package org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.clustering;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* per process. If multiple requests for registering a candidate for a given entity are received in the
* current process a CandidateAlreadyRegisteredException will be thrown.
* <p>
- * The registration is performed asynchronously and the {@link EntityOwnershipCandidate} instance is
- * notified whenever its process instance is granted ownership of the entity and also whenever it loses
- * ownership. Note that the {@link EntityOwnershipCandidate} is not notified when another process instance
- * is granted ownership.
+ * The registration is performed asynchronously and any registered {@link EntityOwnershipListener} is
+ * notified of ownership status changes for the entity.
*
* @param entity the entity which the Candidate wants to own
- * @param candidate the Candidate that wants to own the entity
* @return a registration object that can be used to unregister the Candidate
* @throws org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.clustering.CandidateAlreadyRegisteredException
*/
- EntityOwnershipCandidateRegistration registerCandidate(@Nonnull Entity entity, @Nonnull EntityOwnershipCandidate candidate)
+ EntityOwnershipCandidateRegistration registerCandidate(@Nonnull Entity entity)
throws CandidateAlreadyRegisteredException;
/**
*/
EntityOwnershipListenerRegistration registerListener(@Nonnull String entityType, @Nonnull EntityOwnershipListener listener);
+ /**
+ * Gets the current ownership state information for an entity.
+ *
+ * @param forEntity the entity to query.
+ * @return an Optional EntityOwnershipState whose instance is present if the entity is found
+ */
+ Optional<EntityOwnershipState> getOwnershipState(@Nonnull Entity forEntity);
}