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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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. 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.ospf.controller;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an OSPF Process.
+ */
+public interface OspfProcess {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of areas belonging to this process.
+     *
+     * @return list of areas belonging to this process
+     */
+    public List<OspfArea> areas();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the list of areas belonging to this process.
+     *
+     * @param areas list of areas belonging to this process
+     */
+    public void setAreas(List<OspfArea> areas);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the process id.
+     *
+     * @return process id
+     */
+    public String processId();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the process id.
+     *
+     * @param processId the process id
+     */
+    public void setProcessId(String processId);
+}
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