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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.pcepio.protocol;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.PcepObjectHeader;
+import org.onosproject.pcepio.types.PcepValueType;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of an entity providing PCEP Close Message.
+ */
+public interface PcepCloseMsg extends PcepObject, PcepMessage {
+
+    @Override
+    PcepVersion getVersion();
+
+    @Override
+    PcepType getType();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns reason field in Close message.
+     *
+     * @return reason field
+     */
+    byte getReason();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets reason field in Close message with specified value.
+     *
+     * @param value of Reason field
+     */
+    void setReason(byte value);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns LinkedList of Optional Tlv in Close Message.
+     *
+     * @return list of optional tlv
+     */
+    LinkedList<PcepValueType> getOptionalTlv();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets LinkedList of Optional Tlvs in Close Message.
+     *
+     * @param llOptionalTlv LinkedList of type PcepValueType
+     */
+    void setOptionalTlv(LinkedList<PcepValueType> llOptionalTlv);
+
+    @Override
+    void writeTo(ChannelBuffer channelBuffer);
+
+    /**
+     * Builder interface with get and set functions to build Close message.
+     */
+    public interface Builder extends PcepMessage.Builder {
+
+        @Override
+        PcepCloseMsg build();
+
+        @Override
+        PcepVersion getVersion();
+
+        @Override
+        PcepType getType();
+
+        /**
+         * Returns Close Object header.
+         *
+         * @return Close Object header
+         */
+        PcepObjectHeader getCloseObjHeader();
+
+        /**
+         * Sets close object header and returns its builder.
+         *
+         * @param obj close object header
+         * @return Builder by setting Close object header
+         */
+        Builder setCloseObjHeader(PcepObjectHeader obj);
+
+        /**
+         * Returns reason field in Close message.
+         *
+         * @return reason field in Close message
+         */
+        byte getReason();
+
+        /**
+         * Sets reason field and return its builder.
+         *
+         * @param value of Reason field
+         * @return builder by setting reason field
+         */
+        Builder setReason(byte value);
+
+        /**
+         * Returns LinkedList of Optional Tlvs.
+         *
+         * @return list of optional tlv
+         */
+        LinkedList<PcepValueType> getOptionalTlv();
+
+        /**
+         * Sets LinkedList of Optional Tlvs in Close Message.
+         *
+         * @param llOptionalTlv list of optional tlv
+         * @return Builder by setting Optional Tlvs
+         */
+        Builder setOptionalTlv(LinkedList<PcepValueType> llOptionalTlv);
+
+        /**
+         * Sets P flag in Close object header and returns its builder.
+         *
+         * @param value boolean value to set P flag
+         * @return Builder by setting P flag
+         */
+        Builder setPFlag(boolean value);
+
+        /**
+         * Sets I flag in Close object header and returns its builder.
+         *
+         * @param value boolean value to set I flag
+         * @return Builder by setting I flag
+         */
+        Builder setIFlag(boolean value);
+    }
+}