core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/FilteringObjective.java

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package org.onosproject.net.flowobjective;

import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Represents a filtering flow objective. Each filter is mapping
 * from a criterion to a collection of criteria. The mapping will
 * be used by a device driver to construct the actual flow rules to
 * be installed on the device.
 */
public interface FilteringObjective extends Objective {

    /**
     * Represents filtering key used in this filter.
     *
     * @return a criterion
     */
    Criterion key();

    /**
     * The set of conditions the filter must provision at the device.
     *
     * @return a collection of criteria
     */
    Collection<Criterion> conditions();

    /**
     * Builder of Filtering objective entities.
     */
    public interface Builder extends Objective.Builder {

        /**
         * Add a filtering condition.
         *
         * @param criterion new criterion
         * @return a filtering builder
         */
        public Builder addCondition(Criterion criterion);

        /**
         * Add a filtering key.
         *
         * @param criterion new criterion
         * @return a filtering builder.
         */
        public Builder withKey(Criterion criterion);

        /**
         * Builds the filtering objective that will be added.
         *
         * @return a filtering objective
         */
        public FilteringObjective add();

        /**
         * Builds the filtering objective that will be removed.
         *
         * @return a filtering objective.
         */
        public FilteringObjective remove();


    }

}