protocols/restconf/client/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/protocol/restconf/RestConfSBController.java

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package org.onosproject.protocol.restconf;

import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
import org.onosproject.protocol.http.HttpSBController;

/**
 * Abstraction of a RESTCONF controller. Serves as a one stop shop for obtaining
 * RESTCONF southbound devices and (un)register listeners.
 */
public interface RestConfSBController extends HttpSBController {

    /**
     * This method is to be called by whoever is interested to receive
     * Notifications from a specific device. It does a REST GET request
     * with specified parameters to the device, and calls the provided
     * callBackListener upon receiving notifications to notify the requester
     * about notifications.
     *
     *
     * @param device device to make the request to
     * @param request url of the request
     * @param mediaType format to retrieve the content in
     * @param callBackListener method to call when notifications arrives
     */
    void enableNotifications(DeviceId device, String request, String mediaType,
                          RestConfNotificationEventListener callBackListener);

    /**
     * Register a listener for notification events that occur to restconf
     * devices.
     *
     * @param deviceId the deviceId
     * @param listener the listener to notify
     */
    void addNotificationListener(DeviceId deviceId,
                                 RestConfNotificationEventListener listener);

    /**
     * Unregister the listener for the device.
     *
     * @param deviceId the deviceId
     */
    void removeNotificationListener(DeviceId deviceId);
}