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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.net.flowobjective;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a description of which types of traffic need to
+ * be forwarded through the device. A forwarding objective may
+ * in multiple rules at the device.
+ */
+public interface ForwardingObjective extends Objective {
+
+    /**
+     * Represents whether this objective is monolithic or
+     * may be broken down into parts.
+     */
+    enum Flag {
+        /**
+         * A decomposable objective.
+         */
+        SPECIFIC,
+
+        /**
+         * A monolithic objective.
+         */
+        VERSATILE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Obtain the selector for this objective.
+     *
+     * @return a traffic selector
+     */
+    TrafficSelector selector();
+
+    /**
+     * Obtain the traffic treatment for this objective. Mutually exclusive with
+     * 'treatment'.
+     *
+     * @return an integer
+     */
+    Integer nextId();
+
+    /**
+     * A traffic treatment for this forwarding objective. Mutually exclusive
+     * with a nextId.
+     *
+     * @return a traffic treatment
+     */
+    TrafficTreatment treatment();
+
+    /**
+     * Obtain the type of this objective.
+     *
+     * @return a flag type
+     */
+    Flag flag();
+
+    /**
+     * A forwarding objective builder.
+     */
+    public interface Builder extends Objective.Builder {
+
+        /**
+         * Assigns a selector to the forwarding objective.
+         *
+         * @param selector a traffic selector
+         * @return a forwarding objective builder
+         */
+        public Builder withSelector(TrafficSelector selector);
+
+        /**
+         * Assigns a next step to the forwarding objective.
+         *
+         * @param nextId a next objective id.
+         * @return a forwarding objective builder
+         */
+        public Builder nextStep(int nextId);
+
+        /**
+         * Assigns the treatment for this forwarding objective.
+         *
+         * @param treatment a traffic treatment
+         * @return a forwarding objective
+         */
+        public Builder withTreatment(TrafficTreatment treatment);
+
+        /**
+         * Assigns the flag to the forwarding objective.
+         *
+         * @param flag a flag
+         * @return a forwarding objective builder
+         */
+        public Builder withFlag(Flag flag);
+
+        /**
+         * Builds the forwarding objective that will be added.
+         *
+         * @return a forwarding objective
+         */
+        public ForwardingObjective add();
+
+        /**
+         * Builds the forwarding objective that will be removed.
+         *
+         * @return a forwarding objective.
+         */
+        public ForwardingObjective remove();
+    }
+}