com.hp.of.ctl

Interface FlowInitializer

public interface FlowInitializer

Provides an abstraction for flow initialization.

Author:

Frank Wood

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	purgeFlows(DataPathId dpid) Sends "delete all flowmods" command to the specified datapath.
boolean	pushDefaultFlows(DataPathId dpid) Gathers and pushes default flows to the specified datapath.

Method Detail

purgeFlows

void purgeFlows(DataPathId dpid)

Sends "delete all flowmods" command to the specified datapath. This is an internal method, which should only be invoked by the post-handshake task, just prior to installing initial flows. Note that this method blocks until the delete method has been confirmed via barrier request.

Parameters:

dpid - the target datapath

pushDefaultFlows

boolean pushDefaultFlows(DataPathId dpid)

Gathers and pushes default flows to the specified datapath.

Parameters:

dpid - the target datapath

Returns:

true if the operation was a success