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package org.opends.server.types.operation;



import org.opends.server.types.*;


/**
 * This class defines a set of methods that are available for use by
 * post-response plugins for compare operations.  Note that this
 * interface is intended only to define an API for use by plugins and
 * is not intended to be implemented by any custom classes.
 */
@org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
     stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.UNCOMMITTED,
     mayInstantiate=false,
     mayExtend=false,
     mayInvoke=true)
public interface PostResponseCompareOperation
       extends PostResponseOperation
{
  /**
   * Retrieves the raw, unprocessed entry DN as included in the client
   * request.
   *
   * @return  The raw, unprocessed entry DN as included in the client
   *          request.
   */
  public ByteString getRawEntryDN();



  /**
   * Retrieves the DN of the entry to compare.
   *
   * @return  The DN of the entry to compare.
   */
  public DN getEntryDN();



  /**
   * Retrieves the raw attribute type for this compare operation.
   *
   * @return  The raw attribute type for this compare operation.
   */
  public String getRawAttributeType();



  /**
   * Retrieves the attribute type for this compare operation.
   *
   * @return  The attribute type for this compare operation.
   */
  public AttributeType getAttributeType();



  /**
   * Retrieves the assertion value for this compare operation.
   *
   * @return  The assertion value for this compare operation.
   */
  public ByteString getAssertionValue();



  /**
   * Retrieves the entry to target with the compare operation.
   *
   * @return  The entry to target with the compare operation.
   */
  public Entry getEntryToCompare();
}

