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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.ReadOnlyTransaction;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableNode;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.meters.Meter;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.Flow;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.service.rev130819.SalFlowService;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.service.rev130918.SalGroupService;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.Group;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.meter.service.rev130918.SalMeterService;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
+
+/**
+ * forwardingrules-manager
+ * org.opendaylight.controller.frm
+ *
+ * ForwardingRulesManager
+ * It represent a central point for whole modul. Implementation
+ * Flow Provider registers the link FlowChangeListener} and it holds all needed
+ * services for link FlowChangeListener}.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:vdemcak@cisco.com">Vaclav Demcak</a>
+ *
+ * Created: Aug 25, 2014
+ */
+public interface ForwardingRulesManager extends AutoCloseable {
+
+ public void start();
+
+ /**
+ * Method returns information :
+ * "is Node with send InstanceIdentifier connected"?
+ *
+ * @param InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident - the key of the node
+ * @return boolean - is device connected
+ */
+ public boolean isNodeActive(InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident);
+
+ /**
+ * Method add new {@link FlowCapableNode} to active Node Holder.
+ * ActiveNodeHolder prevent unnecessary Operational/DS read for identify
+ * pre-configure and serious Configure/DS transactions.
+ *
+ * @param InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident - the key of the node
+ */
+ public void registrateNewNode(InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident);
+
+ /**
+ * Method remove disconnected {@link FlowCapableNode} from active Node
+ * Holder. And all next flows or groups or meters will stay in Config/DS
+ * only.
+ *
+ * @param InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident - the key of the node
+ */
+ public void unregistrateNode(InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> ident);
+
+ /**
+ * Method returns generated transaction ID, which is unique for
+ * every transaction. ID is composite from prefix ("DOM") and unique number.
+ *
+ * @return String transactionID for RPC transaction identification
+ */
+ public String getNewTransactionId();
+
+ /**
+ * Method returns Read Transacion. It is need for Node reconciliation only.
+ *
+ * @return ReadOnlyTransaction
+ */
+ public ReadOnlyTransaction getReadTranaction();
+
+ /**
+ * Flow RPC service
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public SalFlowService getSalFlowService();
+
+ /**
+ * Group RPC service
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public SalGroupService getSalGroupService();
+
+ /**
+ * Meter RPC service
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public SalMeterService getSalMeterService();
+
+ /**
+ * Content definition method and prevent code duplicity in Reconcil
+ * @return ForwardingRulesCommiter<Flow>
+ */
+ public ForwardingRulesCommiter<Flow> getFlowCommiter();
+
+ /**
+ * Content definition method and prevent code duplicity in Reconcil
+ * @return ForwardingRulesCommiter<Group>
+ */
+ public ForwardingRulesCommiter<Group> getGroupCommiter();
+
+ /**
+ * Content definition method and prevent code duplicity
+ * @return ForwardingRulesCommiter<Meter>
+ */
+ public ForwardingRulesCommiter<Meter> getMeterCommiter();
+
+ /**
+ * Content definition method
+ * @return FlowNodeReconciliation
+ */
+ public FlowNodeReconciliation getFlowNodeReconciliation();
+}
+