core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/mastership/MastershipAdminService.java

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package org.onosproject.mastership;

import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;

import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
import org.onosproject.net.MastershipRole;

/**
 * Service for administering the inventory of device masterships.
 */
public interface MastershipAdminService {

    /**
     * Applies the current mastership role for the specified device.
     *
     * @param instance controller instance identifier
     * @param deviceId device identifier
     * @param role     requested role
     * @return future that is completed when the role is set
     */
    CompletableFuture<Void> setRole(NodeId instance, DeviceId deviceId, MastershipRole role);

    /**
     * Balances the mastership to be shared as evenly as possibly by all
     * online instances.
     */
    void balanceRoles();

}