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

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package org.onosproject.net.driver;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity capable of being projected as another entity.
 */
@Beta
public interface Projectable {

    /**
     * Returns the specified projection of this entity if such projection
     * is supported.
     *
     * @param projectionClass requested projection class
     * @param <B> type of behaviour
     * @return projection instance or null if requested projection is not supported
     */
    <B extends Behaviour> B as(Class<B> projectionClass);

    /**
     * Returns true if this entity is capable of being projected as the
     * specified class.
     *
     * @param projectionClass projection class
     * @param <B> type of behaviour
     * @return true if the requested projection is supported
     */
    <B extends Behaviour> boolean is(Class<B> projectionClass);

}