core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/HandlerBehaviour.java

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package org.onosproject.net.driver;

/**
 * Representation of a facet of device behaviour that can be used to interact
 * with a device (in context of {@link org.onosproject.net.driver.DriverHandler}).
 */
public interface HandlerBehaviour extends Behaviour {

    /**
     * Returns the driver handler context on which this behaviour operates.
     *
     * @return driver handler context
     */
    DriverHandler handler();

    /**
     * Sets the driver handler context for this behaviour.
     *
     * @param handler driver handler
     */
    void setHandler(DriverHandler handler);

}