core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/LeadershipService.java

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package org.onosproject.cluster;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Service for leader election.
 * Leadership contests are organized around topics. A instance can join the
 * leadership race for a topic or withdraw from a race it has previously joined.
 * Listeners can be added to receive notifications asynchronously for various
 * leadership contests.
 */
public interface LeadershipService {

    /**
     * Returns the current leader for the topic.
     *
     * @param path topic
     * @return nodeId of the leader, null if so such topic exists.
     */
    NodeId getLeader(String path);

    /**
     * Returns the current leadership info for the topic.
     *
     * @param path topic
     * @return leadership info or null if so such topic exists.
     */
    Leadership getLeadership(String path);

    /**
     * Returns the set of topics owned by the specified node.
     *
     * @param nodeId node Id.
     * @return set of topics for which this node is the current leader.
     */
    Set<String> ownedTopics(NodeId nodeId);

    /**
     * Joins the leadership contest.
     *
     * @param path topic for which this controller node wishes to be a leader.
     */
    void runForLeadership(String path);

    /**
     * Withdraws from a leadership contest.
     *
     * @param path topic for which this controller node no longer wishes to be a leader.
     */
    void withdraw(String path);

    /**
     * If the local nodeId is the leader for specified topic, this method causes it to
     * step down temporarily from leadership.
     * <p>
     * The node will continue to be in contention for leadership and can
     * potentially become the leader again if and when it becomes the highest
     * priority candidate
     * <p>
     * If the local nodeId is not the leader, this method will make no changes and
     * simply return false.
     *
     * @param path topic for which this controller node should give up leadership
     * @return true if this node stepped down from leadership, false otherwise
     */
    boolean stepdown(String path);

    /**
     * Moves the specified nodeId to the top of the candidates list for the topic.
     * <p>
     * If the node is not a candidate for this topic, this method will be a noop.
     *
     * @param path leadership topic
     * @param nodeId nodeId to make the top candidate
     * @return true if nodeId is now the top candidate, false otherwise
     */
    boolean makeTopCandidate(String path, NodeId nodeId);

    /**
     * Returns the current leader board.
     *
     * @return mapping from topic to leadership info.
     */
    Map<String, Leadership> getLeaderBoard();

    /**
     * Returns the candidates for all known topics.
     *
     * @return A mapping from topics to corresponding list of candidates.
     */
    Map<String, List<NodeId>> getCandidates();

    /**
     * Returns the candidates for a given topic.
     *
     * @param path topic
     * @return A lists of NodeIds, which may be empty.
     */
    List<NodeId> getCandidates(String path);

    /**
     * Registers a event listener to be notified of leadership events.
     *
     * @param listener listener that will asynchronously notified of leadership events.
     */
    void addListener(LeadershipEventListener listener);

    /**
     * Unregisters a event listener for leadership events.
     *
     * @param listener listener to be removed.
     */
    void removeListener(LeadershipEventListener listener);
}