org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.provider

Interface VirtualProviderRegistry<P extends VirtualProvider,S extends VirtualProviderService<P>>

Type Parameters:

P - type of the information virtual provider

S - type of the provider virtual service

All Known Subinterfaces:

VirtualFlowRuleProviderRegistry

public interface VirtualProviderRegistry<P extends VirtualProvider,S extends VirtualProviderService<P>>

Registry for tracking information virtual providers with the core.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<P>	getProviders() Returns a set of currently registered virtual providers.
S	register(P provider) Registers the supplied virtual provider with the virtual core.
void	unregister(P provider) Unregisters the supplied virtual provider.

Method Detail

register

S register(P provider)

Registers the supplied virtual provider with the virtual core.

Parameters:

provider - virtual provider to be registered

Returns:

service for injecting information into core

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the provider is registered already

unregister

void unregister(P provider)

Unregisters the supplied virtual provider. As a result the previously issued virtual provider service will be invalidated and any subsequent invocations of its methods may throw IllegalStateException. Unregistering a virtual provider that has not been previously registered result in a no-op.

Parameters:

provider - provider to be unregistered

getProviders

Set<P> getProviders()

Returns a set of currently registered virtual providers.

Returns:

set of virtual providers