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

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package org.onosproject.net.driver;

import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;

/**
 * Abstract bootstrapper for loading and registering driver definitions that
 * are dependent on the default driver definitions.
 */
public abstract class AbstractDriverLoader extends AbstractIndependentDriverLoader {

    // FIXME: This requirement should be removed and the driver extensions that
    // depend on the default drivers being loaded should be modified to instead
    // express the dependency using the application dependency mechanism.
    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
    protected DefaultDriverProviderService defaultDriverProviderService;

    /**
     * Creates a new loader for resource with the specified path.
     *
     * @param path drivers definition XML resource path
     */
    protected AbstractDriverLoader(String path) {
        super(path);
    }

}