apps/odtn/service/src/main/java/org/onosproject/odtn/internal/TapiPathComputer.java

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package org.onosproject.odtn.internal;

import org.onosproject.odtn.utils.tapi.TapiConnection;
import org.onosproject.odtn.utils.tapi.TapiNepPair;

/**
 * ODTN Tapi path computation service.
 */
public interface TapiPathComputer {

    /**
     * Compute and decide multi-hop route/path from e2e intent.
     *
     * @param neps Both NodeEdgePoints associated with ServiceInterfacePoint of NBI request
     * @return List of both CEPs of devices or domains in the calculated route
     */
    TapiConnection pathCompute(TapiNepPair neps);
}