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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.md.sal.binding.compat;
+
+import org.opendaylight.controller.sal.binding.api.NotificationListener;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.concepts.ListenerRegistration;
+import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.Notification;
+
+/**
+ * A registration of a {@link NotificationListener}. Allows query of the type
+ * of the notification and dispatching the notification atomically with regard
+ * to unregistration.
+ *
+ * @param <T> Type of notification
+ */
+interface NotificationListenerRegistration<T extends Notification> extends ListenerRegistration<NotificationListener<T>> {
+ /**
+ * Return the interface class of the notification type.
+ *
+ * @return Notification type.
+ */
+ Class<? extends Notification> getType();
+
+ /**
+ * Dispatch a notification to the listener.
+ *
+ * @param notification Notification to be dispatched
+ */
+ void notify(Notification notification);
+}