YdtListener.java

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package org.onosproject.yms.ydt;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity which provide call back methods which are called
 * by YDT walker while walking the YANG data tree.
 * <p>
 * In a response to execute operation YMS returns the YMS operation results
 * with root YDT node. Now, protocols needs to walk through the YDT node and
 * constructs the corresponding data format string. Protocol can opt to use
 * listener or visitor based walking mechanism.
 * <p>
 * This interface needs to be implemented by protocol implementing listener's
 * based call backs while YDT walk.
 */
public interface YdtListener {

    /**
     * YANG data tree node's entry, it will be called during a node entry.
     * All the related information about the node can be obtain from the YDT
     * context.
     *
     * @param ydtContext YANG data tree context
     */
    void enterYdtNode(YdtContext ydtContext);

    /**
     * YANG data tree node's exit, it will be called during a node exit.
     * All the related information about the node can be obtain from the YDT
     * context.
     *
     * @param ydtContext YANG data tree context
     */
    void exitYdtNode(YdtContext ydtContext);
}