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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present 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.behaviour;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Means to configure VLANs on legacy L2 switch devices.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface L2SwitchVlanConfigBehaviour extends HandlerBehaviour {
+    /**
+     * Provides the VLANs configured on a device.
+     *
+     * @return the configured VLANs on the device
+     */
+    Collection<VlanId> getVlans();
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a VLAN on a device.
+     * Default enabled/disabled status of VLAN after depends on device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanId the VLAN to add
+     * @return true, if the VLAN was added successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    default boolean addVlan(VlanId vlanId) {
+        return addVlan(Arrays.asList(vlanId));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds VLANs on a device.
+     * Default enabled/disabled status of VLAN after depends on device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanIds the VLANs to add
+     * @return true, if the VLANs were added successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean addVlan(Collection<VlanId> vlanIds);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a VLAN from a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanId the VLAN to remove
+     * @return true, if the VLAN was removed successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    default boolean removeVlan(VlanId vlanId) {
+        return removeVlan(Arrays.asList(vlanId));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes VLANs from a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanIds the VLANs to remove
+     * @return true, if the VLANs were removed successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean removeVlan(Collection<VlanId> vlanIds);
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains the status of a VLAN on a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanId the VLAN to check
+     * @return true, if the VLAN is configured and enabled; false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean isEnabled(VlanId vlanId);
+
+    /**
+     * Enables a VLAN on a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanId the VLAN to enable
+     * @return true, if the VLAN was enabled successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    default boolean enableVlan(VlanId vlanId) {
+        return enableVlan(Arrays.asList(vlanId));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables VLANs on a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanIds the VLANs to enable
+     * @return true, if the VLANs were enabled successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean enableVlan(Collection<VlanId> vlanIds);
+
+    /**
+     * Disables a VLAN on a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanId the VLAN to disable
+     * @return true, if the VLAN was disabled successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    default boolean disableVlan(VlanId vlanId) {
+        return disableVlan(Arrays.asList(vlanId));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disables VLANs on a device.
+     *
+     * @param vlanIds VLANs to disable
+     * @return true, if the VLANs were disabled successfully; false otherwise
+     */
+    boolean disableVlan(Collection<VlanId> vlanIds);
+}