LeadershipStore updates:
 - Now tracking leader and candidates for a topic using a single map.
 - Using term numbers that are incremented by one every time a new leader is elected.
 - Introduced a separate LeadershipStore to conform to the  manager-store pattern

Change-Id: I1d03a6c5e8ff0e68ef0c1e3a6c2d425c4856e470
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/LeadershipStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/LeadershipStore.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.cluster;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.onosproject.store.Store;
+
+/**
+ * Store interface for managing {@link LeadershipService} state.
+ */
+public interface LeadershipStore extends Store<LeadershipEvent, LeadershipStoreDelegate> {
+
+    /**
+     * Adds registration for the local instance to be leader for topic.
+     *
+     * @param topic leadership topic
+     * @return Updated leadership after operation is completed
+     */
+    Leadership addRegistration(String topic);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the local instance from leadership contest for topic.
+     *
+     * @param topic leadership topic
+     */
+    void removeRegistration(String topic);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters an instance from all leadership contests.
+     *
+     * @param nodeId node identifier
+     */
+    void removeRegistration(NodeId nodeId);
+
+    /**
+     * Updates state so that given node is leader for a topic.
+     *
+     * @param topic leadership topic
+     * @param toNodeId identifier of the desired leader
+     * @return {@code true} if the transfer succeeded; {@code false} otherwise.
+     * This method can return {@code false} if the node is not registered for the topic
+     */
+    boolean moveLeadership(String topic, NodeId toNodeId);
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to make a node the top candidate.
+     *
+     * @param topic leadership topic
+     * @param nodeId node identifier
+     * @return {@code true} if the specified node is now the top candidate.
+     * This method will return {@code false} if the node is not registered for the topic
+     */
+    boolean makeTopCandidate(String topic, NodeId nodeId);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current leadership for topic.
+     *
+     * @param topic leadership topic
+     * @return current leadership
+     */
+    Leadership getLeadership(String topic);
+
+    /**
+     * Return current leadership for all topics.
+     *
+     * @return topic to leadership mapping
+     */
+    Map<String, Leadership> getLeaderships();
+}
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