apps/vtn/sfcmgr/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sfc/forwarder/ServiceFunctionForwarderService.java

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package org.onosproject.sfc.forwarder;

import java.util.List;

import org.onosproject.net.NshServicePathId;
import org.onosproject.vtnrsc.PortChain;
import org.onosproject.vtnrsc.PortPairId;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity which provides service function forwarder.
 */
public interface ServiceFunctionForwarderService {

    /**
     * Install forwarding rule.
     *
     * @param portChain port-chain
     * @param nshSpi nsh spi
     */
    @Deprecated
    void installForwardingRule(PortChain portChain, NshServicePathId nshSpi);

    /**
     * Uninstall forwarding rule.
     *
     * @param portChain port-chain
     * @param nshSpi nsh spi
     */
    @Deprecated
    void unInstallForwardingRule(PortChain portChain, NshServicePathId nshSpi);

    /**
     * Install load balanced forwarding rules.
     *
     * @param path load balanced path of port pairs
     * @param nshSpi nsh service path index
     */
    void installLoadBalancedForwardingRule(List<PortPairId> path, NshServicePathId nshSpi);

    /**
     * Uninstall load balanced forwarding rules.
     *
     * @param path load balanced path of port pairs
     * @param nshSpi nsh service path index
     */
    void unInstallLoadBalancedForwardingRule(List<PortPairId> path, NshServicePathId nshSpi);
}