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package org.opends.server.core;

import org.opends.server.types.Operation;
import org.opends.server.types.ByteString;


/**
 * This interface defines an extended operation, which can perform virtually any
 * kind of task.
 */
public interface ExtendedOperation
       extends Operation
{
  /**
   * Retrieves the OID for the request associated with this extended
   * operation.
   *
   * @return  The OID for the request associated with this extended
   *          operation.
   */
  public String getRequestOID();



  /**
   * Retrieves the value for the request associated with this extended
   * operation.
   *
   * @return  The value for the request associated with this extended
   *          operation.
   */
  public ByteString getRequestValue();



  /**
   * Retrieves the OID to include in the response to the client.
   *
   * @return  The OID to include in the response to the client.
   */
  public String getResponseOID();



  /**
   * Specifies the OID to include in the response to the client.
   *
   * @param  responseOID  The OID to include in the response to the
   *                      client.
   */
  public void setResponseOID(String responseOID);



  /**
   * Retrieves the value to include in the response to the client.
   *
   * @return  The value to include in the response to the client.
   */
  public ByteString getResponseValue();



  /**
   * Specifies the value to include in the response to the client.
   *
   * @param  responseValue  The value to include in the response to
   *                        the client.
   */
  public void setResponseValue(ByteString responseValue);
}