OID to use for the object class definition.
*/
public abstract String allocateObjectClassOID(final String name);
}