ONOS-3929 Netconf Device Factory
Change-Id: I03f63dd5344f3bde8786acd0fc5de367e8e39c6e
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfDeviceFactory.java b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfDeviceFactory.java
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+++ b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfDeviceFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * 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.netconf;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract interface for the creation of a NETCONF device.
+ */
+public interface NetconfDeviceFactory {
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a new NETCONF device based on the supplied information.
+ * @param netconfDeviceInfo information of the device to create.
+ * @return Instance of NetconfDevice.
+ * @throws NetconfException when problems arise creating the device and establishing
+ * the connection.
+ */
+ NetconfDevice createNetconfDevice(NetconfDeviceInfo netconfDeviceInfo)
+ throws NetconfException;
+}
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSessionFactory.java b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSessionFactory.java
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--- a/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSessionFactory.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSessionFactory.java
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
*/
public interface NetconfSessionFactory {
+ /**
+ * Creates a new NETCONF session for the specified device.
+ * @param netconfDeviceInfo information of the device to create the session for.
+ * @return Instance of NetconfSession.
+ * @throws NetconfException when problems arise establishing the connection.
+ */
NetconfSession createNetconfSession(NetconfDeviceInfo netconfDeviceInfo)
throws NetconfException;
}