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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-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.artemis;
+
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+
+/**
+ * MOAS agent that handles remote connections.
+ */
+public interface ArtemisMoasAgent {
+
+    /**
+     * Keep a connection active if MOAS client is legit.
+     *
+     * @param ipAddress remote IP address
+     * @param ctx channel context
+     */
+    void addMoas(IpAddress ipAddress, ChannelHandlerContext ctx);
+
+    /**
+     * Remove MOAS.
+     *
+     * @param ipAddress remote IP address
+     */
+    void removeMoas(IpAddress ipAddress);
+}