core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/host/HostAdminService.java

package org.onlab.onos.net.host;

import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
import org.onlab.onos.net.HostId;

/**
 * Service for administering the inventory of end-station hosts.
 */
public interface HostAdminService {

    /**
     * Removes the end-station host with the specified identifier.
     *
     * @param hostId host identifier
     */
    void removeHost(HostId hostId);

    /**
     * Binds IP and MAC addresses to the given connection point.
     * <p/>
     * The addresses are added to the set of addresses already bound to the
     * connection point. If any of the fields in addresses is null, no change
     * is made to the corresponding addresses in the store.
     * {@link #unbindAddressesFromPort(PortAddresses)} must be use to unbind
     * addresses that have previously been bound.
     *
     * @param addresses address object containing addresses to add and the port
     * to add them to
     */
    void bindAddressesToPort(PortAddresses addresses);

    /**
     * Removes the addresses contained in the given PortAddresses object from
     * the set of addresses bound to the port.
     *
     * @param portAddresses set of addresses to remove and port to remove them
     * from
     */
    void unbindAddressesFromPort(PortAddresses portAddresses);

    /**
     * Removes all address information for the given connection point.
     *
     * @param connectPoint the connection point to remove address information
     */
    void clearAddresses(ConnectPoint connectPoint);

}