core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/device/DeviceDescriptionDiscovery.java

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package org.onosproject.net.device;

import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Handler behaviour capable of creating device and port descriptions.
 * These descriptions should be appropriately annotated to support downstream
 * projections of the respective devices and their ports.
 */
public interface DeviceDescriptionDiscovery extends HandlerBehaviour {

    /**
     * Returns a device description appropriately annotated to support
     * downstream model extension via projections of the resulting device,
     * as in the following example.
     * <pre>
     * MicrowaveDevice device = deviceService.get(id).as(MicrowaveDevice.class);
     * </pre>
     *
     * @return annotated device description
     */
    DeviceDescription discoverDeviceDetails();

    /**
     * Returns a list of port descriptions appropriately annotated to support
     * downstream model extension via projections of their parent device,
     * as in the following example.
     * <pre>
     * MicrowaveDevice device = deviceService.get(id).as(MicrowaveDevice.class);
     * List&lt;MicrowavePort&gt; ports = device.microwavePorts(deviceService.getPorts(id));
     * </pre>
     *
     * @return annotated device description
     */
    List<PortDescription> discoverPortDetails();

}