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package com.netscape.certsrv.request;

import java.util.Enumeration;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.EBaseException;
import com.netscape.certsrv.dbs.IDBObj;

/**
 * A request record is the stored version of a request.
 * It has a set of attributes that are mapped into LDAP
 * attributes for actual directory operations.
 * <p>
 *
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface IRequestRecord
        extends IDBObj {
    //
    // The names of the attributes stored in this record
    //

    // RequestId - identifies the record
    public final static String ATTR_REQUEST_ID = "requestId";

    // RequestStatus - indicates the current state
    public final static String ATTR_REQUEST_STATE = "requestState";

    // CreateTime - indicates the current state
    public final static String ATTR_CREATE_TIME = "requestCreateTime";

    // ModifyTime - indicates the current state
    public final static String ATTR_MODIFY_TIME = "requestModifyTime";

    // SourceId - indicates the current state
    public final static String ATTR_SOURCE_ID = "requestSourceId";

    // SourceId - indicates the current state
    public final static String ATTR_REQUEST_OWNER = "requestOwner";

    public final static String ATTR_REQUEST_TYPE = "requestType";

    // Placeholder for ExtAttr data.  this attribute is not in LDAP, but
    // is used to trigger the ExtAttrDynMapper during conversion between LDAP
    // and the RequestRecord.
    public final static String ATTR_EXT_DATA = "requestExtData";

    /**
     * Gets the request id.
     *
     * @return request id
     */
    public RequestId getRequestId();

    /**
     * Gets attribute names of the request.
     *
     * @return list of attribute names
     */
    public Enumeration<String> getAttrNames();

    /**
     * Gets the request attribute value by the name.
     *
     * @param name attribute name
     * @return attribute value
     */
    public Object get(String name);

    /**
     * Sets new attribute for the request.
     *
     * @param name attribute name
     * @param o attribute value
     */
    public void set(String name, Object o);

    /**
     * Removes attribute from the request.
     *
     * @param name attribute name
     */
    public void delete(String name)
            throws EBaseException;

    /**
     * Gets attribute list of the request.
     *
     * @return attribute list
     */
    public Enumeration<String> getElements();

    // IDBObj.getSerializableAttrNames
    //public Enumeration getSerializableAttrNames();

}