mcs/class/Novell.Directory.Ldap/Novell.Directory.Ldap.Asn1/Asn1Encoder.cs

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  23 //
  24 // Novell.Directory.Ldap.Asn1.Asn1Encoder.cs
  25 //
  26 // Author:
  27 //   Sunil Kumar (Sunilk@novell.com)
  28 //
  29 // (C) 2003 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
  30 //
  31
  32 using System;
  33
  34 namespace Novell.Directory.Ldap.Asn1
  35 {
  36
  37         /// <summary> This interface defines the methods for encoding each of the ASN.1 types.
  38         ///
  39         /// Encoders which implement this interface may be used to encode any of the
  40         /// Asn1Object data types.
  41         ///
  42         /// This package also provides the BEREncoder class that can be used to
  43         /// BER encode ASN.1 classes.  However an application might chose to use
  44         /// its own encoder class.
  45         ///
  46         /// This interface thus allows an application to use this package to
  47         /// encode ASN.1 objects using other encoding rules if needed.
  48         ///
  49         /// Note that Ldap packets are required to be BER encoded. Since this package
  50         /// includes a BER encoder no application provided encoder is needed for
  51         /// building Ldap packets.
  52         /// </summary>
  53         public interface Asn1Encoder : System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable
  54                 {
  55
  56                         /* Encoders for ASN.1 simple types */
  57
  58                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Boolean directly into the provided output stream.
  59                         ///
  60                         /// </summary>
  61                         /// <param name="b">The Asn1Boolean object to encode
  62                         ///
  63                         /// </param>
  64                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
  65                         /// to be encoded
  66                         /// </param>
  67                         void  encode(Asn1Boolean b, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
  68
  69                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Numeric directly to a stream.
  70                         ///
  71                         /// Use a two's complement representation in the fewest number of octets
  72                         /// possible.
  73                         ///
  74                         /// Can be used to encode both INTEGER and ENUMERATED values.
  75                         ///
  76                         /// </summary>
  77                         /// <param name="n">The Asn1Numeric object to encode
  78                         ///
  79                         /// </param>
  80                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
  81                         /// to be encoded
  82                         /// </param>
  83                         void  encode(Asn1Numeric n, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
  84
  85                         /* Asn1 TYPE NOT YET SUPPORTED
  86                         * Encode an Asn1Real directly to a stream.
  87                         * public void encode(Asn1Real r, OutputStream out)
  88                         * throws IOException;
  89                         */
  90
  91                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Null directly to a stream.
  92                         ///
  93                         /// </summary>
  94                         /// <param name="n">The Asn1Null object to encode
  95                         ///
  96                         /// </param>
  97                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
  98                         /// to be encoded
  99                         /// </param>
 100                         void  encode(Asn1Null n, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
 101
 102                         /* Asn1 TYPE NOT YET SUPPORTED
 103                         * Encode an Asn1BitString directly to a stream.
 104                         * public void encode(Asn1BitString bs, OutputStream out)
 105                         * throws IOException;
 106                         */
 107
 108                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1OctetString directly to a stream.
 109                         ///
 110                         /// </summary>
 111                         /// <param name="os">The Asn1OctetString object to encode
 112                         ///
 113                         /// </param>
 114                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
 115                         /// to be encoded
 116                         /// </param>
 117                         void  encode(Asn1OctetString os, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
 118
 119                         /* Asn1 TYPE NOT YET SUPPORTED
 120                         * Encode an Asn1ObjectIdentifier directly to a stream.
 121                         * public void encode(Asn1ObjectIdentifier oi, OutputStream out)
 122                         * throws IOException;
 123                         */
 124
 125                         /* Asn1 TYPE NOT YET SUPPORTED
 126                         * Encode an Asn1CharacterString directly to a stream.
 127                         * public void encode(Asn1CharacterString cs, OutputStream out)
 128                         * throws IOException;
 129                         */
 130
 131                         /* Encoder for ASN.1 structured types
 132                         */
 133
 134                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Structured directly to a stream.
 135                         ///
 136                         /// </summary>
 137                         /// <param name="c">The Asn1Structured object to encode
 138                         ///
 139                         /// </param>
 140                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
 141                         /// to be encoded
 142                         /// </param>
 143                         void  encode(Asn1Structured c, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
 144
 145                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Tagged directly to a stream.
 146                         ///
 147                         /// </summary>
 148                         /// <param name="t">The Asn1Tagged object to encode
 149                         ///
 150                         /// </param>
 151                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
 152                         /// to be encoded
 153                         /// </param>
 154                         void  encode(Asn1Tagged t, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
 155
 156                         /* Encoders for ASN.1 useful types
 157                         */
 158
 159                         /* Encoder for ASN.1 Identifier
 160                         */
 161
 162                         /// <summary> Encode an Asn1Identifier directly to a stream.
 163                         ///
 164                         /// </summary>
 165                         /// <param name="id">The Asn1Identifier object to encode
 166                         ///
 167                         /// </param>
 168                         /// <param name="out">The output stream onto which the ASN.1 object is
 169                         /// to be encoded
 170                         /// </param>
 171                         void  encode(Asn1Identifier id, System.IO.Stream out_Renamed);
 172                 }
 173 }