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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.group;
+
+/**
+ * Interface that defines set methods for a group entry
+ * that is stored in the system.
+ */
+public interface StoredGroupEntry extends Group {
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the new state for this entry.
+     *
+     * @param newState new group entry state.
+     */
+    void setState(Group.GroupState newState);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets how long this entry has been entered in the system.
+     *
+     * @param life epoch time
+     */
+    void setLife(long life);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets number of packets processed by this group entry.
+     *
+     * @param packets a long value
+     */
+    void setPackets(long packets);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets number of bytes processed by this group entry.
+     *
+     * @param bytes a long value
+     */
+    void setBytes(long bytes);
+
+}