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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.behaviour.trafficcontrol;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Behaviour for handling various drivers for policer configurations.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface PolicerConfigurable extends HandlerBehaviour {
+
+    /**
+     * Allocates a new policer id. There may not be any correspondence with the identifiers
+     * of the technology implementing the Policer in the device. Mapping (if necessary) is left
+     * to the specific implementation.
+     *
+     * @return the policer id or {@link PolicerId#NONE} if there is a failure
+     */
+    PolicerId allocatePolicerId();
+
+    /**
+     * Free a policer id. There may not be any correspondence with the identifiers
+     * of the technology implementing the Policer in the device. Mapping (if necessary) is left
+     * to the specific implementation.
+     *
+     * @param id the policer id
+     */
+    void freePolicerId(PolicerId id);
+
+    // Still WIP, throws NotImplementedException
+    void addPolicer(Policer policer);
+
+    // Still WIP, throws NotImplementedException
+    void deletePolicer(PolicerId id);
+
+    // Still WIP, throws NotImplementedException
+    Policer getPolicer(PolicerId policerId);
+
+    // Still WIP, throws NotImplementedException
+    Collection<Policer> getPolicers();
+
+}