Package org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.spi.connection

Interface SwitchConnectionProvider

All Superinterfaces:

DeserializerExtensionProvider, SerializerExtensionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

SwitchConnectionProviderImpl

public interface SwitchConnectionProvider
extends SerializerExtensionProvider, DeserializerExtensionProvider

Provides handling for a switch connection.

Author:

mirehak, michal.polkorab

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ConnectionConfiguration	getConfiguration()	Returns the connection configuration.
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Void>	shutdown()	Stop listening to switches.
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Void>	startup(SwitchConnectionHandler connectionHandler)	Start listening to switches using specified SwitchConnectionHandler.

Methods inherited from interface org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.extensibility.DeserializerExtensionProvider

registerActionDeserializer, registerDeserializer, registerDeserializerMapping, registerErrorDeserializer, registerExperimenterMessageDeserializer, registerInstructionDeserializer, registerMatchEntryDeserializer, registerMeterBandDeserializer, registerMultipartReplyMessageDeserializer, registerMultipartReplyTFDeserializer, registerQueuePropertyDeserializer, unregisterDeserializer, unregisterDeserializerMapping

Methods inherited from interface org.opendaylight.openflowjava.protocol.api.extensibility.SerializerExtensionProvider

registerActionSerializer, registerExperimenterMessageSerializer, registerInstructionSerializer, registerMatchEntrySerializer, registerMeterBandSerializer, registerMeterBandSerializer, registerMultipartRequestSerializer, registerMultipartRequestTFSerializer, registerSerializer, unregisterSerializer

Method Details

getConfiguration

ConnectionConfiguration getConfiguration()

Returns the connection configuration.

Returns:

configuration [protocol, port, address and supported features]

startup

com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Void> startup(SwitchConnectionHandler connectionHandler)

Start listening to switches using specified SwitchConnectionHandler.

Parameters:

connectionHandler - instance being informed when new switch connects

Returns:

future completing when the channel has been resolved

shutdown

com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Void> shutdown()

Stop listening to switches.

Returns:

future completing when all channels are down