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package javax.naming.spi;  | 
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import javax.naming.*;  | 
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import javax.naming.directory.Attributes;  | 
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import java.util.Hashtable;  | 
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/** | 
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  * This interface represents a factory for obtaining the state of an | 
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  * object and corresponding attributes for binding. | 
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  *<p> | 
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  * The JNDI framework allows for object implementations to | 
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  * be loaded in dynamically via <tt>object factories</tt>. | 
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  * <p> | 
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  * A <tt>DirStateFactory</tt> extends <tt>StateFactory</tt> | 
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  * by allowing an <tt>Attributes</tt> instance | 
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  * to be supplied to and be returned by the <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> method. | 
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  * <tt>DirStateFactory</tt> implementations are intended to be used by | 
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  * <tt>DirContext</tt> service providers. | 
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  * When a caller binds an object using <tt>DirContext.bind()</tt>, | 
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  * he might also specify a set of attributes to be bound with the object. | 
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  * The object and attributes to be bound are passed to | 
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  * the <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> method of a factory. | 
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  * If the factory processes the object and attributes, it returns | 
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  * a corresponding pair of object and attributes to be bound. | 
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  * If the factory does not process the object, it must return null. | 
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  *<p> | 
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  * For example, a caller might bind a printer object with some printer-related | 
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  * attributes. | 
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  *<blockquote><pre> | 
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  * ctx.rebind("inky", printer, printerAttrs); | 
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  *</pre></blockquote> | 
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  * An LDAP service provider for <tt>ctx</tt> uses a <tt>DirStateFactory</tt> | 
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  * (indirectly via <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt>) | 
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  * and gives it <tt>printer</tt> and <tt>printerAttrs</tt>. A factory for | 
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  * an LDAP directory might turn <tt>printer</tt> into a set of attributes | 
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  * and merge that with <tt>printerAttrs</tt>. The service provider then | 
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  * uses the resulting attributes to create an LDAP entry and updates | 
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  * the directory. | 
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  * | 
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  * <p> Since <tt>DirStateFactory</tt> extends <tt>StateFactory</tt>, it | 
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  * has two <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> methods, where one | 
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  * differs from the other by the attributes | 
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  * argument. <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt> will only use | 
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  * the form that accepts the attributes argument, while | 
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  * <tt>NamingManager.getStateToBind()</tt> will only use the form that | 
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  * does not accept the attributes argument. | 
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  * | 
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  * <p> Either form of the <tt>getStateToBind()</tt> method of a | 
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  * DirStateFactory may be invoked multiple times, possibly using different | 
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  * parameters.  The implementation is thread-safe. | 
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  * | 
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  * @author Rosanna Lee | 
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  * @author Scott Seligman | 
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  * | 
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  * @see DirectoryManager#getStateToBind | 
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  * @see DirObjectFactory | 
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  * @since 1.3 | 
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*/  | 
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public interface DirStateFactory extends StateFactory {  | 
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/** | 
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 * Retrieves the state of an object for binding given the object and attributes | 
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 * to be transformed. | 
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 *<p> | 
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 * <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt> | 
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 * successively loads in state factories. If a factory implements | 
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 * <tt>DirStateFactory</tt>, <tt>DirectoryManager</tt> invokes this method; | 
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 * otherwise, it invokes <tt>StateFactory.getStateToBind()</tt>. | 
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 * It does this until a factory produces a non-null answer. | 
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 *<p> | 
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 * When an exception is thrown by a factory, | 
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 * the exception is passed on to the caller | 
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 * of <tt>DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()</tt>. The search for other factories | 
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 * that may produce a non-null answer is halted. | 
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 * A factory should only throw an exception if it is sure that | 
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 * it is the only intended factory and that no other factories | 
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 * should be tried. | 
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 * If this factory cannot create an object using the arguments supplied, | 
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 * it should return null. | 
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 * <p> | 
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 * The <code>name</code> and <code>nameCtx</code> parameters may | 
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 * optionally be used to specify the name of the object being created. | 
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 * See the description of "Name and Context Parameters" in | 
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 * {@link ObjectFactory#getObjectInstance ObjectFactory.getObjectInstance()} | 
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 * for details. | 
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 * If a factory uses <code>nameCtx</code> it should synchronize its use | 
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 * against concurrent access, since context implementations are not | 
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 * guaranteed to be thread-safe. | 
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 *<p> | 
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 * The <tt>name</tt>, <tt>inAttrs</tt>, and <tt>environment</tt> parameters | 
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 * are owned by the caller. | 
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 * The implementation will not modify these objects or keep references | 
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 * to them, although it may keep references to clones or copies. | 
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 * The object returned by this method is owned by the caller. | 
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 * The implementation will not subsequently modify it. | 
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 * It will contain either a new <tt>Attributes</tt> object that is | 
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 * likewise owned by the caller, or a reference to the original | 
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 * <tt>inAttrs</tt> parameter. | 
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 * | 
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 * @param obj A possibly null object whose state is to be retrieved. | 
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 * @param name The name of this object relative to <code>nameCtx</code>, | 
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 *              or null if no name is specified. | 
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 * @param nameCtx The context relative to which the <code>name</code> | 
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 *              parameter is specified, or null if <code>name</code> is | 
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 *              relative to the default initial context. | 
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 * @param environment The possibly null environment to | 
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 *              be used in the creation of the object's state. | 
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 * @param inAttrs The possibly null attributes to be bound with the object. | 
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 *      The factory must not modify <tt>inAttrs</tt>. | 
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 * @return A <tt>Result</tt> containing the object's state for binding | 
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 * and the corresponding | 
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 * attributes to be bound; null if the object don't use this factory. | 
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 * @exception NamingException If this factory encountered an exception | 
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 * while attempting to get the object's state, and no other factories are | 
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 * to be tried. | 
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 * | 
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 * @see DirectoryManager#getStateToBind | 
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*/  | 
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public Result getStateToBind(Object obj, Name name, Context nameCtx,  | 
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Hashtable<?,?> environment,  | 
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Attributes inAttrs)  | 
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throws NamingException;  | 
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        /** | 
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         * An object/attributes pair for returning the result of | 
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         * DirStateFactory.getStateToBind(). | 
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*/  | 
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    public static class Result { | 
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        /** | 
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         * The possibly null object to be bound. | 
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*/  | 
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private Object obj;  | 
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        /** | 
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         * The possibly null attributes to be bound. | 
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*/  | 
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private Attributes attrs;  | 
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        /** | 
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          * Constructs an instance of Result. | 
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          * | 
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          * @param obj The possibly null object to be bound. | 
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          * @param outAttrs The possibly null attributes to be bound. | 
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*/  | 
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public Result(Object obj, Attributes outAttrs) {  | 
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this.obj = obj;  | 
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this.attrs = outAttrs;  | 
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}  | 
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        /** | 
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         * Retrieves the object to be bound. | 
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         * @return The possibly null object to be bound. | 
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*/  | 
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public Object getObject() { return obj; };  | 
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        /** | 
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         * Retrieves the attributes to be bound. | 
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         * @return The possibly null attributes to be bound. | 
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*/  | 
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public Attributes getAttributes() { return attrs; };  | 
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}  | 
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}  |