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diff --git a/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/OpenFlowRuleProvider.java b/providers/of/flow/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/flow/impl/OpenFlowRuleProvider.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.provider.of.flow.impl;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowEntry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRule;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProviderRegistry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.FlowRuleProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyService;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.OpenFlowController;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Provider which uses an OpenFlow controller to detect network
+ * end-station hosts.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class OpenFlowRuleProvider extends AbstractProvider implements FlowRuleProvider {
+
+ private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+ @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+ protected FlowRuleProviderRegistry providerRegistry;
+
+ @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+ protected OpenFlowController controller;
+
+ @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+ protected TopologyService topologyService;
+
+ private FlowRuleProviderService providerService;
+
+ /**
+ * Creates an OpenFlow host provider.
+ */
+ public OpenFlowRuleProvider() {
+ super(new ProviderId("org.onlab.onos.provider.openflow"));
+ }
+
+ @Activate
+ public void activate() {
+ providerService = providerRegistry.register(this);
+ log.info("Started");
+ }
+
+ @Deactivate
+ public void deactivate() {
+ providerRegistry.unregister(this);
+ providerService = null;
+
+ log.info("Stopped");
+ }
+ @Override
+ public void applyFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+ // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void removeFlowRule(FlowRule... flowRules) {
+ // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public Iterable<FlowEntry> getFlowMetrics(DeviceId deviceId) {
+ // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+ return null;
+ }
+
+
+ //TODO: InternalFlowRuleProvider listening to stats and error and flowremoved.
+ // possibly barriers as well. May not be internal at all...
+
+
+}