apps/vtn/vtnrsc/src/main/java/org/onosproject/vtnrsc/PortChain.java

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package org.onosproject.vtnrsc;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity providing Port Chain information.
 * A Port Chain (Service Function Path) consists of
 * a set of Neutron ports, to define the sequence of service functions
 * a set of flow classifiers, to specify the classified traffic flows to enter the chain
 */
public interface PortChain {

    /**
     * Returns the ID of this port chain.
     *
     * @return the port chain id
     */
    PortChainId portChainId();

    /**
     * Returns the tenant id of this port chain.
     *
     * @return the tenant id
     */
    TenantId tenantId();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this port chain.
     *
     * @return name of port chain
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Returns the description of this port chain.
     *
     * @return description of port chain
     */
    String description();

    /**
     * Returns the list of port pair groups associated with
     * this port chain.
     *
     * @return list of port pair groups
     */
    List<PortPairGroupId> portPairGroups();

    /**
     * Returns the list of flow classifiers associated with
     * this port chain.
     *
     * @return list of flow classifiers
     */
    List<FlowClassifierId> flowClassifiers();

    /**
     * Returns whether this port chain is an exact match to the port chain given
     * in the argument.
     * <p>
     * Exact match means the port pair groups and flow classifiers match
     * with the given port chain. It does not consider the port chain id, name
     * and description.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param portChain other port chain to match against
     * @return true if the port chains are an exact match, otherwise false
     */
    boolean exactMatch(PortChain portChain);

    /**
     * A port chain builder..
     */
    interface Builder {

        /**
         * Assigns the port chain id to this object.
         *
         * @param portChainId the port chain id
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setId(PortChainId portChainId);

        /**
         * Assigns tenant id to this object.
         *
         * @param tenantId tenant id of the port chain
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setTenantId(TenantId tenantId);

        /**
         * Assigns the name to this object.
         *
         * @param name name of the port chain
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setName(String name);

        /**
         * Assigns the description to this object.
         *
         * @param description description of the port chain
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setDescription(String description);

        /**
         * Assigns the port pair groups associated with the port chain
         * to this object.
         *
         * @param portPairGroups list of port pair groups
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setPortPairGroups(List<PortPairGroupId> portPairGroups);

        /**
         * Assigns the flow classifiers associated with the port chain
         * to this object.
         *
         * @param flowClassifiers list of flow classifiers
         * @return this the builder object
         */
        Builder setFlowClassifiers(List<FlowClassifierId> flowClassifiers);

        /**
         * Builds a port chain object.
         *
         * @return a port chain.
         */
        PortChain build();
    }
}