diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangReferenceResolver.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangReferenceResolver.java
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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.yangutils.datamodel;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of YANG dependency resolution information. Abstracted to obtain the
+ * resolution information.
+ */
+public interface YangReferenceResolver {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns unresolved resolution list.
+     *
+     * @return unresolved resolution list
+     */
+    List<YangResolutionInfo> getUnresolvedResolutionList();
+
+    /**
+     * Add to the resolution list.
+     *
+     * @param resolutionInfo resolution information
+     */
+    void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates resolution list.
+     *
+     * @param resolutionList resolution list
+     */
+    void setResolutionList(List<YangResolutionInfo> resolutionList);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns unresolved imported list.
+     *
+     * @return unresolved imported list
+     */
+    List<YangImport> getImportList();
+
+    /**
+     * Add to the import list.
+     *
+     * @param yangImport import to be added
+     */
+    void addToImportList(YangImport yangImport);
+
+    /**
+     * Create import list.
+     *
+     * @param importList import list
+     */
+    void setImportList(List<YangImport> importList);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns unresolved include list.
+     *
+     * @return unresolved include list
+     */
+    List<YangInclude> getIncludeList();
+
+    /**
+     * Add to the include list.
+     *
+     * @param yangInclude include to be added
+     */
+    void addToIncludeList(YangInclude yangInclude);
+
+    /**
+     * Create include list.
+     *
+     * @param includeList include list
+     */
+    void setIncludeList(List<YangInclude> includeList);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns prefix of resolution root node.
+     *
+     * @return prefix resolution root node prefix
+     */
+    String getPrefix();
+
+    /**
+     * Set prefix of resolution list root node.
+     *
+     * @param prefix resolution root node prefix
+     */
+    void setPrefix(String prefix);
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve self file linking.
+     *
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
+     */
+    void resolveSelfFileLinking() throws DataModelException;
+}