Deprecating unused get{Provider,Consumer} Functionality

[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-dom-api / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / controller / sal / core / api / Consumer.java

diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/core/api/Consumer.java b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/core/api/Consumer.java
index a693cd6c49b475bc5f046cbb48c465f37858729f..a5ab8ac911b20fc703b96185af66e9bb60c170d7 100644 (file)
--- a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/core/api/Consumer.java
+++ b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/core/api/Consumer.java
@@ -38,21 +38,22 @@ public interface Consumer {
     public void onSessionInitiated(ConsumerSession session);
 
     /**
-     * Get a set of implementations of consumer functionality to be registered
-     * into system during the consumer registration to the SAL.
-     *
-     * This method is invoked by {@link Broker#registerConsumer(Consumer)}.
-     *
-     * @return Set of consumer functionality.
+     * @deprecated - no longer used or needed
+     * *
+     * Suggested implementation until removed:
+     * @code {
+     * public Collection<ConsumerFunctionality> getConsumerFunctionality() {
+     *    return Collections.emptySet();
+     * }
+     * }
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public Collection<ConsumerFunctionality> getConsumerFunctionality();
 
     /**
-     * The marker interface for the interfaces describing the consumer
-     * functionality contracts.
-     *
-     *
+     * @deprecated - no longer used or needed
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public interface ConsumerFunctionality {
 
     }