* @param data
* the data object to be written to the specified path
* @param createMissingParents
- * if true, any missing parent nodes will be automatically
- * created using a merge operation.
+ * if {@link #CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS} ({@code true}), any missing
+ * parent nodes will be automatically created using a merge
+ * operation.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if the transaction has already been submitted
*/
* @param data
* the data object to be merged to the specified path
* @param createMissingParents
- * if true, any missing parent nodes will be automatically created
- * using a merge operation.
+ * if {@link #CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS} ({@code true}), any missing
+ * parent nodes will be automatically created using a merge
+ * operation.
* @throws IllegalStateException
* if the transaction has already been submitted
*/
@Override
void delete(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<?> path);
+
+ /**
+ * Flag value indicating that missing parents should be created.
+ */
+ boolean CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS = true;
+
+ /**
+ * Flag value indicating that missing parents should cause an error.
+ */
+ boolean FAIL_ON_MISSING_PARENTS = false;
}