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package io.netty.handler.codec.socks;

/**
 * An abstract class that defines a SocksRequest, providing common properties for
 * {@link SocksInitRequest}, {@link SocksAuthRequest}, {@link SocksCmdRequest} and {@link UnknownSocksRequest}.
 *
 * @see SocksInitRequest
 * @see SocksAuthRequest
 * @see SocksCmdRequest
 * @see UnknownSocksRequest
 */
public abstract class SocksRequest extends SocksMessage {
    private final SocksRequestType requestType;

    protected SocksRequest(SocksRequestType requestType) {
        super(SocksMessageType.REQUEST);
        if (requestType == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("requestType");
        }
        this.requestType = requestType;
    }

    /**
     * Returns socks request type
     *
     * @return socks request type
     */
    public SocksRequestType requestType() {
        return requestType;
    }
}