incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/neighbour/NeighbourResolutionService.java

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package org.onosproject.incubator.net.neighbour;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import org.onosproject.incubator.net.intf.Interface;
import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;

/**
 * Provides a means of registering logic for handling neighbour messages.
 */
@Beta
public interface NeighbourResolutionService {

    /**
     * Registers a neighbour message handler for all neighbour messages
     * incoming on the given connect point.
     *
     * @param connectPoint connect point
     * @param handler neighbour message handler
     */
    void registerNeighbourHandler(ConnectPoint connectPoint, NeighbourMessageHandler handler);

    /**
     * Registers a neighbour message handler for all neighbour messages incoming
     * on the given interface. Neighbour packets must match the fields of the
     * interface in order to be handled by this message handler.
     *
     * @param intf interface
     * @param handler neighbour message handler
     */
    void registerNeighbourHandler(Interface intf, NeighbourMessageHandler handler);

    /**
     * Unregisters a neighbour message handler that was assigned to a connect
     * point.
     *
     * @param connectPoint connect point
     * @param handler neighbour message handler
     */
    void unregisterNeighbourHandler(ConnectPoint connectPoint, NeighbourMessageHandler handler);

    /**
     * Unregisters a neighbour message handler that was assigned to an interface.
     *
     * @param intf interface
     * @param handler neighbour message handler
     */
    void unregisterNeighbourHandler(Interface intf, NeighbourMessageHandler handler);
}