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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.net.driver;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Service for managing drivers and driver behaviour implementations.
+ */
+public interface DriverAdminService extends DriverService {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of driver providers currently registered.
+     *
+     * @return registered driver providers
+     */
+    Set<DriverProvider> getProviders();
+
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified driver provider.
+     *
+     * @param provider driver provider to register
+     */
+    void registerProvider(DriverProvider provider);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the specified driver provider.
+     *
+     * @param provider driver provider to unregister
+     */
+    void unregisterProvider(DriverProvider provider);
+
+}