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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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 org.onosproject.core;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of network control/management application descriptor.
+ */
+public class DefaultApplication implements Application {
+
+    private final ApplicationId appId;
+    private final Version version;
+    private final String description;
+    private final String origin;
+    private final Set<Permission> permissions;
+    private final Optional<URI> featuresRepo;
+    private final Set<String> features;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new application descriptor using the supplied data.
+     *
+     * @param appId        application identifier
+     * @param version      application version
+     * @param description  application description
+     * @param origin       origin company
+     * @param permissions  requested permissions
+     * @param featuresRepo optional features repo URI
+     * @param features     application features
+     */
+    public DefaultApplication(ApplicationId appId, Version version,
+                              String description, String origin,
+                              Set<Permission> permissions,
+                              Optional<URI> featuresRepo, Set<String> features) {
+        this.appId = checkNotNull(appId, "ID cannot be null");
+        this.version = checkNotNull(version, "Version cannot be null");
+        this.description = checkNotNull(description, "Description cannot be null");
+        this.origin = checkNotNull(origin, "Origin cannot be null");
+        this.permissions = checkNotNull(permissions, "Permissions cannot be null");
+        this.featuresRepo = checkNotNull(featuresRepo, "Features repo cannot be null");
+        this.features = checkNotNull(features, "Features cannot be null");
+        checkArgument(!features.isEmpty(), "There must be at least one feature");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ApplicationId id() {
+        return appId;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Version version() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String description() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String origin() {
+        return origin;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Permission> permissions() {
+        return permissions;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<URI> featuresRepo() {
+        return featuresRepo;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> features() {
+        return features;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(appId, version, description, origin, permissions,
+                            featuresRepo, features);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final DefaultApplication other = (DefaultApplication) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.appId, other.appId) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.version, other.version) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.description, other.description) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.origin, other.origin) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.permissions, other.permissions) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.featuresRepo, other.featuresRepo) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.features, other.features);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("appId", appId)
+                .add("version", version)
+                .add("description", description)
+                .add("origin", origin)
+                .add("permissions", permissions)
+                .add("featuresRepo", featuresRepo)
+                .add("features", features)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}