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package org.onosproject.net.flow;

import org.onosproject.net.flow.oldbatch.FlowRuleBatchOperation;
import org.onosproject.net.provider.Provider;

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

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to apply the specified flow rules to their
     * respective devices.
     *
     * @param flowRules one or more flow rules
     *                  throws SomeKindOfException that indicates which ones were applied and
     *                  which ones failed
     */
    void applyFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to remove the specified flow rules to their
     * respective devices.
     *
     * @param flowRules one or more flow rules
     *                  throws SomeKindOfException that indicates which ones were applied and
     *                  which ones failed
     */
    void removeFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules);

    /**
     * Installs a batch of flow rules. Each flowrule is associated to an
     * operation which results in either addition, removal or modification.
     *
     * @param batch a batch of flow rules
     */
    void executeBatch(FlowRuleBatchOperation batch);

}