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package org.snmp4j.agent;
import org.snmp4j.agent.request.Request;
// For JavaDoc
import org.snmp4j.PDU;
/**
* A request handler is able to process a request on behalf of the managed
* object repository represented by a {@link MOServer}.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface RequestHandler {
/**
* Checks whether the supplied PDU type is supported by this request handler.
*
* @param pduType
* a PDU type as defined by {@link PDU}.
* @return
* true if the PDU type is supported.
*/
boolean isSupported(int pduType);
/**
* Processes a request on behalf of the supplied {@link MOServer}.
* @param request
* a Request instance.
* @param server
* a MOServer containing the managed objects accessible
* by the request.
*/
void processPdu(Request request, MOServer server);
}