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package org.snmp4j.agent.request;

import java.util.EventObject;
import org.snmp4j.agent.mo.snmp.CoexistenceInfo;
// for JavaDoc
import org.snmp4j.CommandResponderEvent;

/**
 * The {@code RequestFactory} is a factory for (SNMP/AgentX) requests.
 * The parameter S is a subclass of {@link java.util.EventObject} that
 * specifies the type of the request source.
 *
 * @param <S> the {@link java.util.EventObject} type of the source that triggers the request creation.
 * @param <R> the response object type returned by the created {@link Request}.
 * @param <REQ> the {@link Request} type created by this factory.
 * @author Frank Fock
 * @version 1.0
 */
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public interface RequestFactory<S extends EventObject,R,REQ extends Request<S,R,? extends SubRequest>> {

  /**
   * Creates a {@code Request} from a {@code CommandResponderEvent}
   * responder event.
   * @param initiatingEvent
   *    the initiating event instance, which is a
   *    {@link CommandResponderEvent} instance for SNMP4J by default.
   * @param cinfo
   *    optional coexistence information that provides context and context
   *    engine ID independently of the SNMP version of the initiatingEvent.
   * @return
   *    a Request instance.
   */
  REQ createRequest(S initiatingEvent, CoexistenceInfo cinfo);

}
