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package org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions;

/**
 * Abstraction of a single traffic treatment step.
 */
public interface Instruction {

    /**
     * Represents the type of traffic treatment.
     */
    enum Type {
        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic requires no action.
         *
         * In OF10, the behavior of NOACTION is DROP.
         * In OF13, the behavior depends on current Action Set.
         */
        NOACTION,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be output to a port.
         */
        OUTPUT,

        /**
         * Signifies that traffic should be sent out of a group.
         */
        GROUP,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be enqueued to an already-configured
         queue on a port.
         */
        QUEUE,

        /**
         * Signifies that traffic should be metered according to a meter.
         */
        METER,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be modified in L0 way.
         */
        L0MODIFICATION,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be modified in L1 way.
         */
        L1MODIFICATION,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be modified in L2 way.
         */
        L2MODIFICATION,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be passed to another table.
         */
        TABLE,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be modified in L3 way.
         */
        L3MODIFICATION,

        /**
         * Signifies that metadata be attached to traffic.
         */
        METADATA,

        /**
         * Signifies that the traffic should be modified in L4 way.
         */
        L4MODIFICATION,

        /**
         * Signifies that an extension instruction will be used.
         */
        EXTENSION
    }

    /**
     * Returns the type of instruction.
     *
     * @return type of instruction
     */
    Type type();

}