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package google.registry.whois;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;

/** Represents a WHOIS command request from a client. */
public interface WhoisCommand {

  /**
   * Executes a WHOIS query and returns the resultant data.
   *
   * @return An object representing the response to the WHOIS command.
   * @throws WhoisException If some error occured while executing the command.
   */
  WhoisResponse executeQuery(DateTime now) throws WhoisException;
}