| /* |
| * Copyright 2014-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.net.flow; |
| |
| import org.onosproject.net.flow.oldbatch.FlowRuleBatchOperation; |
| import org.onosproject.net.provider.Provider; |
| |
| /** |
| * Abstraction of a flow rule provider. |
| */ |
| public interface FlowRuleProvider extends Provider { |
| |
| /** |
| * Instructs the provider to apply the specified flow rules to their |
| * respective devices. |
| * |
| * @param flowRules one or more flow rules |
| * throws SomeKindOfException that indicates which ones were applied and |
| * which ones failed |
| */ |
| void applyFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules); |
| |
| /** |
| * Instructs the provider to remove the specified flow rules to their |
| * respective devices. |
| * |
| * @param flowRules one or more flow rules |
| * throws SomeKindOfException that indicates which ones were applied and |
| * which ones failed |
| */ |
| void removeFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules); |
| |
| /** |
| * Installs a batch of flow rules. Each flowrule is associated to an |
| * operation which results in either addition, removal or modification. |
| * |
| * @param batch a batch of flow rules |
| */ |
| void executeBatch(FlowRuleBatchOperation batch); |
| |
| } |