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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 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.frm;
+
+import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.DataChangeListener;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableNode;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
+
+/**
+ * forwardingrules-manager
+ * org.opendaylight.controller.frm
+ *
+ * FlowNodeReconciliation
+ * It represent Reconciliation functionality for every new device.
+ * So we have to read all possible pre-configured Flows, Meters and Groups from
+ * Config/DS and add all to new device.
+ * New device is represented by new {@link org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableNode}
+ * in Operational/DS. So we have to add listener for Wildcarded path in base data change scope.
+ *
+ * WildCarded InstanceIdentifier:
+ * {@code
+ *
+ * InstanceIdentifier.create(Nodes.class).child(Node.class).augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class)
+ *
+ * }
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:vdemcak@cisco.com">Vaclav Demcak</a>
+ *
+ * Created: Aug 26, 2014
+ */
+public interface FlowNodeReconciliation extends DataChangeListener, AutoCloseable {
+
+ /**
+ * Method contains Node registration to {@link ForwardingRulesManager} functionality
+ * as a prevention to use a validation check to the Operational/DS for identify
+ * pre-configure transaction and serious device commit in every transaction.
+ *
+ * Second part of functionality is own reconciliation pre-configure
+ * Flows, Meters and Groups.
+ *
+ * @param connectedNode - {@link org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.KeyedInstanceIdentifier} to new Node
+ */
+ void flowNodeConnected(InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> connectedNode);
+
+ /**
+ * Method contains functionality for registered Node {@FlowCapableNode} removing
+ * from {@Link ForwardingRulesManager}
+ *
+ * @param disconnectedNode - {@link org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.KeyedInstanceIdentifier} to removed Node
+ */
+ void flowNodeDisconnected(InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> disconnectedNode);
+}
+