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package org.snmp4j.agent.request;
import java.util.EventObject;
import org.snmp4j.agent.mo.snmp.CoexistenceInfo;
// for JavaDoc
import org.snmp4j.CommandResponderEvent;
/**
* The RequestRactory is a factory for (SNMP/AgentX) requests.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface RequestFactory {
/**
* Creates a Request from a CommandResponderEvent
* responder event.
* @param initiatingEvent
* the initiating event instance, which is a
* {@link CommandResponderEvent} instance for SNMP4J by default.
* @param cinfo
* optional coexistence information that provides context and context
* engine ID independently from the SNMP version of the initiatingEvent.
* @return
* a Request instance.
*/
Request createRequest(EventObject initiatingEvent, CoexistenceInfo cinfo);
}