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+/**
+*    Copyright 2011, Big Switch Networks, Inc. 
+*    Originally created by David Erickson, Stanford University
+* 
+*    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+*    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+*    a copy of the License at
+*
+*         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+*    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+*    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+*    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+*    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+*    under the License.
+**/
+
+package net.floodlightcontroller.core;
+
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFMessage;
+import org.openflow.protocol.OFType;
+
+/**
+ *
+ *
+ * @author David Erickson (daviderickson@cs.stanford.edu)
+ */
+public interface IOFMessageListener extends IListener<OFType> {
+  /**
+   * This is the method Floodlight uses to call listeners with OpenFlow messages
+   * @param sw the OpenFlow switch that sent this message
+   * @param msg the message
+   * @param cntx a Floodlight message context object you can use to pass 
+   * information between listeners
+   * @return the command to continue or stop the execution
+   */
+  public Command receive(IOFSwitch sw, OFMessage msg, FloodlightContext cntx);
+}