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package org.snmp4j.agent;
/**
* An UpdateStrategy defines how {@link UpdatableManagedObject}s
* are updated on behalf of server queries to a {@link MOServer}.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.2
*/
public interface UpdateStrategy {
/**
* Checks whether the supplied {@link UpdatableManagedObject} needs to be
* updated or not to serve the supplied query.
*
* @param server
* the MOServer trying to access the mo (can be
* null if no such server is known).
* @param mo
* the accessed updatable managed object.
* @param query
* the query accessing the mo.
* @return
* true if the server (or any other interested instance)
* should call {@link UpdatableManagedObject#update(MOQuery updateScope)}
* to update mo's content.
*/
boolean isUpdateNeeded(MOServer server,
UpdatableManagedObject mo, MOQuery query);
}