001/* 002 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and 003 * Distribution License (the License). You may not use this file except in compliance with the 004 * License. 005 * 006 * You can obtain a copy of the License at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. See the License for the 007 * specific language governing permission and limitations under the License. 008 * 009 * When distributing Covered Software, include this CDDL Header Notice in each file and include 010 * the License file at legal/CDDLv1.0.txt. If applicable, add the following below the CDDL 011 * Header, with the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying 012 * information: "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]". 013 * 014 * Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 015 * Portions copyright 2012 ForgeRock AS. 016 */ 017 018package org.forgerock.opendj.ldap; 019 020/** 021 * Attribute factories are included with a set of {@code DecodeOptions} in order 022 * to allow application to control how {@code Attribute} instances are created 023 * when decoding requests and responses. 024 * 025 * @see Attribute 026 * @see DecodeOptions 027 */ 028public interface AttributeFactory { 029 /** 030 * Creates an attribute using the provided attribute description and no 031 * values. 032 * 033 * @param attributeDescription 034 * The attribute description. 035 * @return The new attribute. 036 * @throws NullPointerException 037 * If {@code attributeDescription} was {@code null}. 038 */ 039 Attribute newAttribute(AttributeDescription attributeDescription); 040}