protocols/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openflow/controller/ExtensionSelectorInterpreter.java

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package org.onosproject.openflow.controller;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import org.onosproject.codec.ExtensionSelectorCodec;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelector;
import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelectorType;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFactory;
import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.oxm.OFOxm;

/**
 * Interprets extension selectors and converts them to/from OpenFlow objects.
 */
@Beta
public interface ExtensionSelectorInterpreter extends ExtensionSelectorCodec {

    /**
     * Returns true if the given extension selector is supported by this
     * driver.
     *
     * @param extensionSelectorType extension selector type
     * @return true if the instruction is supported, otherwise false
     */
    boolean supported(ExtensionSelectorType extensionSelectorType);

    /**
     * Maps an extension selector to an OpenFlow OXM.
     *
     * @param factory OpenFlow factory
     * @param extensionSelector extension selector
     * @return OpenFlow OXM
     */
    OFOxm<?> mapSelector(OFFactory factory, ExtensionSelector extensionSelector);

    /**
     * Maps an OpenFlow OXM to an extension selector.
     *
     * @param oxm OpenFlow OXM
     * @return extension selector
     */
    ExtensionSelector mapOxm(OFOxm<?> oxm);
}