+void
+ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_destroy(struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_server *svr)
+{
+ struct shash_node *node, *next;
+
+ SHASH_FOR_EACH_SAFE (node, next, &svr->remotes) {
+ ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_del_remote(node);
+ }
+ shash_destroy(&svr->remotes);
+ free(svr);
+}
+
+/* Sets 'svr''s current set of remotes to the names in 'new_remotes'. The data
+ * values in 'new_remotes' are ignored.
+ *
+ * A remote is an active or passive stream connection method, e.g. "pssl:" or
+ * "tcp:1.2.3.4". */
+void
+ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_set_remotes(struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_server *svr,
+ const struct shash *new_remotes)
+{
+ struct shash_node *node, *next;
+
+ SHASH_FOR_EACH_SAFE (node, next, &svr->remotes) {
+ if (!shash_find(new_remotes, node->name)) {
+ ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_del_remote(node);
+ }
+ }
+ SHASH_FOR_EACH (node, new_remotes) {
+ if (!shash_find(&svr->remotes, node->name)) {
+ ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_add_remote(svr, node->name);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static void
+ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_add_remote(struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_server *svr,
+ const char *name)