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027    package org.opends.server.api;
028    
029    
030    
031    import org.opends.server.config.ConfigEntry;
032    import org.opends.server.types.ConfigChangeResult;
033    import org.opends.messages.MessageBuilder;
034    
035    
036    /**
037     * This interface defines the methods that a Directory Server
038     * component should implement if it wishes to be able to receive
039     * notification of changes to a configuration entry.
040     */
041    @org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
042         stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.VOLATILE,
043         mayInstantiate=false,
044         mayExtend=true,
045         mayInvoke=false)
046    public interface ConfigChangeListener
047    {
048      /**
049       * Indicates whether the configuration entry that will result from a
050       * proposed modification is acceptable to this change listener.
051       *
052       * @param  configEntry         The configuration entry that will
053       *                             result from the requested update.
054       * @param  unacceptableReason  A buffer to which this method can
055       *                             append a human-readable message
056       *                             explaining why the proposed change is
057       *                             not acceptable.
058       *
059       * @return  {@code true} if the proposed entry contains an
060       *          acceptable configuration, or {@code false} if it does
061       *          not.
062       */
063      public boolean configChangeIsAcceptable(ConfigEntry configEntry,
064                          MessageBuilder unacceptableReason);
065    
066    
067    
068      /**
069       * Attempts to apply a new configuration to this Directory Server
070       * component based on the provided changed entry.
071       *
072       * @param  configEntry  The configuration entry that containing the
073       *                      updated configuration for this component.
074       *
075       * @return  Information about the result of processing the
076       *          configuration change.
077       */
078      public ConfigChangeResult applyConfigurationChange(
079                                     ConfigEntry configEntry);
080    }
081