Added cubby-holes for new projects.
diff --git a/of-save/ctl/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/of/ctl/debugcounter/IDebugCounter.java b/of-save/ctl/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/of/ctl/debugcounter/IDebugCounter.java
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+package net.onrc.onos.of.ctl.debugcounter;
+
+public interface IDebugCounter {
+ /**
+ * Increments the counter by 1 thread-locally, and immediately flushes to
+ * the global counter storage. This method should be used for counters that
+ * are updated outside the OF message processing pipeline.
+ */
+ void updateCounterWithFlush();
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the counter by 1 thread-locally. Flushing to the global
+ * counter storage is delayed (happens with flushCounters() in IDebugCounterService),
+ * resulting in higher performance. This method should be used for counters
+ * updated in the OF message processing pipeline.
+ */
+ void updateCounterNoFlush();
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the counter thread-locally by the 'incr' specified, and immediately
+ * flushes to the global counter storage. This method should be used for counters
+ * that are updated outside the OF message processing pipeline.
+ */
+ void updateCounterWithFlush(int incr);
+
+ /**
+ * Increments the counter thread-locally by the 'incr' specified. Flushing to the global
+ * counter storage is delayed (happens with flushCounters() in IDebugCounterService),
+ * resulting in higher performance. This method should be used for counters
+ * updated in the OF message processing pipeline.
+ */
+ void updateCounterNoFlush(int incr);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieve the value of the counter from the global counter store.
+ */
+ long getCounterValue();
+}