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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.json.JSONObject;
+import org.onosproject.artemis.impl.objects.ArtemisMessage;
+
+/**
+ * Packet processor for artemis messages.
+ */
+public interface ArtemisPacketProcessor {
+
+    /**
+     * Process a packet received from a MOAS client/server.
+     *
+     * @param msg artemis message
+     * @param ctx channel context
+     */
+    void processMoasPacket(ArtemisMessage msg, ChannelHandlerContext ctx);
+
+    /**
+     * Process a BGP Update packet received from a monitor.
+     *
+     * @param msg BGP Update message
+     */
+    void processMonitorPacket(JSONObject msg);
+}