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020package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.controls;
021
022
023import java.util.List;
024
025import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message.Control;
026
027
028/**
029 * Implementation of Server Side Sort request control based on
030 * the <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2891">RFC 2891</a><br><br>
031 * 
032 *       SortKeyList ::= SEQUENCE OF SEQUENCE {<br>
033 *               attributeType   AttributeDescription,<br>
034 *               orderingRule    [0] MatchingRuleId OPTIONAL,<br>
035 *               reverseOrder    [1] BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE }<br>
036 *
037 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
038 */
039public interface SortRequest extends Control
040{
041    /** the sort request control's OID */
042    String OID = "1.2.840.113556.1.4.473";
043
044
045    /**
046     * sets the sort keys
047     *  
048     * @param sortKeys The list of keys to be sorted
049     */
050    void setSortKeys( List<SortKey> sortKeys );
051
052
053    /**
054     * @return the list of sort keys
055     */
056    List<SortKey> getSortKeys();
057
058
059    /**
060     * adds a sort key
061     * 
062     * @param sortKey The list of keys to be sorted
063     */
064    void addSortKey( SortKey sortKey );
065}