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package org.snmp4j.agent;
import org.snmp4j.smi.OID;
import org.snmp4j.agent.request.SubRequest;
/**
* The ManagedObject interface defines the basic operations
* for all SNMP(4J) manageable objects.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface ManagedObject {
/**
* Returns the scope of object identifiers this managed object is managing.
* @return
* the MOScope that defines a range (possibly also a single
* or none instance OID) of object IDs managed by this managed object.
*/
MOScope getScope();
/**
* Finds the first object ID (OID) in the specified search range.
* @param range
* the MOScope for the search.
* @return
* the OID that is included in the search range
* and null if no such instances could be found.
*/
OID find(MOScope range);
/**
* Processes a GET request and return the result in the supplied sub-request.
*
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
*/
void get(SubRequest request);
/**
* Finds the successor instance for the object instance ID (OID) given
* by the supplied sub-request and returns it within the supplied sub-request
* object.
*
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
* @return
* true if the search request found an appropriate instance,
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean next(SubRequest request);
/**
* Prepares a SET (sub)request. This method represents the first phase of a
* two phase commit. During preparation all necessary resources should be
* locked in order to be able to execute the commit without claiming
* additional resources.
*
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
*/
void prepare(SubRequest request);
/**
* Commits a previously prepared SET (sub)request. This is the second phase
* of a two phase commit. The change is committed but the resources locked
* during prepare not freed yet.
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
*/
void commit(SubRequest request);
/**
* Compensates (undo) a (sub)request when a commit of another subrequest
* failed with an error. This also frees any resources locked during
* the preparation phase.
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
*/
void undo(SubRequest request);
/**
* Cleansup a (sub)request and frees all resources locked during
* the preparation phase.
* @param request
* the SubRequest to process.
*/
void cleanup(SubRequest request);
}