diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/LifecycleManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flow/impl/LifecycleManager.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.store.flow.impl;
+
+import org.onosproject.event.ListenerService;
+
+/**
+ * Flow table lifecycle manager.
+ */
+public interface LifecycleManager extends ListenerService<LifecycleEvent, LifecycleEventListener> {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current term.
+     *
+     * @return the current term
+     */
+    DeviceReplicaInfo getReplicaInfo();
+
+    /**
+     * Activates the given term.
+     *
+     * @param term the term to activate
+     */
+    void activate(long term);
+
+    /**
+     * Closes the lifecycle manager.
+     */
+    void close();
+
+}