core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/NextGroup.java

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package org.onosproject.net.behaviour;

/**
 * Opaque data type for carrying group-like information.
 * Only relevant to a pipeliner driver.
 */
public interface NextGroup {

    /**
     * Serialized form of the next group.
     * @return a byte array.
     */
    byte[] data();

}