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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+ * 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 kafka
+
+import (
+	ca "github.com/opencord/voltha-go/protos/core_adapter"
+)
+
+const (
+	DefaultKafkaHost         = "127.0.0.1"
+	DefaultKafkaPort         = 9092
+	DefaultGroupName         = "rw_core"
+	DefaultSleepOnError      = 1
+	DefaultFlushFrequency    = 1
+	DefaultFlushMessages     = 1
+	DefaultFlushMaxmessages  = 1
+	DefaultReturnSuccess     = false
+	DefaultReturnErrors      = true
+	DefaultConsumerMaxwait   = 10
+	DefaultMaxProcessingTime = 100
+)
+
+// MsgClient represents the set of APIs  a Kafka MsgClient must implement
+type Client interface {
+	Start(retries int) error
+	Stop()
+	CreateTopic(topic *Topic, numPartition int, repFactor int, retries int) error
+	DeleteTopic(topic *Topic) error
+	Subscribe(topic *Topic, retries int) (<-chan *ca.InterContainerMessage, error)
+	UnSubscribe(topic *Topic, ch <-chan *ca.InterContainerMessage) error
+	Send(msg interface{}, topic *Topic, keys ...string)
+}