Define APIs to determine how to install/remove an intent
It's a part of ONOS-1654.
- IntentInstaller handles installation/removal of an intent
- IIntentRuntime supports register/unregister IntentInstaller
Change-Id: I7dae171b445eac6254131a9f4144f0447a2321f2
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/api/intent/IIntentRuntimeService.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/api/intent/IIntentRuntimeService.java
index 6750595..0e5c36e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/api/intent/IIntentRuntimeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/api/intent/IIntentRuntimeService.java
@@ -84,6 +84,35 @@
public <T extends Intent> void removeResolver(Class<T> type);
/**
+ * Adds an IntentInstaller associated with a given intent type.
+ *
+ * If there is an Intent instance of the specified Intent type in the runtime,
+ * the specified IntentInstaller doesn't replace the existing installer.
+ * Otherwise, the existing installer is replaced with the specified installer.
+ *
+ * @param type the class instance of the intent type.
+ * @param installer the installer of the given intent type.
+ * @param <T> the type of the intent.
+ * @return false when there is an Intent instance of the specified intent type
+ * in the runtime. Otherwise, true.
+ */
+ public <T extends Intent> boolean addInstaller(Class<T> type, IntentInstaller<T> installer);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes the IntentInstaller associated with a given intent type.
+ *
+ * If there is an Intent instance of the specified Intent type in the runtime,
+ * the specified IntentInstaller is not removed. Otherwise, the existing
+ * IntentInstaller is removed from the runtime.
+ *
+ * @param type the class instance of the intent type.
+ * @param <T> the type of the intent.
+ * @return false when there is an Intent instance of the specified intent type
+ * in the runtime. Otherwise, true.
+ */
+ public <T extends Intent> boolean removeInstaller(Class<T> type);
+
+ /**
* Gets IFlow objects managed by the specified intent.
*
* @param intentId ID of the target Intent.