protocols/bmv2/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2MatchParam.java

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package org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime;

/**
 * Representation of a BMv2 match parameter.
 */
public interface Bmv2MatchParam {

    /**
     * Returns the match type of this parameter.
     *
     * @return a match type value
     */
    Type type();

    /**
     * BMv2 match types.
     */
    enum Type {
        /**
         * Exact match type.
         */
        EXACT,
        /**
         * Ternary match type.
         */
        TERNARY,
        /**
         * Longest-prefix match type.
         */
        LPM,
        /**
         * Valid match type.
         */
        VALID;
    }
}