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// $XORP: xorp/policy/filter_manager_base.hh,v 1.3 2006/03/16 00:04:58 pavlin Exp $

#ifndef __POLICY_FILTER_MANAGER_BASE_HH__
#define __POLICY_FILTER_MANAGER_BASE_HH__

#include "code.hh"

/**
 * @short Base class for a FilterManager.
 *
 * A filter manager is the entitiy which interacts with the actual policy
 * filters in protocols and the rib.
 *
 * It is used by the configuration class to trigger updates
 *
 */
class FilterManagerBase {
public:
    virtual ~FilterManagerBase() {}

    /**
     * Update a specific policy filter.
     *
     * @param t The target to update [protocol/filter pair].
     *
     */
    virtual void update_filter(const Code::Target& t) = 0;

    /**
     * Commit all updates after msec milliseconds.
     *
     * @param msec Milliseconds after which all updates should be commited.
     *
     */
    virtual void flush_updates(uint32_t msec) = 0;
};

#endif // __POLICY_FILTER_MANAGER_BASE_HH__