core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/tunnel/TunnelProvider.java

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package org.onosproject.net.tunnel;

import org.onosproject.net.ElementId;
import org.onosproject.net.Path;
import org.onosproject.net.provider.Provider;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity providing tunnel setup/release services to the core.
 */
public interface TunnelProvider extends Provider {

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to setup a tunnel.
     *
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     * @param path explicit route or null for the tunnel
     */
    void setupTunnel(Tunnel tunnel, Path path);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to setup a tunnel given the respective device.
     *
     * @param srcElement device
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     * @param path explicit route (not null) for the tunnel
     */
    void setupTunnel(ElementId srcElement, Tunnel tunnel, Path path);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to release a tunnel.
     *
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     */
    void releaseTunnel(Tunnel tunnel);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to release a tunnel given the respective device.
     *
     * @param srcElement device
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     */
    void releaseTunnel(ElementId srcElement, Tunnel tunnel);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to update a tunnel.
     *
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     * @param path explicit route (path changed) or null (path not changed) for the tunnel
     */
    void updateTunnel(Tunnel tunnel, Path path);

    /**
     * Instructs the provider to update a tunnel given the respective device.
     *
     * @param srcElement device
     * @param tunnel Tunnel
     * @param path explicit route (path changed) or null (path not changed) for the tunnel
     */
    void updateTunnel(ElementId srcElement, Tunnel tunnel, Path path);

}