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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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.networkconfig.neutron;
+
+/**
+ * This interface defines the methods a service that wishes to be aware of LoadBalancer Rules needs to implement
+ *
+ */
+
+public interface INeutronLoadBalancerAware {
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method to indicate if the specified loadBalancer can be created
+ *
+ * @param loadBalancer
+ * instance of proposed new LoadBalancer object
+ * @return integer
+ * the return value is understood to be a HTTP status code. A return value outside of 200 through 299
+ * results in the create operation being interrupted and the returned status value reflected in the
+ * HTTP response.
+ */
+ public int canCreateNeutronLoadBalancer(NeutronLoadBalancer loadBalancer);
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method for taking action after a loadBalancer has been created
+ *
+ * @param loadBalancer
+ * instance of new LoadBalancer object
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public void neutronLoadBalancerCreated(NeutronLoadBalancer loadBalancer);
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method to indicate if the specified loadBalancer can be changed using the specified
+ * delta
+ *
+ * @param delta
+ * updates to the loadBalancer object using patch semantics
+ * @param original
+ * instance of the LoadBalancer object to be updated
+ * @return integer
+ * the return value is understood to be a HTTP status code. A return value outside of 200 through 299
+ * results in the update operation being interrupted and the returned status value reflected in the
+ * HTTP response.
+ */
+ public int canUpdateNeutronLoadBalancer(NeutronLoadBalancer delta, NeutronLoadBalancer original);
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method for taking action after a loadBalancer has been updated
+ *
+ * @param loadBalancer
+ * instance of modified LoadBalancer object
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public void neutronLoadBalancerUpdated(NeutronLoadBalancer loadBalancer);
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method to indicate if the specified loadBalancer can be deleted
+ *
+ * @param loadBalancer
+ * instance of the LoadBalancer object to be deleted
+ * @return integer
+ * the return value is understood to be a HTTP status code. A return value outside of 200 through 299
+ * results in the delete operation being interrupted and the returned status value reflected in the
+ * HTTP response.
+ */
+ public int canDeleteNeutronLoadBalancer(NeutronLoadBalancer loadBalancer);
+
+ /**
+ * Services provide this interface method for taking action after a loadBalancer has been deleted
+ *
+ * @param loadBalancer
+ * instance of deleted LoadBalancer object
+ * @return void
+ */
+ public void neutronLoadBalancerDeleted(NeutronLoadBalancer loadBalancer);
+}