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/*
 * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.onosproject.net.pi.service;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import org.onosproject.net.pi.model.PiPipeconf;
import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiEntity;
import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiHandle;

import java.util.Optional;

/**
 * A translator of PI entities to equivalent PD ones which offer means to learn
 * translated entities for later use.
 *
 * @param  PD entity class (translatable to PI)
 * @param  PI entity class
 */
@Beta
public interface PiTranslator {

    /**
     * Translate the given PD entity (original) and returns a PI entity that is
     * equivalent to he PD one for the given pipeconf.
     *
     * @param original PD entity
     * @param pipeconf pipeconf
     * @return PI entity
     * @throws PiTranslationException if a translation is not possible (see
     *                                message for an explanation)
     */
    E translate(T original, PiPipeconf pipeconf)
            throws PiTranslationException;

    /**
     * Stores a mapping between the given translated entity and handle.
     *
     * @param handle PI entity handle
     * @param entity PI translated entity
     */
    void learn(PiHandle handle, PiTranslatedEntity entity);

    /**
     * Returns a PI translated entity that was previously associated with the
     * given  handle, if present. If not present, it means a mapping between the
     * two has not been learned by the system (via {@link #learn(PiHandle,
     * PiTranslatedEntity)}) or that it has been removed (via {@link
     * #forget(PiHandle)}). the
     *
     * @param handle PI entity handle
     * @return optional PI translated entity
     */
    Optional> lookup(PiHandle handle);

    /**
     * Removes any mapping for the given PI entity handle.
     *
     * @param handle PI entity handle.
     */
    void forget(PiHandle handle);
}