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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015-2016 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.resource;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Service for administering resource service behavior.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface ResourceAdminService {
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified resources.
+     *
+     * @param resources resources to be registered
+     * @return true if registration is successfully done, false otherwise. Registration
+     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
+     */
+    default boolean register(Resource... resources) {
+        return register(ImmutableList.copyOf(resources));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified resources.
+     *
+     * @param resources resources to be registered
+     * @return true if registration is successfully done, false otherwise. Registration
+     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
+     */
+    boolean register(List<Resource> resources);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the specified resources.
+     *
+     * @param ids IDs of resources to be unregistered
+     * @return true if unregistration is successfully done, false otherwise. Unregistration
+     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
+     */
+    default boolean unregister(ResourceId... ids) {
+        return unregister(ImmutableList.copyOf(ids));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the specified resources.
+     *
+     * @param ids IDs of resources to be unregistered
+     * @return true if unregistration is successfully done, false otherwise. Unregistration
+     * succeeds when each resource is not registered or unallocated.
+     */
+    boolean unregister(List<ResourceId> ids);
+}