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package io.fd.honeycomb.v3po.impl.trans.r;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.DataObject;
import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;

/**
 * Base VPP reader, responsible for translation between DataObjects and VPP APIs
 *
 * @param <D> Specific DataObject derived type, that is handled by this reader
 */
@Beta
public interface VppReader<D extends DataObject> extends SubtreeManager<D> {

    // TODO add vpp read context that will be shared by all readers during a single read to keep useful information
    // preventing possible duplicate reads from VPP
    // TODO make async

    /**
     * Reads from VPP data identified by id
     *
     * @param id unique identifier of subtree to be read. The subtree must contain managed data object type. For
     *           identifiers pointing below node managed by this reader, it's reader's responsibility to filter out the
     *           right node or to delegate the read to a child reader.
     * @return List of DataObjects identified by id. If the ID points to a single node, it will be wrapped in a list
     */
    @Nonnull
    List<? extends DataObject> read(@Nonnull final InstanceIdentifier<? extends DataObject> id);

}