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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-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.vpls.api;
+
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.intf.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.net.EncapsulationType;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+public interface Vpls {
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsName the name of the VPLS
+     * @param encapsulationType the encapsulation type
+     * @return a VPLS instance if the operation is successful; null otherwise
+     */
+    VplsData createVpls(String vplsName, EncapsulationType encapsulationType);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS to be removed
+     * @return the VPLS removed if the operation is successful; null otherwise
+     */
+    VplsData removeVpls(VplsData vplsData);
+
+    /**
+     * Adds network interfaces to a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS to which the interfaces have to be added to
+     * @param interfaces the interfaces to add
+     */
+    void addInterfaces(VplsData vplsData, Collection<Interface> interfaces);
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a network interface to a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS to which the interface has to be added to
+     * @param iface the interface to add
+     */
+    void addInterface(VplsData vplsData, Interface iface);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets an encapsulation type for a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS for which the encapsulation has to be set
+     * @param encapsulationType the encapsulation type
+     */
+    void setEncapsulationType(VplsData vplsData, EncapsulationType encapsulationType);
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsName the name of the VPLS
+     * @return the VPLS instance if the VPLS exists; null otherwise
+     */
+    VplsData getVpls(String vplsName);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all VPLSs.
+     *
+     * @return a collection of VPLSs
+     */
+    Collection<VplsData> getAllVpls();
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the interfaces specified from a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS from which the interfaces are to be removed
+     * @param interfaces the interfaces to remove
+     * @return the interfaces removed
+     */
+    Collection<Interface> removeInterfaces(VplsData vplsData, Collection<Interface> interfaces);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the interface specified from a VPLS.
+     *
+     * @param vplsData the VPLS from which the interface is to be removed
+     * @param iface the interface to remove
+     * @return the interface removed
+     */
+    Interface removeInterface(VplsData vplsData, Interface iface);
+
+    /**
+     * Removes all VPLSs and cleans up the VPLS configuration.
+     */
+    void removeAllVpls();
+}