001/*
002 * Copyright 2007-2024 Ping Identity Corporation
003 * All Rights Reserved.
004 */
005/*
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020/*
021 * Copyright (C) 2007-2024 Ping Identity Corporation
022 *
023 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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035 */
036package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk;
037
038
039
040import com.unboundid.ldif.LDIFDeleteChangeRecord;
041import com.unboundid.util.NotExtensible;
042import com.unboundid.util.NotNull;
043import com.unboundid.util.Nullable;
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 * delete request without altering its contents.  This interface must not be
052 * implemented by any class other than {@link DeleteRequest}.
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 ReadOnlyDeleteRequest
065       extends ReadOnlyLDAPRequest
066{
067  /**
068   * Retrieves the DN of the entry to delete.
069   *
070   * @return  The DN of the entry to delete.
071   */
072  @NotNull()
073  String getDN();
074
075
076
077  /**
078   * {@inheritDoc}
079   */
080  @Override()
081  @NotNull()
082  DeleteRequest duplicate();
083
084
085
086  /**
087   * {@inheritDoc}
088   */
089  @Override()
090  @NotNull()
091  DeleteRequest duplicate(@Nullable Control[] controls);
092
093
094
095  /**
096   * Retrieves an LDIF delete change record with the contents of this delete
097   * request.
098   *
099   * @return  An LDIF delete change record with the contents of this delete
100   *          request.
101   */
102  @NotNull()
103  LDIFDeleteChangeRecord toLDIFChangeRecord();
104
105
106
107  /**
108   * Retrieves a string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
109   * corresponding delete change record.
110   *
111   * @return  A string array whose lines contain an LDIF representation of the
112   *          corresponding delete change record.
113   */
114  @NotNull()
115  String[] toLDIF();
116
117
118
119  /**
120   * Retrieves an LDIF string representation of this delete request.
121   *
122   * @return  An LDIF string representation of this delete request.
123   */
124  @NotNull()
125  String toLDIFString();
126}