google-nomulus/java/google/registry/whois/WhoisResponse.java

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package google.registry.whois;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;

/** Representation of a WHOIS query response. */
public interface WhoisResponse {

  /**
   * Returns a plain text WHOIS response.
   *
   * @param preferUnicode if {@code false} will cause the output to be converted to ASCII whenever
   *     possible; for example, converting IDN hostname labels to punycode. However certain things
   *     (like a domain registrant name with accent marks) will be returned "as is". If the WHOIS
   *     client has told us they're able to receive UTF-8 (such as with HTTP) then this field should
   *     be set to {@code true}.
   * @param disclaimer text to show at bottom of output
   */
  String getPlainTextOutput(boolean preferUnicode, String disclaimer);

  /**
   * Returns the time at which this response was created.
   */
  DateTime getTimestamp();
}