core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/driver/Behaviour.java

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package org.onosproject.net.driver;

/**
 * Representation of a facet of behaviour that can be used to talk about
 * an entity (in context of {@link DriverData}) or to an entity (in context of
 * {@link DriverHandler}).
 */
public interface Behaviour {

    /**
     * Returns the driver data context.
     *
     * @return driver data
     */
    DriverData data();

    /**
     * Sets the driver data context on this this behaviour should operate.
     *
     * @param data driver data
     */
    void setData(DriverData data);

}