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20
21
22 package org.snmp4j.agent.request;
23
24 import java.util.EventObject JavaDoc;
25 import org.snmp4j.agent.mo.snmp.CoexistenceInfo;
26 // for JavaDoc
27
import org.snmp4j.CommandResponderEvent;
28
29 /**
30  * The <code>RequestRactory</code> is a factory for (SNMP/AgentX) requests.
31  *
32  * @author Frank Fock
33  * @version 1.0
34  */

35 public interface RequestFactory {
36
37   /**
38    * Creates a <code>Request</code> from a <code>CommandResponderEvent</code>
39    * responder event.
40    * @param initiatingEvent
41    * the initiating event instance, which is a
42    * {@link CommandResponderEvent} instance for SNMP4J by default.
43    * @param cinfo
44    * optional coexistence information that provides context and context
45    * engine ID independently from the SNMP version of the initiatingEvent.
46    * @return
47    * a Request instance.
48    */

49   Request createRequest(EventObject JavaDoc initiatingEvent, CoexistenceInfo cinfo);
50
51 }
52
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