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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.incubator.net.neighbour;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.intf.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+
+/**
+ * Performs actions on a neighbour message contexts.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface NeighbourMessageActions {
+
+    /**
+     * Replies to an incoming request with the given MAC address.
+     *
+     * @param context incoming message context
+     * @param targetMac target MAC address.
+     */
+    void reply(NeighbourMessageContext context, MacAddress targetMac);
+
+    /**
+     * Proxies the incoming message to the given connect point.
+     *
+     * @param context incoming message context
+     * @param outPort port to send the message out
+     */
+    void proxy(NeighbourMessageContext context, ConnectPoint outPort);
+
+    /**
+     * Proxies the incoming message to a given interface.
+     *
+     * @param context incoming message context
+     * @param outIntf interface to send the message out. The message will be
+     *                modified to fit the parameters of the outgoing interface.
+     */
+    void proxy(NeighbourMessageContext context, Interface outIntf);
+
+    /**
+     * Floods the incoming message to all edge ports except the in port.
+     *
+     * @param context incoming message context
+     */
+    void flood(NeighbourMessageContext context);
+
+    /**
+     * Drops the incoming message.
+     *
+     * @param context incoming message context
+     */
+    void drop(NeighbourMessageContext context);
+}