// SNMP message interface.
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 * User: lextm
 * Date: 2008/5/1
 * Time: 11:17
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using GSF.Net.Snmp.Security;

namespace GSF.Net.Snmp.Messaging
{
    /// <summary>
    /// SNMP message.
    /// </summary>
    public interface ISnmpMessage
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the header.
        /// </summary>
        Header Header { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the parameters.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The parameters.</value>
        SecurityParameters Parameters { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the scope.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The scope.</value>
        Scope Scope { get; }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts to the bytes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        byte[] ToBytes();

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the version.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The version.</value>
        VersionCode Version { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the privacy provider.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The privacy provider.</value>
        IPrivacyProvider Privacy { get; }
    }
}