/**
 *    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;

public interface IListener<T> {
    public enum Command {
        CONTINUE, STOP
    }

    /**
     * The name assigned to this listener
     *
     * @return the name of the listener
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Check if the module called name is a callback ordering prerequisite
     * for this module.  In other words, if this function returns true for
     * the given name, then this message listener will be called after that
     * message listener.
     *
     * @param type the message type to which this applies
     * @param name the name of the module
     * @return whether name is a prerequisite.
     */
    public boolean isCallbackOrderingPrereq(T type, String name);

    /**
     * Check if the module called name is a callback ordering post-requisite
     * for this module.  In other words, if this function returns true for
     * the given name, then this message listener will be called before that
     * message listener.
     *
     * @param type the message type to which this applies
     * @param name the name of the module
     * @return whether name is a post-requisite.
     */
    public boolean isCallbackOrderingPostreq(T type, String name);
}