| tom | e33cc1a | 2014-08-25 21:59:41 -0700 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | package org.onlab.onos.provider; |
| tom | 0eb04ca | 2014-08-25 14:34:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | |
| 3 | /** |
| 4 | * Broker used for registering/unregistering information providers with the core. |
| 5 | * |
| 6 | * @param <T> type of the information provider |
| 7 | * @param <S> type of the provider service |
| 8 | */ |
| 9 | public interface ProviderBroker<T extends Provider, S extends ProviderService> { |
| 10 | |
| 11 | /** |
| 12 | * Registers the supplied provider with the core. |
| 13 | * |
| 14 | * @param provider provider to be registered |
| 15 | * @return provider service for injecting information into core |
| 16 | */ |
| 17 | S register(T provider); |
| 18 | |
| 19 | /** |
| 20 | * Unregisters the supplied provider. As a result the previously issued |
| 21 | * provider service will be invalidated. |
| 22 | * |
| 23 | * @param provider provider to be unregistered |
| 24 | */ |
| 25 | void unregister(T provider); |
| 26 | |
| 27 | } |