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package org.onosproject.net.behaviour;

import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Discovers the set of ports from a device through a device specific protocol.
 * The returned ports are not retrieved from the information stored in ONOS.
 *
 * @deprecated 1.6.0 Goldeneye. Use DeviceDescriptionDiscovery instead
 */
@Deprecated
public interface PortDiscovery extends HandlerBehaviour {

    /**
     * Retrieves the set of ports from a device.
     *
     * @return a set of port descriptions.
     * @deprecated 1.6.0 Goldeneye. Use DeviceDescriptionDiscovery instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    List<PortDescription> getPorts();
}