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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.kubevirtnetworking.impl;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Pod;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.event.ListenerRegistry;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodAdminService;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodEvent;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodListener;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodService;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodStore;
+import org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.KubevirtPodStoreDelegate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onosproject.kubevirtnetworking.api.Constants.KUBEVIRT_NETWORKING_APP_ID;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+/**
+ * Provides implementation of administering and interfacing kubernetes pod.
+ */
+@Component(
+        immediate = true,
+        service = {KubevirtPodAdminService.class, KubevirtPodService.class}
+)
+public class KubevirtPodManager
+        extends ListenerRegistry<KubevirtPodEvent, KubevirtPodListener>
+        implements KubevirtPodAdminService, KubevirtPodService {
+
+    protected final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private static final String MSG_POD  = "Kubernetes pod %s %s";
+    private static final String MSG_CREATED = "created";
+    private static final String MSG_UPDATED = "updated";
+    private static final String MSG_REMOVED = "removed";
+
+    private static final String ERR_NULL_POD  = "Kubevirt pod cannot be null";
+    private static final String ERR_NULL_POD_UID  = "Kubevirt pod UID cannot be null";
+
+    private static final String ERR_IN_USE = " still in use";
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected CoreService coreService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected KubevirtPodStore kubevirtPodStore;
+
+    private final KubevirtPodStoreDelegate delegate = new InternalPodStorageDelegate();
+
+    private ApplicationId appId;
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        appId = coreService.registerApplication(KUBEVIRT_NETWORKING_APP_ID);
+
+        kubevirtPodStore.setDelegate(delegate);
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    protected void deactivate() {
+        kubevirtPodStore.unsetDelegate(delegate);
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void createPod(Pod pod) {
+        checkNotNull(pod, ERR_NULL_POD);
+        checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(pod.getMetadata().getUid()),
+                ERR_NULL_POD_UID);
+
+        kubevirtPodStore.createPod(pod);
+
+        log.info(String.format(MSG_POD, pod.getMetadata().getName(), MSG_CREATED));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void updatePod(Pod pod) {
+        checkNotNull(pod, ERR_NULL_POD);
+        checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(pod.getMetadata().getUid()),
+                ERR_NULL_POD_UID);
+
+        kubevirtPodStore.updatePod(pod);
+
+        log.info(String.format(MSG_POD, pod.getMetadata().getName(), MSG_UPDATED));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removePod(String uid) {
+        checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(uid), ERR_NULL_POD_UID);
+
+        synchronized (this) {
+            if (isPodInUse(uid)) {
+                final String error = String.format(MSG_POD, uid, ERR_IN_USE);
+                throw new IllegalStateException(error);
+            }
+
+            Pod pod = kubevirtPodStore.removePod(uid);
+
+            if (pod != null) {
+                log.info(String.format(MSG_POD,
+                        pod.getMetadata().getName(), MSG_REMOVED));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void clear() {
+        kubevirtPodStore.clear();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Pod pod(String uid) {
+        checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(uid), ERR_NULL_POD_UID);
+        return kubevirtPodStore.pod(uid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Pod> pods() {
+        return ImmutableSet.copyOf(kubevirtPodStore.pods());
+    }
+
+    private boolean isPodInUse(String uid) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private class InternalPodStorageDelegate implements KubevirtPodStoreDelegate {
+
+        @Override
+        public void notify(KubevirtPodEvent event) {
+            if (event != null) {
+                log.trace("send kubernetes pod event {}", event);
+                process(event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}