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package org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime;

import org.onosproject.net.pi.model.PiMatchType;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

/**
 * Header's field match in a protocol-independent pipeline.
 */
public abstract class PiFieldMatch {

    private final PiHeaderFieldId fieldId;

    /**
     * Creates a new field match for the given header field identifier.
     *
     * @param fieldId field identifier.
     */
    PiFieldMatch(PiHeaderFieldId fieldId) {
        this.fieldId = checkNotNull(fieldId);
    }


    /**
     * Returns the identifier of the field to be matched.
     *
     * @return a header field ID value
     */
    public final PiHeaderFieldId fieldId() {
        return fieldId;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of match to be performed.
     *
     * @return a match type value
     */
    public abstract PiMatchType type();

}