| /* |
| * Copyright 2014-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.provider; |
| |
| /** |
| * Abstraction of a service through which providers can inject information |
| * about the network environment into the core. |
| * |
| * @param <P> type of the information provider |
| */ |
| public interface ProviderService<P extends Provider> { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the provider to which this service has been issued. |
| * |
| * @return provider to which this service has been assigned |
| */ |
| P provider(); |
| |
| } |