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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.net.behaviour;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostDescription;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieving host information from the device
+ * and creating host descriptions.
+ */
+public interface HostsDiscovery extends HandlerBehaviour {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a collection of discovered host descriptions.
+     * @return CompletableFuture containing, when completed, a collection of HostDescription
+     */
+    CompletableFuture<Set<HostDescription>> getHosts();
+}