SchemaResolver.java revision 66be6c035cb58baccacb6831f7403d5c2247f4b2
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/**
* Schema resolvers are included with a set of {@code DecodeOptions} in order to
* allow application to control how {@code Schema} instances are selected when
* decoding requests and responses.
* <p>
* Implementations must be thread safe. More specifically, any schema caching
* performed by the implementation must be capable of handling multiple
* concurrent schema requests.
*
* @see Schema
* @see DecodeOptions
*/
public interface SchemaResolver {
/**
* A schema resolver which always returns the current default schema as
* returned by {@link Schema#getDefaultSchema()}.
*/
return Schema.getDefaultSchema();
}
};
/**
* Finds the appropriate schema for use with the provided distinguished
* name.
* <p>
* Schema resolution must always succeed regardless of any errors that
* occur.
*
* @param dn
* The string representation of a distinguished name associated
* with an entry whose schema is to be located.
* @return The appropriate schema for use with the provided distinguished
* name.
*/
}