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package org.opends.server.admin.std.client;



import org.opends.server.admin.IllegalPropertyValueException;
import org.opends.server.admin.ManagedObjectDefinition;
import org.opends.server.admin.std.meta.VirtualAttributeCfgDefn.ConflictBehavior;
import org.opends.server.admin.std.server.SubschemaSubentryVirtualAttributeCfg;
import org.opends.server.types.AttributeType;



/**
 * A client-side interface for reading and modifying Subschema
 * Subentry Virtual Attribute settings.
 * <p>
 * The Subschema Subentry Virtual Attribute generates a virtual
 * attribute that specifies the location of the subschemaSubentry with
 * the schema definitions in effect for the entry. This attribute is
 * defined in RFC 4512.
 */
public interface SubschemaSubentryVirtualAttributeCfgClient extends VirtualAttributeCfgClient {

  /**
   * Get the configuration definition associated with this Subschema Subentry Virtual Attribute.
   *
   * @return Returns the configuration definition associated with this Subschema Subentry Virtual Attribute.
   */
  ManagedObjectDefinition<? extends SubschemaSubentryVirtualAttributeCfgClient, ? extends SubschemaSubentryVirtualAttributeCfg> definition();



  /**
   * Gets the "attribute-type" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the attribute type for the attribute whose values are
   * to be dynamically assigned by the virtual attribute.
   *
   * @return Returns the value of the "attribute-type" property.
   */
  AttributeType getAttributeType();



  /**
   * Sets the "attribute-type" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the attribute type for the attribute whose values are
   * to be dynamically assigned by the virtual attribute.
   *
   * @param value The value of the "attribute-type" property.
   * @throws IllegalPropertyValueException
   *           If the new value is invalid.
   */
  void setAttributeType(AttributeType value) throws IllegalPropertyValueException;



  /**
   * Gets the "conflict-behavior" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the behavior that the server is to exhibit for entries
   * that already contain one or more real values for the associated
   * attribute.
   *
   * @return Returns the value of the "conflict-behavior" property.
   */
  ConflictBehavior getConflictBehavior();



  /**
   * Sets the "conflict-behavior" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the behavior that the server is to exhibit for entries
   * that already contain one or more real values for the associated
   * attribute.
   *
   * @param value The value of the "conflict-behavior" property.
   * @throws IllegalPropertyValueException
   *           If the new value is invalid.
   */
  void setConflictBehavior(ConflictBehavior value) throws IllegalPropertyValueException;



  /**
   * Gets the "java-class" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the fully-qualified name of the virtual attribute
   * provider class that generates the attribute values.
   *
   * @return Returns the value of the "java-class" property.
   */
  String getJavaClass();



  /**
   * Sets the "java-class" property.
   * <p>
   * Specifies the fully-qualified name of the virtual attribute
   * provider class that generates the attribute values.
   *
   * @param value The value of the "java-class" property.
   * @throws IllegalPropertyValueException
   *           If the new value is invalid.
   */
  void setJavaClass(String value) throws IllegalPropertyValueException;

}
