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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-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.protocol.restconf;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+/**
+ * Notifies providers about incoming RESTCONF notification events.
+ */
+public interface RestconfNotificationEventListener<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Handles the notification event.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId restconf device identifier
+     * @param event    event payload
+     */
+    void handleNotificationEvent(DeviceId deviceId, T event);
+}