IOFSwitchDriver.java

/**
 *    Copyright 2013, Big Switch Networks, Inc.
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package net.floodlightcontroller.core;

import org.openflow.protocol.statistics.OFDescriptionStatistics;

public interface IOFSwitchDriver {
    /**
     * Return an IOFSwitch object based on switch's manufacturer description
     * from OFDescriptionStatitics.
     * @param description DescriptionStatistics from the switch instance
     * @return A IOFSwitch instance if the driver found an implementation
     * for the given description. Null otherwise
     */
    public IOFSwitch getOFSwitchImpl(OFDescriptionStatistics description);
}