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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.net.pi.runtime;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Table entry in a protocol-independent pipeline.
+ */
+@Beta
+public final class PiTableEntry {
+
+    private static final int NO_PRIORITY = -1;
+    private static final double NO_TIMEOUT = -1;
+
+    private final PiTableId tableId;
+    private final Collection<PiFieldMatch> fieldMatches;
+    private final PiTableAction tableAction;
+    private final long cookie;
+    private final int priority;
+    private final double timeout;
+
+    private PiTableEntry(PiTableId tableId, Map<PiHeaderFieldId, PiFieldMatch> fieldMatches,
+                         PiTableAction tableAction, long cookie, int priority, double timeout) {
+        this.tableId = tableId;
+        this.fieldMatches = ImmutableSet.copyOf(fieldMatches.values());
+        this.tableAction = tableAction;
+        this.cookie = cookie;
+        this.priority = priority;
+        this.timeout = timeout;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the table where this entry is installed.
+     *
+     * @return table identifier
+     */
+    public PiTableId table() {
+        return tableId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an immutable view of the field matches of this table entry.
+     *
+     * @return collection of field matches
+     */
+    public Collection<PiFieldMatch> fieldMatches() {
+        return fieldMatches;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the action of this table entry.
+     *
+     * @return action
+     */
+    public PiTableAction action() {
+        return tableAction;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the cookie of this table entry.
+     *
+     * @return cookie
+     */
+    public long cookie() {
+        return cookie;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the priority of this table entry, if present.
+     * If the priority value is not present, then this table entry has no explicit priority.
+     *
+     * @return optional priority
+     */
+    public Optional<Integer> priority() {
+        return priority == NO_PRIORITY ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(priority);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the timeout in seconds of this table entry, if present.
+     * If the timeout value is not present, then this table entry is meant to be permanent.
+     *
+     * @return optional timeout value in seconds
+     */
+    public Optional<Double> timeout() {
+        return timeout == NO_TIMEOUT ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(timeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        PiTableEntry that = (PiTableEntry) o;
+        return priority == that.priority &&
+                Double.compare(that.timeout, timeout) == 0 &&
+                Objects.equal(tableId, that.tableId) &&
+                Objects.equal(fieldMatches, that.fieldMatches) &&
+                Objects.equal(tableAction, that.tableAction);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hashCode(tableId, fieldMatches, tableAction, priority, timeout);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("tableId", tableId)
+                .add("fieldMatches", fieldMatches)
+                .add("tableAction", tableAction)
+                .add("priority", priority == NO_PRIORITY ? "N/A" : String.valueOf(priority))
+                .add("timeout", timeout == NO_TIMEOUT ? "PERMANENT" : String.valueOf(timeout))
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder {
+
+        private PiTableId tableId;
+        private Map<PiHeaderFieldId, PiFieldMatch> fieldMatches = Maps.newHashMap();
+        private PiTableAction tableAction;
+        private long cookie = 0;
+        private int priority = NO_PRIORITY;
+        private double timeout = NO_TIMEOUT;
+
+        private Builder() {
+            // Hides constructor.
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the table identifier for this entry.
+         *
+         * @param tableId table identifier
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder forTable(PiTableId tableId) {
+            this.tableId = checkNotNull(tableId);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the action of this table entry.
+         *
+         * @param tableAction table action
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withAction(PiTableAction tableAction) {
+            this.tableAction = checkNotNull(tableAction);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds one field match to this table entry.
+         *
+         * @param fieldMatch field match
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withFieldMatch(PiFieldMatch fieldMatch) {
+            this.fieldMatches.put(fieldMatch.fieldId(), fieldMatch);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds many field matches to this table entry.
+         *
+         * @param fieldMatches collection of field matches
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withFieldMatches(Collection<PiFieldMatch> fieldMatches) {
+            fieldMatches.forEach(f -> this.fieldMatches.put(f.fieldId(), f));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the cookie, i.e. a controller-specific metadata.
+         *
+         * @param cookie cookie
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withCookie(long cookie) {
+            this.cookie = cookie;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the priority of this table entry.
+         *
+         * @param priority priority
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withPriority(int priority) {
+            checkArgument(priority >= 0, "Priority must be a positive integer.");
+            this.priority = priority;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets the timeout of this table entry.
+         *
+         * @param seconds timeout in seconds
+         * @return this
+         */
+        Builder withTimeout(double seconds) {
+            checkArgument(seconds > 0, "Timeout must be greater than zero.");
+            this.timeout = seconds;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Builds the table entry.
+         *
+         * @return a new table entry
+         */
+        PiTableEntry build() {
+            checkNotNull(tableId);
+            checkNotNull(tableAction);
+            return new PiTableEntry(tableId, fieldMatches, tableAction, cookie, priority, timeout);
+        }
+    }
+}