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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP : APPC
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
+ * =============================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * 
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.appc.dg.common;
+
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicContext;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli.SvcLogicJavaPlugin;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides api for sending intermediate messages from DG to initiator
+ */
+public interface IntermediateMessageSender extends SvcLogicJavaPlugin{
+
+    /**
+     * DG plugin which sends intermediate messages generated from DG to the initiator
+     * @param params expects 1. code, (mandatory)
+     *                       2. message, (mandatory)
+     *                       3. payload,
+     *                       4. prefix
+     * @param context expects 1. input.common-header.timestamp,
+     *                2. input.common-header.api-ver,
+     *                3. input.common-header.originator-id,
+     *                4. input.common-header.request-id, (mandatory)
+     *                5. input.common-header.sub-request-id,
+     *                6. input.action
+     */
+    void sendMessage(Map<String, String> params, SvcLogicContext context);
+}