Updated implementation of broker (data services, generated code), added Integration...
[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-binding-api / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / controller / sal / binding / api / data / DataProviderService.java
index 32b1d933cf4735ad8aa72ddea15c15e93bd6afff..523abb50cab4150421c46d61d6aa345ccab98cd5 100644 (file)
@@ -9,11 +9,30 @@ package org.opendaylight.controller.sal.binding.api.data;
 
 
 import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.DataProvisionService;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.DataReader;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.binding.api.BindingAwareProvider;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.common.DataStoreIdentifier;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.concepts.Registration;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.DataObject;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
 
-
+/**
+ * DataProviderService is common access point for {@link BindingAwareProvider} providers
+ * to access data trees described by the YANG model.
+ *
+ */
 public interface DataProviderService extends DataBrokerService, DataProvisionService<InstanceIdentifier<? extends DataObject>, DataObject> {
 
+    
+    /**
+     * Registers a data reader for particular subtree of overal YANG data tree.
+     * 
+     * Registered data reader is called if anyone tries to read data from 
+     * paths which are nested to provided path.
+     * 
+     * @param path Subpath which is handled by registered data reader
+     * @param reader Instance of reader which 
+     * @return Registration object for reader. Invoking {@link Registration#close()} will unregister reader.
+     */
+    Registration<DataReader<InstanceIdentifier<? extends DataObject>,DataObject>> registerDataReader(InstanceIdentifier<? extends DataObject> path,DataReader<InstanceIdentifier<? extends DataObject>,DataObject> reader);
 }