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// --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
//
// (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
// All rights reserved.
// --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
package com.netscape.certsrv.request;
import com.netscape.certsrv.base.EBaseException;
/**
* This interface defines how requests are serviced.
* This covers certificate generation, revocation, renewals,
* revocation checking, and much more.
* <p>
*
* @version $Revision$, $Date$
*/
public interface IService {
/**
* Performs the service (such as certificate generation)
* represented by this request.
* <p>
*
* @param request
* The request that needs service. The service may use
* attributes stored in the request, and may update the
* values, or store new ones.
* @return
* an indication of whether this request is still pending.
* 'false' means the request will wait for further notification.
* @exception EBaseException indicates major processing failure.
*/
boolean serviceRequest(IRequest request)
throws EBaseException;
}
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