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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.ber.tlv;
021    
022    
023    import org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.codec.DecoderException;
024    
025    
026    /**
027     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
028     * @version $Rev: 664290 $, $Date: 2008-06-07 08:28:06 +0200 (Sat, 07 Jun 2008) $
029     */
030    public interface ITLVBerDecoderMBean
031    {
032        // ~ Methods
033        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
034    
035        /**
036         * Set the number of bytes that can be used to encode the Value length,
037         * including the first byte. Max is 127 if the Length use a definite form,
038         * default is 1
039         * 
040         * @param length the number of byte to use
041         * @throws DecoderException 
042         */
043        void setMaxLengthLength( int length ) throws DecoderException;
044    
045    
046        /**
047         * Set the maximum number of bytes that should be used to encode a Tag
048         * label, including the first byte. Default is 1, no maximum
049         * 
050         * @param length
051         *            The length to use
052         */
053        void setMaxTagLength( int length );
054    
055    
056        /** Allow indefinite length. */
057        void allowIndefiniteLength();
058    
059    
060        /** Disallow indefinite length. */
061        void disallowIndefiniteLength();
062    
063    
064        /**
065         * Get the actual maximum number of bytes that can be used to encode the
066         * Length
067         * 
068         * @return The maximum bytes of the Length
069         */
070        int getMaxLengthLength();
071    
072    
073        /**
074         * Get the actual maximum number of bytes that can be used to encode the Tag
075         * 
076         * @return The maximum length of the Tag
077         */
078        int getMaxTagLength();
079    
080    
081        /**
082         * Tell if indefinite length form could be used for Length
083         * 
084         * @return <code>true</code> if the Indefinite form is allowed
085         */
086        boolean isIndefiniteLengthAllowed();
087    }