ControlMessage.java

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package org.onosproject.cpman;

import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;

/**
 * Abstraction of control message.
 */
public interface ControlMessage {

    enum Type {
        INBOUND_PACKET, OUTBOUND_PACKET, FLOW_MOD_PACKET,
        FLOW_REMOVED_PACKET, REQUEST_PACKET, REPLY_PACKET
    }

    /**
     * Returns the control message type.
     *
     * @return control message type
     */
    Type type();

    /**
     * Returns the device identification.
     *
     * @return device identification
     */
    DeviceId deviceId();

    /**
     * Returns the latest control message load.
     *
     * @return control message load
     */
    long load();

    /**
     * Returns the latest control message rate.
     *
     * @return control message rate
     */
    long rate();

    /**
     * Returns the latest control message packet count.
     *
     * @return packet count
     */
    long count();

    /**
     * Returns the time that this control message stats collected.
     *
     * @return time stamp.
     */
    long timestamp();
}