001 /* 002 * CDDL HEADER START 003 * 004 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the 005 * Common Development and Distribution License, Version 1.0 only 006 * (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance 007 * with the License. 008 * 009 * You can obtain a copy of the license at 010 * trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE 011 * or https://OpenDS.dev.java.net/OpenDS.LICENSE. 012 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions 013 * and limitations under the License. 014 * 015 * When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each 016 * file and include the License file at 017 * trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE. If applicable, 018 * add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed 019 * by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: 020 * Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] 021 * 022 * CDDL HEADER END 023 * 024 * 025 * Copyright 2006-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 026 */ 027 package org.opends.server.api; 028 029 030 031 import org.opends.server.types.AttributeValue; 032 import org.opends.server.types.DirectoryException; 033 034 035 036 /** 037 * A factory interface for decoding attribute values into objects. 038 * 039 * @param <T> Decode the attribute value to an object of this type. 040 */ 041 @org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI( 042 stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.VOLATILE, 043 mayInstantiate=false, 044 mayExtend=true, 045 mayInvoke=true) 046 public interface AttributeValueDecoder<T> 047 { 048 /** 049 * Decode the specified attribute value to an object of type T. 050 * 051 * @param value 052 * The attribute value. 053 * @return The decoded attribute value. 054 * @throws DirectoryException 055 * If the value could not be decoded successfully. 056 */ 057 T decode(AttributeValue value) throws DirectoryException; 058 } 059