/**
* Interface that describes methods for installing or removing forwarding rules
* and to access to the flows database.
- *
+ *
*/
public interface IForwardingRulesManager {
* SDN protocol plugin to install the flow on the network node. Based on the
* result of this operation FRM will update its database accordingly and
* will return the proper {@code Status} code.
- *
+ *
* @param flow
* the flow entry to install
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action.
* protocol plugin to uninstall the flow from the network node. Based on the
* result of this operation FRM will update its database accordingly and
* will return the proper {@code Status} code.
- *
+ *
* @param flow
* the flow entry to uninstall
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action
* modify message depending on the SDN protocol specifications If the
* current flow is equal to the new one it will be a no op and success code
* is returned.
- *
+ *
* @param current
* the current flow entry to modify
* @param newone
* it, it will request plugin to add the new flow. If the passed entry is
* not valid an error code is returned. If the existing flow is equal to the
* passed one it will be a no op and success code is returned.
- *
+ *
+ *
* @param newone
* the new flow entry to install
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action
*/
public Status modifyOrAddFlowEntry(FlowEntry newone);
+ /**
+ * It requests FRM to install the passed Flow Entry through an asynchronous
+ * call. A unique request id is returned to the caller. FRM will request the
+ * SDN protocol plugin to install the flow on the network node. As immediate
+ * result of this asynchronous call, FRM will update its flow database as if
+ * the flow was successfully installed.
+ *
+ * @param flow
+ * the flow entry to install
+ * @return the status of this request containing the request id associated
+ * to this asynchronous request
+ */
+ public Status installFlowEntryAsync(FlowEntry flow);
+
+ /**
+ * It requests FRM to remove the passed Flow Entry through an asynchronous
+ * call. A unique request id is returned to the caller. FRM will request the
+ * SDN protocol plugin to uninstall the flow from the network node. As
+ * immediate result of this asynchronous call, FRM will update its flow
+ * database as if the flow was successfully installed.
+ *
+ * @param flow
+ * the flow entry to uninstall
+ * @return the status of this request containing the unique id associated to
+ * this asynchronous request
+ */
+ public Status uninstallFlowEntryAsync(FlowEntry flow);
+
+ /**
+ * It requests FRM to replace the currently installed Flow Entry with the
+ * new one through an asynchronous call. A unique request id is returned to
+ * the caller. It is up to the SDN protocol plugin to decide how to convey
+ * this message to the network node. It could be a delete + add or a single
+ * modify message depending on the SDN protocol specifications. If the
+ * current flow is equal to the new one it will be a no op.
+ *
+ * @param current
+ * the current flow entry to modify
+ * @param newone
+ * the new flow entry which will replace the current one
+ * @return the status of this request containing the request id associated
+ * to this asynchronous request
+ */
+ public Status modifyFlowEntryAsync(FlowEntry current, FlowEntry newone);
+
+ /**
+ * It requests the FRM to replace the currently installed Flow Entry with
+ * the new one through an asynchronous call. A unique request id is returned
+ * to the caller. The currently installed entry is derived by the Match
+ * portion of the passed Flow. FRM looks in its database for a previously
+ * installed FlowEntry which Match equals the Match of the passed Flow. If
+ * it finds it, it will request the SDN protocol plugin to replace the
+ * existing flow with the new one on the network node. If it does not find
+ * it, it will request plugin to add the new flow. If the passed entry is
+ * not valid a zero request id is returned. If the existing flow is equal to
+ * the passed one it will be a no op.
+ *
+ * @param newone
+ * the new flow entry to install
+ * @return the unique id associated to this request. In case of not
+ * acceptable request -1 will be returned.
+ */
+ public Status modifyOrAddFlowEntryAsync(FlowEntry newone);
+
+ /**
+ * Requests ForwardingRulesManager to solicit the network node to inform us
+ * about the status of its execution on the asynchronous requests that were
+ * sent to it so far. It is a way for an application to poke the network
+ * node in order to get a feedback asap on the asynchronous requests
+ * generated by the application. The caller may decide if this is a blocking
+ * or non-blocking operation. If blocking is set to true, the caller will be
+ * blocked until the solicitation response is received from the network node
+ * or receive timeout. Otherwise, it is a non-blocking call and does not
+ * guarantee the node will respond in any given time.
