incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/component/ComponentService.java

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package org.onosproject.incubator.component;

import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;

/**
 * Service for managing the components in the system.
 */
public interface ComponentService {

    /**
     * Activates the component identified by the given name. If the component
     * is not currently available, it will be activated when it becomes
     * available.
     *
     * @param appId application ID of the requesting application
     * @param name fully-qualified name of the component to activate
     */
    void activate(ApplicationId appId, String name);

    /**
     * Deactivates the component identified by the given name.
     *
     * @param appId application ID of the requesting application
     * @param name fully-qualified name of the component to deactivate
     */
    void deactivate(ApplicationId appId, String name);
}