protocols/bmv2/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/service/Bmv2TableEntryService.java

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package org.onosproject.bmv2.api.service;


import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.context.Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator;
import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper;
import org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime.Bmv2TableEntryReference;

/**
 * A service for managing BMv2 table entries.
 */
public interface Bmv2TableEntryService {

    /**
     * Returns a flow rule translator.
     *
     * @return a flow rule translator
     */
    Bmv2FlowRuleTranslator getFlowRuleTranslator();

    /**
     * Binds the given ONOS flow rule with a BMv2 table entry reference.
     *
     * @param entryRef a table entry reference
     * @param rule     a BMv2 flow rule wrapper
     */
    void bindEntryReference(Bmv2TableEntryReference entryRef, Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper rule);

    /**
     * Returns the ONOS flow rule associated with the given BMv2 table entry reference, or null if there's no such a
     * mapping.
     *
     * @param entryRef a table entry reference
     * @return a BMv2 flow rule wrapper
     */
    Bmv2FlowRuleWrapper lookupEntryReference(Bmv2TableEntryReference entryRef);

    /**
     * Removes any flow rule previously bound with a given BMv2 table entry reference.
     *
     * @param entryRef a table entry reference
     */
    void unbindEntryReference(Bmv2TableEntryReference entryRef);
}