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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.rest;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Service for registering REST API documentation resources.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface ApiDocService {
+
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified REST API documentation provider.
+     *
+     * @param provider REST API documentation provider
+     */
+    void register(ApiDocProvider provider);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the specified REST API documentation provider.
+     *
+     * @param provider REST API documentation provider
+     */
+    void unregister(ApiDocProvider provider);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of all registered REST API documentation providers.
+     *
+     * @return set of registered documentation providers
+     */
+    Set<ApiDocProvider> getDocProviders();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the specified REST API documentation provider with the specified
+     * key.
+     *
+     * @param key REST API key
+     * @return documentation provider
+     */
+    ApiDocProvider getDocProvider(String key);
+
+}