+ *
+ * @param node
+ * The network node to solicit a response
+ * @param blocking
+ * The blocking mode
+ * @return the status of this request containing the request id associated
+ * to this asynchronous request
+ */
+ public Status solicitStatusResponse(Node node, boolean blocking);
+
/**
* Check whether the passed flow entry conflicts with the Container flows
- *
+ *
* @param flow
* the flow entry to test
* @return true if conflicts, false otherwise
/**
* Returns the list of Flow entries across network nodes which are part of
* the same flow group, policy
- *
+ *
* @param group
* the group name
* @return the list of flow entries belonging to the specified group
/**
* Add a list of output port to the flow with the specified name on the
* specified network node
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node
* @param flowName
/**
* Remove a list of output port from the flow with the specified name on the
* specified network node
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node
* @param flowName
/**
* Replace the current output port in the specified flow with the specified
* one
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node
* @param groupName
/**
* Returns the output port configured on the specified flow
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node
* @param flowName
* Returns all the troubleshooting information that applications have set
* along with the policy they have configured through forwarding rules
* manger.
- *
+ *
* @return the collection of troubleshooting objects
*/
public Map<String, Object> getTSPolicyData();
/**
* Set the troubleshooting information for the policy
- *
+ *
* @param policyname
* the flow group name
* @param o
/**
* Returns the troubleshooting information that was set for the specified
* policy
- *
+ *
* @param groupName
* the flows group name
* @return the troubleshooting info object
/**
* Returns the specifications of all the flows configured for all the
* switches on the current container
- *
+ *
* @return the list of flow configurations present in the database
*/
public List<FlowConfig> getStaticFlows();
/**
* Returns the specifications of all the flows configured for the given
* switch on the current container
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node identifier
* @return the list of {@code FlowConfig} objects
/**
* Returns the specification of the flow configured for the given network
* node on the current container
- *
+ *
* @param name
* the flow name
* @param n
- * the netwrok node identifier
+ * the network node identifier
* @return the {@code FlowConfig} object
*/
public FlowConfig getStaticFlow(String name, Node n);
/**
* Returns the list of names of flows configured for the given Network node
* on the current container
- *
+ *
* @param node
* the network node identifier
* @return the list of flow names
/**
* Returns the list of Node(s) for which a static flow has been configured
- *
+ *
* @return the list of network nodes
*/
public List<Node> getListNodeWithConfiguredFlows();
/**
* Save the flow configured so far to file
- *
+ *
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action.
*/
public Status saveConfig();
/**
* Add a flow specified by the {@code FlowConfig} object on the current
* container
- *
+ *
* @param config
* the {@code FlowConfig} object representing the static flow
* @param restore
/**
* Remove a flow specified by the {@code FlowConfig} object on the current
* container
- *
+ *
* @param config
* the {@code FlowConfig} object representing the static flow
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action
* Replace the flow identified by the {@code FlowConfig.name} name for the
* {@code FlowConfig.node} network node with the new flow specified by
* {@code FlowConfig} object
- *
+ *
* @param config
* the {@code FlowConfig} object
* @returnthe {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action
/**
* Remove the flow specified by name on the passed network node
- *
+ *
* @param name
* for the static flow
* @param node
* Toggle the installation status of the specified configured flow If the
* flow configuration status is active, this call will change the flow
* status to inactive and vice-versa
- *
+ *
* @param configObject
* the {@code FlowConfig} object
* @return the {@code Status} object indicating the result of this action
* Toggle the installation status of the specified configured flow If the
* flow configuration status is active, this call will change the flow
* status to inactive and vice-versa
- *
+ *
* @param name
* for the static flow
* @param node
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