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package org.onosproject.pim.impl;

import org.onosproject.incubator.net.intf.Interface;
import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;

/**
 * Define the PIMInterfaceService.  PIM will use ONOS Interfaces to
 * define PIM Interfaces.  The PIM Application signed up as a Netconfig
 * listener.
 *
 * TODO: Do we need a PIMInterfaceListenerService?  Who sould listen to Interfaces changes?
 */
public interface PIMInterfaceService {

    /**
     * Update the corresponding PIMInterface.  If the PIMInterface
     * does not exist it will be created.
     *
     * @param intf ONOS Interface.
     */
    public void updateInterface(Interface intf);

    /**
     * Delete the PIMInterface that corresponds to the given ConnectPoint.
     *
     * @param cp The connect point associated with this interface.
     */
    public void deleteInterface(ConnectPoint cp);

    /**
     * Return the PIMInterface associated with the given ConnectPoint.
     *
     * @param cp The ConnectPoint we want to get the PIMInterface for.
     * @return the PIMInterface if it exists, NULL if it does not exist.
     */
    public PIMInterface getPIMInterface(ConnectPoint cp);
}