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 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.onosproject.net.newresource;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Service for administering resource service behavior.
 */
@Beta
public interface ResourceAdminService {
    /**
     * Register resources as the children of the parent resource path.
     *
     * @param parent parent resource path under which the resource are registered
     * @param children resources to be registered as the children of the parent
     * @param <T> type of resources
     * @return true if registration is successfully done, false otherwise. Registration
     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
     */
    default <T> boolean registerResources(ResourcePath parent, T... children) {
        return registerResources(parent, Arrays.asList(children));
    }

    /**
     * Register resources as the children of the parent resource path.
     *
     * @param parent parent resource path under which the resource are registered
     * @param children resources to be registered as the children of the parent
     * @param <T> type of resources
     * @return true if registration is successfully done, false otherwise. Registration
     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
     */
    <T> boolean registerResources(ResourcePath parent, List<T> children);
}