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+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Nordix Foundation
+ * Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.cps.api;
+
+import org.onap.cps.exceptions.CpsValidationException;
+import org.onap.cps.spi.model.Anchor;
+
+/**
+ * CPS Admin Service.
+ */
+public interface CpsAdminService {
+
+ /**
+ * Create an anchor using provided anchorDetails object.
+ *
+ * @param anchor the anchor details object.
+ * @return the anchor name.
+ * @throws CpsValidationException if input data is invalid.
+ */
+ String createAnchor(Anchor anchor);
+}