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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.message;
021    
022    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.MessageTypeEnum;
023    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.message.internal.InternalResultResponseRequest;
024    
025    
026    /**
027     * A request that can generate zero, one, or more heterogenous responses for a
028     * single request.
029     * 
030     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org"> Apache Directory Project</a>
031     * @version $Rev: 910150 $
032     */
033    public interface ManyReplyRequest extends InternalResultResponseRequest
034    {
035        /**
036         * Gets the various types of messages that can be generated by this kind of
037         * request.
038         * 
039         * @return the messages types generated in response to this Request
040         */
041        MessageTypeEnum[] getResponseTypes();
042    }