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* Copyright 2007-2018 Ping Identity Corporation
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package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk;
import java.util.List;
import com.unboundid.ldif.LDIFModifyChangeRecord;
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
* modify request without altering its contents. This interface must not be
* implemented by any class other than {@link ModifyRequest}.
*
* 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 ReadOnlyModifyRequest
extends ReadOnlyLDAPRequest
{
/**
* Retrieves the DN of the entry to modify.
*
* @return The DN of the entry to modify.
*/
String getDN();
/**
* Retrieves the set of modifications for this modify request. The returned
* list must not be altered.
*
* @return The set of modifications for this modify request.
*/
List getModifications();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override()
ModifyRequest duplicate();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*/
@Override()
ModifyRequest duplicate(Control[] controls);
/**
* Retrieves an LDIF modify change record with the contents of this modify
* request.
*
* @return An LDIF modify change record with the contents of this modify
* request.
*/
LDIFModifyChangeRecord toLDIFChangeRecord();
/**
* Retrieves a string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
* corresponding modify change record.
*
* @return A string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
* corresponding modify change record.
*/
String[] toLDIF();
/**
* Retrieves an LDIF string representation of this modify request.
*
* @return An LDIF string representation of this modify request.
*/
String toLDIFString();
}