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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.mapping;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of mapping entry.
+ */
+public interface MappingEntry extends Mapping {
+
+    enum MappingEntryState {
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that this mapping has been submitted for addition.
+         * Not necessarily in the map database or map cache.
+         */
+        PENDING_ADD,
+
+        /**
+         * Mapping has been added which means it is either in map database or
+         * in map cache.
+         */
+        ADDED,
+
+        /**
+         * Mapping has been marked for removal, might still be either in map
+         * database or in map cache.
+         */
+        PENDING_REMOVE,
+
+        /**
+         * Mapping has been removed from map database or in map cache, and
+         * ca be purged.
+         */
+        REMOVED,
+
+        /**
+         * Indicates that the installation of this mapping has failed.
+         */
+        FAILED
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the mapping entry state.
+     *
+     * @return mapping entry state
+     */
+    MappingEntryState state();
+}