core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/upf/UpfProgrammable.java

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package org.onosproject.net.behaviour.upf;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;

/**
 * Provides means to update the device forwarding state to implement a 3GPP
 * User Plane Function. An implementation of this API should not write state
 * directly to the device, but instead, always rely on core ONOS subsystems
 * (e.g., FlowRuleService, GroupService, etc).
 */
@Beta
public interface UpfProgrammable extends HandlerBehaviour, UpfDevice {
    /**
     * Apps are expected to call this method as the first one when they are ready
     * to install PDRs and FARs.
     *
     * @return True if initialized, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean init();
}