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package com.sun.jmx.snmp.internal;

import java.net.InetAddress;

import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpSecurityException;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpTooBigException;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpStatusException;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpPdu;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpMsg;

import com.sun.jmx.snmp.internal.SnmpSecurityCache;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpUnknownSecModelException;
import com.sun.jmx.snmp.SnmpBadSecurityLevelException;
 An SnmpOutgoingRequest handles the marshalling of the message to send.
This API is a Sun Microsystems internal API  and is subject
to change without notice.
Since:
1.5/**
 * <P> An <CODE>SnmpOutgoingRequest</CODE> handles the marshalling of the message to send.</P>
 * <p><b>This API is a Sun Microsystems internal API  and is subject
 * to change without notice.</b></p>
 * @since 1.5
 */

public interface SnmpOutgoingRequest {
    
Returns the cached security data used when marshalling the call as a secure one.
Returns:
The cached data./**
     * Returns the cached security data used when marshalling the call as a secure one.
     * @return The cached data.
     */
    public SnmpSecurityCache getSecurityCache();
    
Encodes the message to send and puts the result in the specified byte array.
Params:
outputBytes – An array to receive the resulting encoding.
Throws:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – If the result does not fit
                                          into the specified array./**
     * Encodes the message to send and puts the result in the specified byte array.
     *
     * @param outputBytes An array to receive the resulting encoding.
     *
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException If the result does not fit
     *                                           into the specified array.
     */
    public int encodeMessage(byte[] outputBytes)
        throws SnmpStatusException,
               SnmpTooBigException, SnmpSecurityException,
               SnmpUnknownSecModelException, SnmpBadSecurityLevelException;
  
Initializes the message to send with the passed Pdu.

If the encoding length exceeds maxDataLength,
the method throws an exception.
Params:
p – The PDU to be encoded.
maxDataLength – The maximum length permitted for the data field.
Throws:
SnmpStatusException – If the specified PDU p is
   not valid.
SnmpTooBigException – If the resulting encoding does not fit
   into maxDataLength bytes.
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException – If the encoding exceeds
   maxDataLength./**
     * Initializes the message to send with the passed Pdu.
     * <P>
     * If the encoding length exceeds <CODE>maxDataLength</CODE>,
     * the method throws an exception.</P>
     *
     * @param p The PDU to be encoded.
     * @param maxDataLength The maximum length permitted for the data field.
     *
     * @exception SnmpStatusException If the specified PDU <CODE>p</CODE> is
     *    not valid.
     * @exception SnmpTooBigException If the resulting encoding does not fit
     *    into <CODE>maxDataLength</CODE> bytes.
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException If the encoding exceeds
     *    <CODE>maxDataLength</CODE>.
     */
    public SnmpMsg encodeSnmpPdu(SnmpPdu p,
                                 int maxDataLength)
        throws SnmpStatusException, SnmpTooBigException;
    
Returns a stringified form of the message to send.
Returns:
The message state string./**
     * Returns a stringified form of the message to send.
     * @return The message state string.
     */
    public String printMessage();
}