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package com.netscape.certsrv.connector;

import java.io.Serializable;

import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequest;

/**
 * Messages that are serialized and go over the wire.
 * It must be serializable, and
 * later will be inherited by CRMF message.
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IPKIMessage extends Serializable {

    /**
     *
     * Returns status of request.
     *
     * @return String of request status.
     */
    public String getReqStatus();

    /**
     * Retrieves the request type.
     *
     * @return String of type of request.
     */
    public String getReqType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the request identifer.
     *
     * @return String of name of request.
     */
    public String getReqId();

    /**
     * Makes a PKIMessage from a request
     * PKIMessage will be sent to wire.
     *
     * @param r Request to copy from.
     */
    public void fromRequest(IRequest r);

    /**
     * Copies contents of PKIMessage to the request
     * PKIMessage is from the wire.
     *
     * @param r Request to copy to.
     */
    public void toRequest(IRequest r);

}