core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/newresource/Resource.java

/*
 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.onosproject.net.newresource;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

/**
 * Represents resource which belongs to a particular subject.
 *
 * @param <S> type of the subject
 * @param <T> type of the resource
 */
@Beta
public interface Resource<S, T> {
    /**
     * Returns the subject of the resource.
     * The value is the identifier which this resource belongs to.
     *
     * @return the subject of the resource
     */
    S subject();

    /**
     * Returns the resource of the subject.
     *
     * @return the resource of the subject
     */
    T resource();
}