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 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.onosproject.net.group;

import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
import org.onosproject.net.provider.Provider;

/**
 * Abstraction of a flow rule provider.
 */
public interface GroupProvider extends Provider {

    /**
     * Perform a group operation in the specified device with the
     * specified parameters.
     *
     * @param deviceId device identifier on which the batch of group
     * operations to be executed
     * @param groupOps immutable list of group operation
     */
    void performGroupOperation(DeviceId deviceId,
                               GroupOperations groupOps);

}