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package org.forgerock.opendj.server.core;

import org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.LdapPromise;
import org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.LdapResultHandler;
import org.forgerock.opendj.ldif.EntryWriter;

/**
 * A data provider which supports LDIF export functionality.
 * <p>
 * FIXME: the async APIs used below are a bad fit. We do not want to return an
 * {@link LdapException}. We really need a more generic promises API.
 */
public interface ExportableDataProvider {

    /**
     * Exports the contents of this data provider to the provided entry writer.
     * <p>
     * Note that the server will not explicitly initialize this data provider
     * before calling this method.
     *
     * @param writer
     *            The entry writer.
     * @param handler
     *            A handler which will be notified when the export completes.
     * @return A promise representing the completion of the export.
     */
    LdapPromise<Void> exportEntries(EntryWriter writer, LdapResultHandler<Void> handler);

    /**
     * Returns the ID of this data provider.
     *
     * @return The ID of this data provider.
     */
    DataProviderID getDataProviderID();
}