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020package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message;
021
022
023/**
024 * Super interface for all request messages returning only one type of response.
025 * 
026 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
027 */
028public interface SingleReplyRequest extends ResultResponseRequest
029{
030    /**
031     * Gets the protocol response message type for this request which produces
032     * at least one response.
033     * 
034     * @return the message type of the response.
035     */
036    MessageTypeEnum getResponseType();
037}