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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.net.intent;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Service for extending the capability of intent framework by
+ * adding additional compilers or/and installers.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface IntentExtensionService {
+    /**
+     * Registers the specified compiler for the given intent class.
+     *
+     * @param cls      intent class
+     * @param compiler intent compiler
+     * @param <T>      the type of intent
+     */
+    <T extends Intent> void registerCompiler(Class<T> cls, IntentCompiler<T> compiler);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters the compiler for the specified intent class.
+     *
+     * @param cls intent class
+     * @param <T> the type of intent
+     */
+    <T extends Intent> void unregisterCompiler(Class<T> cls);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns immutable set of bindings of currently registered intent compilers.
+     *
+     * @return the set of compiler bindings
+     */
+    Map<Class<? extends Intent>, IntentCompiler<? extends Intent>> getCompilers();
+}