import org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.keys.ExperimenterIdDeserializerKey;
import org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.keys.ExperimenterInstructionDeserializerKey;
import org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.keys.MatchEntryDeserializerKey;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.keys.MessageCodeKey;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.keys.TypeToClassKey;
import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflow.protocol.rev130731.ErrorMessage;
import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflow.protocol.rev130731.experimenter.core.ExperimenterDataOfChoice;
import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.openflow.protocol.rev130731.meter.band.header.meter.band.MeterBandExperimenterCase;
*/
public interface DeserializerExtensionProvider {
+ /**
+ * Registers deserializer.
+ * Throws IllegalStateException when there is
+ * a deserializer already registered under given key.
+ * <p>
+ * If the deserializer implements {@link DeserializerRegistryInjector} interface,
+ * the deserializer is injected with DeserializerRegistry instance.
+ *
+ * @param key used for deserializer lookup
+ * @param deserializer deserializer instance
+ */
+ void registerDeserializer(MessageCodeKey key,
+ OFGeneralDeserializer deserializer);
+
/**
* Unregisters custom deserializer
* @param key used for deserializer lookup
*/
void registerQueuePropertyDeserializer(ExperimenterIdDeserializerKey key,
OFDeserializer<QueueProperty> deserializer);
+
+ /**
+ * Registers type to class mapping used to assign return type when deserializing message
+ * @param key type to class key
+ * @param clazz return class
+ */
+ void registerDeserializerMapping(TypeToClassKey key, Class<?> clazz);
+
+ /**
+ * Unregisters type to class mapping used to assign return type when deserializing message
+ * @param key type to class key
+ * @return true if mapping was successfully removed
+ */
+ boolean unregisterDeserializerMapping(TypeToClassKey key);
}