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package org.onosproject.net.pi.service;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

/**
 * A service to translate protocol-dependent (PD) entities to
 * protocol-independent (PI) ones.
 */
@Beta
public interface PiTranslationService {

    /**
     * Returns a flow rule translator.
     *
     * @return flow rule translator
     */
    PiFlowRuleTranslator flowRuleTranslator();

    /**
     * Returns a group translator.
     *
     * @return group translator
     */
    PiGroupTranslator groupTranslator();

    /**
     * Returns a meter translator.
     *
     * @return meter translator
     */
    PiMeterTranslator meterTranslator();

    /**
     * Returns a group translator for packet replication engine (PRE)
     * multicast groups.
     *
     * @return multicast group translator
     */
    PiMulticastGroupTranslator multicastGroupTranslator();
}