/*
* @(#)file SnmpTableEntryFactory.java
* @(#)author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* @(#)version 1.10
* @(#)date 08/06/10
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package com.sun.jmx.snmp.agent;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpStatusException;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpOid;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.agent.SnmpMibTable;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.agent.SnmpMibSubRequest;
/**
* This interface is implemented by mibgen generated table objects
* inheriting from {@link com.sun.jmx.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport}.
* <p>
* It is used internally by the metadata whenever a remote SNMP manager
* requests the creation of a new entry through an SNMP SET.
* </p>
* <p>
* At creation, the mibgen generated table object retrieves its
* corresponding metadata from the MIB and registers with
* this metadata as a SnmpTableEntryFactory.
* </p>
*
* <p><b>This API is a Sun Microsystems internal API and is subject
* to change without notice.</b></p>
**/
public interface SnmpTableEntryFactory extends SnmpTableCallbackHandler {
/**
* This method is called by the SNMP runtime whenever a new entry
* creation is requested by a remote manager.
*
* The factory is responsible for instantiating the appropriate MBean
* and for registering it with the appropriate metadata object.
*
* Usually this method will:
* <ul>
* <li>Check whether the creation can be accepted
* <li>Instantiate a new entry
* <li>Possibly register this entry with the MBeanServer, if needed.
* <li>Call <code>addEntry()</code> on the given <code>meta</code> object.
* </ul>
* This method is usually generated by <code>mibgen</code> on table
* objects (inheriting from
* {@link com.sun.jmx.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport}). <br>
*
* <p><b><i>
* This method is called internally by the SNMP runtime whenever a
* new entry creation is requested by a remote SNMP manager.
* You should never need to call this method directlty.
* </i></b></p>
*
* @param request The SNMP subrequest containing the sublist of varbinds
* for the new entry.
* @param rowOid The OID indexing the conceptual row (entry) for which
* the creation was requested.
* @param depth The depth reached in the OID tree (the position at
* which the columnar object ids start in the OIDs
* included in the varbind).
* @param meta The metadata object impacted by the subrequest
*
* @exception SnmpStatusException The new entry cannot be created.
*
**/
public void createNewEntry(SnmpMibSubRequest request, SnmpOid rowOid,
int depth, SnmpMibTable meta)
throws SnmpStatusException;
}
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