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package org.apache.directory.ldap.client.template;


import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Attribute;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Entry;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.entry.Value;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.AddRequest;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.DeleteRequest;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.ModifyRequest;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.SearchRequest;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.SearchScope;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.name.Dn;


/**
 * A factory for creating {@link org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model} objects.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public interface ModelFactory
{
    public AddRequest newAddRequest( Entry entry );


    public Attribute newAttribute( String name, byte[]... values );
    
    
    public Attribute newAttribute( String name, String... values );
    
    
    public Attribute newAttribute( String name, Value<?>... values );


    public DeleteRequest newDeleteRequest( Dn dn );


    public Dn newDn( String dn );


    public Entry newEntry( String dn );


    public Entry newEntry( Dn dn );


    public ModifyRequest newModifyRequest( String dn );


    public ModifyRequest newModifyRequest( Dn dn );


    public SearchRequest newSearchRequest( String baseDn, String filter,
        SearchScope scope );


    public SearchRequest newSearchRequest( Dn baseDn, String filter,
        SearchScope scope );


    public SearchRequest newSearchRequest( String baseDn, String filter,
        SearchScope scope, String... attributes );


    public SearchRequest newSearchRequest( Dn baseDn, String filter,
        SearchScope scope, String... attributes );
}
