| /* |
| * 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.flowobjective; |
| |
| import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId; |
| |
| import java.util.Collection; |
| import java.util.concurrent.Future; |
| |
| /** |
| * Service for programming data plane flow rules in manner independent of |
| * specific device table pipeline configuration. |
| */ |
| public interface FlowObjectiveService { |
| |
| /** |
| * Installs the filtering rules onto the specified device. |
| * |
| * @param deviceId device identifier |
| * @param filteringObjectives the collection of filters |
| * @return a future indicating the success of the operation |
| */ |
| Future<Boolean> filter(DeviceId deviceId, Collection<FilteringObjective> filteringObjectives); |
| |
| /** |
| * Installs the forwarding rules onto the specified device. |
| * |
| * @param deviceId device identifier |
| * @param forwardingObjectives the collection of forwarding objectives |
| * @return a future indicating the success of the operation |
| */ |
| Future<Boolean> forward(DeviceId deviceId, Collection<ForwardingObjective> forwardingObjectives); |
| |
| /** |
| * Installs the next hop elements into the specified device. |
| * |
| * @param deviceId device identifier |
| * @param nextObjectives the collection of next objectives |
| * @return a future indicating the success of the operation |
| */ |
| Future<Boolean> next(DeviceId deviceId, Collection<NextObjective> nextObjectives); |
| |
| } |