protocols/ovsdb/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/controller/driver/OvsdbProviderService.java

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package org.onosproject.ovsdb.controller.driver;

import io.netty.channel.Channel;

import org.onosproject.ovsdb.rfc.jsonrpc.Callback;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;

/**
 * Represents the driver side of an ovsdb node. This interface should never be
 * exposed to consumers.
 */
public interface OvsdbProviderService {
    /**
     * Sets the ovsdb agent to be used. This method can only be called once.
     *
     * @param agent the agent to set.
     */
    void setAgent(OvsdbAgent agent);

    /**
     * Sets the associated Netty channel for this node.
     *
     * @param channel the Netty channel
     */
    void setChannel(Channel channel);

    /**
     * Announces to the ovsdb agent that this node has added.
     */
    void nodeAdded();

    /**
     * Announces to the ovsdb agent that this node has removed.
     */
    void nodeRemoved();

    /**
     * Sets whether the node is connected.
     *
     * @param connected whether the node is connected
     */
    void setConnection(boolean connected);

    /**
     * Processes result from ovsdb.
     *
     * @param response JsonNode response from ovsdb
     */
    void processResult(JsonNode response);

    /**
     * processes request from ovsdb.
     *
     * @param request JsonNode request from ovsdb
     */
    void processRequest(JsonNode request);

    /**
     * Sets call back.
     *
     * @param monitorCallback the callback to set
     */
    void setCallback(Callback monitorCallback);

}