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package org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.provider;

import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
import org.onosproject.net.Path;

/**
 * Abstraction of an embedding algorithm used for embedding virtual objects
 * into the underlying physical network.
 */
public interface InternalRoutingAlgorithm {
    /**
     * Find a route between two connect points (i.e. ports)
     * according to the own logic.
     *
     * @param src A start point
     * @param dst A sink point
     * @return The path between src and dst calculated from the algorithm
     */
    Path findPath(ConnectPoint src, ConnectPoint dst);
}
