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+package org.onlab.onos.store.service;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
+/**
+ * Collection of read requests to be submitted as one batch.
+ */
+public class BatchReadRequest {
+
+	private final List<ReadRequest> readRequests;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new BatchReadRequest object from the specified list of read requests.
+	 * @param readRequests read requests.
+	 * @return BatchReadRequest object.
+	 */
+	public static BatchReadRequest create(List<ReadRequest> readRequests) {
+		return new BatchReadRequest(readRequests);
+	}
+
+	private BatchReadRequest(List<ReadRequest> readRequests) {
+		this.readRequests = Collections.unmodifiableList(readRequests);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the number of requests in this batch.
+	 * @return size of request batch.
+	 */
+	public int batchSize() {
+		return readRequests.size();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the requests in this batch as a list.
+	 * @return list of read requests
+	 */
+	public List<ReadRequest> getAsList() {
+		return readRequests;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Builder for BatchReadRequest.
+	 */
+	public static class Builder {
+
+		private final List<ReadRequest> readRequests = Lists.newLinkedList();
+
+		/**
+		 * Append a get request.
+		 * @param tableName table name
+		 * @param key key to fetch.
+		 * @return this Builder
+		 */
+		public Builder get(String tableName, String key) {
+			readRequests.add(new ReadRequest(tableName, key));
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Builds a BatchReadRequest
+		 * @return BatchReadRequest
+		 */
+		public BatchReadRequest build() {
+			return new BatchReadRequest(readRequests);
+		}
+	}
+}
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