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package com.netscape.certsrv.authority;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.ISubsystem;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequestListener;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequestQueue;

/**
 * Authority interface.
 *
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface IAuthority extends ISubsystem {

    /**
     * Retrieves the request queue for the Authority.
     * <P>
     *
     * @return the request queue.
     */
    public IRequestQueue getRequestQueue();

    /**
     * Registers request completed class.
     */
    public void registerRequestListener(IRequestListener listener);

    /**
     * Registers pending request class.
     */
    public void registerPendingListener(IRequestListener listener);

    /**
     * log interface
     */
    public void log(int level, String msg);

    /**
     * nickname of signing (id) cert
     */
    public String getNickname();

    /**
     * return official product name.
     */
    public String getOfficialName();

}