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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;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of context for interacting with a device.
+ */
+public interface DriverHandler {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the device driver data.
+     *
+     * @return device driver data
+     */
+    DriverData data();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the specified facet of behaviour to interact with the device.
+     *
+     * @param behaviourClass behaviour class
+     * @param <T>            type of behaviour
+     * @return behaviour
+     */
+    <T extends Behaviour> T behaviour(Class<T> behaviourClass);
+
+}