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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 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.md.sal.binding.api;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.concepts.Identifiable;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.DataObject;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument;
+
+/**
+ * Modified Data Object.
+ *
+ * Represents modification of Data Object.
+ *
+ */
+public interface DataObjectModification<T extends DataObject> extends Identifiable<PathArgument> {
+
+ enum ModificationType {
+ /**
+ *
+ * Child node (direct or indirect) was modified.
+ *
+ */
+ SUBTREE_MODIFIED,
+ /**
+ *
+ * Node was explicitly created / overwritten.
+ *
+ */
+ WRITE,
+ /**
+ *
+ * Node was deleted.
+ *
+ */
+ DELETE
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ PathArgument getIdentifier();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns type of modified object.
+ *
+ * @return type of modified object.
+ */
+ @Nonnull Class<T> getDataType();
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * Returns type of modification
+ *
+ * @return type Type of performed modification.
+ */
+ @Nonnull ModificationType getModificationType();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns after state of top level container.
+ *
+ * @param root Class representing data container
+ * @return State of object after modification. Null if subtree is not present.
+ */
+ @Nullable T getDataAfter();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns unmodifiable collection of modified direct children.
+ *
+ * @return unmodifiable collection of modified direct children.
+ */
+ @Nonnull Collection<DataObjectModification<? extends DataObject>> getModifiedChildren();
+
+
+}