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 * Copyright 2017-present 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.
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 *
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package org.onosproject.mapping;

/**
 * Abstraction of mapping entry.
 */
public interface MappingEntry extends Mapping {

    enum MappingEntryState {

        /**
         * Indicates that this mapping has been submitted for addition.
         * Not necessarily in the map database or map cache.
         */
        PENDING_ADD,

        /**
         * Mapping has been added which means it is either in map database or
         * in map cache.
         */
        ADDED,

        /**
         * Mapping has been marked for removal, might still be either in map
         * database or in map cache.
         */
        PENDING_REMOVE,

        /**
         * Mapping has been removed from map database or in map cache, and
         * ca be purged.
         */
        REMOVED,

        /**
         * Indicates that the installation of this mapping has failed.
         */
        FAILED
    }

    /**
     * Returns the mapping entry state.
     *
     * @return mapping entry state
     */
    MappingEntryState state();
}