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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.cfg;
+
+import org.onosproject.store.Store;
+
+/**
+ * Service for storing and distributing system-wide configurations for various
+ * software components.
+ */
+public interface ComponentConfigStore
+        extends Store<ComponentConfigEvent, ComponentConfigStoreDelegate> {
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value of the specified configuration property.
+     *
+     * @param componentName component name
+     * @param name          property name
+     * @param value         new property value
+     */
+    void setProperty(String componentName, String name, String value);
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the value of the specified configuration property thus making
+     * the property take on its default value.
+     *
+     * @param componentName component name
+     * @param name          property name
+     */
+    void unsetProperty(String componentName, String name);
+
+}