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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Cisco Systems, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution,
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+package org.opendaylight.controller.cluster.dom.api;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.dom.api.DOMDataTreeIdentifier;
+import org.opendaylight.mdsal.dom.api.DOMDataTreeProducer;
+
+/**
+ * An extension to {@link DOMDataTreeProducer}, which allows users access
+ * to information about the backing shard.
+ *
+ * @author Robert Varga
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface CDSDataTreeProducer extends DOMDataTreeProducer {
+ /**
+ * Return a {@link CDSShardAccess} handle. This handle will remain valid
+ * as long as this producer is operational. Returned handle can be accessed
+ * independently from this producer and is not subject to the usual access
+ * restrictions imposed on DOMDataTreeProducer state.
+ *
+ * @param subtree One of the subtrees to which are currently under control of this producer
+ * @return A shard access handle.
+ * @throws NullPointerException when subtree is null
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified subtree is not controlled by this producer
+ * @throws IllegalStateException if this producer is no longer operational
+ * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if the access rules to this producer
+ * are violated, for example if this producer is bound and this thread
+ * is currently not executing from a listener context.
+ */
+ @Nonnull CDSShardAccess getShardAccess(@Nonnull DOMDataTreeIdentifier subtree);
+}
+