001/*
002 * Copyright 2007-2020 Ping Identity Corporation
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004 */
005/*
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021 * Copyright (C) 2008-2020 Ping Identity Corporation
022 *
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024 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
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035 */
036package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk;
037
038
039
040import java.util.List;
041
042import com.unboundid.ldif.LDIFModifyChangeRecord;
043import com.unboundid.util.NotExtensible;
044import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
045import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
046
047
048
049/**
050 * This interface defines a set of methods that may be safely called in an LDAP
051 * modify request without altering its contents.  This interface must not be
052 * implemented by any class other than {@link ModifyRequest}.
053 * <BR><BR>
054 * This interface does not inherently provide the assurance of thread safety for
055 * the methods that it exposes, because it is still possible for a thread
056 * referencing the object which implements this interface to alter the request
057 * using methods not included in this interface.  However, if it can be
058 * guaranteed that no thread will alter the underlying object, then the methods
059 * exposed by this interface can be safely invoked concurrently by any number of
060 * threads.
061 */
062@NotExtensible()
063@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
064public interface ReadOnlyModifyRequest
065       extends ReadOnlyLDAPRequest
066{
067  /**
068   * Retrieves the DN of the entry to modify.
069   *
070   * @return  The DN of the entry to modify.
071   */
072  String getDN();
073
074
075
076  /**
077   * Retrieves the set of modifications for this modify request.  The returned
078   * list must not be altered.
079   *
080   * @return  The set of modifications for this modify request.
081   */
082  List<Modification> getModifications();
083
084
085
086  /**
087   * {@inheritDoc}
088   */
089  @Override()
090  ModifyRequest duplicate();
091
092
093
094  /**
095   * {@inheritDoc}
096   */
097  @Override()
098  ModifyRequest duplicate(Control[] controls);
099
100
101
102  /**
103   * Retrieves an LDIF modify change record with the contents of this modify
104   * request.
105   *
106   * @return  An LDIF modify change record with the contents of this modify
107   *          request.
108   */
109  LDIFModifyChangeRecord toLDIFChangeRecord();
110
111
112
113  /**
114   * Retrieves a string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
115   * corresponding modify change record.
116   *
117   * @return  A string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
118   *          corresponding modify change record.
119   */
120  String[] toLDIF();
121
122
123
124  /**
125   * Retrieves an LDIF string representation of this modify request.
126   *
127   * @return  An LDIF string representation of this modify request.
128   */
129  String toLDIFString();
130}