001/*
002 * Copyright 2012-2014 UnboundID Corp.
003 * All Rights Reserved.
004 */
005/*
006 * Copyright (C) 2012-2014 UnboundID Corp.
007 *
008 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
009 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPLv2 only)
010 * or the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPLv2.1 only)
011 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
012 *
013 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
014 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
015 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
016 * GNU General Public License for more details.
017 *
018 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
019 * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
020 */
021package com.unboundid.ldif;
022
023
024
025import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafety;
026import com.unboundid.util.ThreadSafetyLevel;
027
028
029
030/**
031 * This enum defines a set of possible behaviors that may be exhibited by the
032 * LDIF reader when encountering entries with duplicate attribute values.
033 */
034@ThreadSafety(level=ThreadSafetyLevel.COMPLETELY_THREADSAFE)
035public enum DuplicateValueBehavior
036{
037  /**
038   * Indicates that duplicate values should be stripped, so that the resulting
039   * entry will have only one copy of the value.
040   */
041  STRIP,
042
043
044
045  /**
046   * Indicates that duplicate values should be retained, so that the resulting
047   * entry may have multiple copies of the value.  This is illegal and may cause
048   * significant problems with attempts to use the resulting entry.
049   */
050  RETAIN,
051
052
053
054  /**
055   * Indicates that any entry containing duplicate attribute values should be
056   * rejected.
057   */
058  REJECT;
059}