DatabaseService that uses Copycat Raft to provide a strongly consistent and durable database.
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+package org.onlab.onos.store.service.impl;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+import net.kuujo.copycat.cluster.TcpMember;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.protocol.PingRequest;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.protocol.PollRequest;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.protocol.RequestHandler;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.protocol.SubmitRequest;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.protocol.SyncRequest;
+import net.kuujo.copycat.spi.protocol.ProtocolServer;
+
+import org.onlab.netty.Message;
+import org.onlab.netty.MessageHandler;
+import org.onlab.netty.NettyMessagingService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * {@link NettyMessagingService} based Copycat protocol server.
+ */
+public class NettyProtocolServer implements ProtocolServer {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private final NettyMessagingService messagingService;
+    private RequestHandler handler;
+
+
+    public NettyProtocolServer(TcpMember member) {
+        messagingService = new NettyMessagingService(member.host(), member.port());
+
+        messagingService.registerHandler(NettyProtocol.COPYCAT_PING, new CopycatMessageHandler<PingRequest>());
+        messagingService.registerHandler(NettyProtocol.COPYCAT_SYNC, new CopycatMessageHandler<SyncRequest>());
+        messagingService.registerHandler(NettyProtocol.COPYCAT_POLL, new CopycatMessageHandler<PollRequest>());
+        messagingService.registerHandler(NettyProtocol.COPYCAT_SUBMIT, new CopycatMessageHandler<SubmitRequest>());
+    }
+
+    protected NettyMessagingService getNettyMessagingService() {
+        return messagingService;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void requestHandler(RequestHandler handler) {
+        this.handler = handler;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompletableFuture<Void> listen() {
+        try {
+            messagingService.activate();
+            return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            CompletableFuture<Void> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+            future.completeExceptionally(e);
+            return future;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompletableFuture<Void> close() {
+        CompletableFuture<Void> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        try {
+            messagingService.deactivate();
+            future.complete(null);
+            return future;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            future.completeExceptionally(e);
+            return future;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CopycatMessageHandler<T> implements MessageHandler {
+
+        @Override
+        public void handle(Message message) throws IOException {
+            T request = NettyProtocol.SERIALIZER.decode(message.payload());
+            if (request.getClass().equals(PingRequest.class)) {
+                handler.ping((PingRequest) request).whenComplete((response, error) -> {
+                    try {
+                        message.respond(NettyProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(response));
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Failed to respond to ping request", e);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else if (request.getClass().equals(PollRequest.class)) {
+                handler.poll((PollRequest) request).whenComplete((response, error) -> {
+                    try {
+                        message.respond(NettyProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(response));
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Failed to respond to poll request", e);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else if (request.getClass().equals(SyncRequest.class)) {
+                handler.sync((SyncRequest) request).whenComplete((response, error) -> {
+                    try {
+                        message.respond(NettyProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(response));
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Failed to respond to sync request", e);
+                    }
+                });
+            } else if (request.getClass().equals(SubmitRequest.class)) {
+                handler.submit((SubmitRequest) request).whenComplete((response, error) -> {
+                    try {
+                        message.respond(NettyProtocol.SERIALIZER.encode(response));
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Failed to respond to submit request", e);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}