Re-added config.version to config-module-archetype.

[controller.git] / opendaylight / md-sal / sal-dom-broker / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / controller / md / sal / dom / store / impl / tree / ModificationType.java

diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-broker/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/dom/store/impl/tree/ModificationType.java b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-broker/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/dom/store/impl/tree/ModificationType.java
index 199d90252ea8a2399baf9cad41e88dd02f561548..b9a26f5c00be0b6cf45775e141d22728b1d22ee2 100644 (file)
--- a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-broker/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/dom/store/impl/tree/ModificationType.java
+++ b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-dom-broker/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/dom/store/impl/tree/ModificationType.java
@@ -7,30 +7,39 @@
  */
 package org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.dom.store.impl.tree;
 
+/**
+ * Enumeration of all possible node modification states. These are used in
+ * data tree modification context to quickly assess what sort of modification
+ * the node is undergoing.
+ */
 public enum ModificationType {
-
     /**
-     *
-     * Node is unmodified
-     *
-     *
+     * Node is currently unmodified.
      */
     UNMODIFIED,
+
     /**
-     *
-     * Child of tree node was modified
-     *
+     * A child node, either direct or indirect, has been modified. This means
+     * that the data representation of this node has potentially changed.
      */
     SUBTREE_MODIFIED,
+
     /**
-     * Tree node was replaced with new value / subtree
-     *
+     * This node has been placed into the tree, potentially completely replacing
+     * pre-existing contents.
      */
     WRITE,
+
+    /**
+     * This node has been deleted along with any of its child nodes.
+     */
+    DELETE,
+
     /**
-     *
-     * Tree node is to be deleted.
-     *
+     * Node has been written into the tree, but instead of replacing pre-existing
+     * contents, it has been merged. This means that any incoming nodes which
+     * were present in the tree have been replaced, but their child nodes have
+     * been retained.
      */
-    DELETE
+    MERGE,
 }