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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-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.store.primitives;
+
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.Version;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.DistributedPrimitive;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.Serializer;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.RevisionType;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract builder for distributed primitives.
+ *
+ * @param <O> distributed primitive options type
+ */
+public abstract class DistributedPrimitiveOptions<O extends DistributedPrimitiveOptions<O>> {
+
+    private final DistributedPrimitive.Type type;
+    private String name;
+    private ApplicationId applicationId;
+    private Serializer serializer;
+    private boolean partitionsDisabled = false;
+    private boolean meteringDisabled = false;
+    private boolean readOnly = false;
+    private boolean relaxedReadConsistency = false;
+    private int revisionNumber = 1;
+    private RevisionType revisionType = RevisionType.NONE;
+
+    public DistributedPrimitiveOptions(DistributedPrimitive.Type type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the primitive name.
+     *
+     * @param name primitive name
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the serializer to use for transcoding info held in the primitive.
+     *
+     * @param serializer serializer
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withSerializer(Serializer serializer) {
+        this.serializer = serializer;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the application id that owns this primitive.
+     *
+     * @param applicationId application identifier
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withApplicationId(ApplicationId applicationId) {
+        this.applicationId = applicationId;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the primitive version.
+     *
+     * @param version the primitive version
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withVersion(Version version) {
+        return withRevisionNumber(version.toInt());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the primitive revision.
+     *
+     * @param revision the primitive revision
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withRevisionNumber(int revision) {
+        this.revisionNumber = revision;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the primitive revision type.
+     *
+     * @param revisionType the revision type
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withRevisionType(RevisionType revisionType) {
+        this.revisionType = checkNotNull(revisionType);
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disables recording usage stats for this primitive.
+     * @deprecated usage of this method is discouraged for most common scenarios.
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public O withMeteringDisabled() {
+        this.meteringDisabled = true;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disables state changing operations on the returned distributed primitive.
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withUpdatesDisabled() {
+        this.readOnly = true;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Turns on relaxed consistency for read operations.
+     * @return this builder
+     */
+    public O withRelaxedReadConsistency() {
+        this.relaxedReadConsistency = true;
+        return (O) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if metering is enabled.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if yes; {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public final boolean meteringEnabled() {
+        return !meteringDisabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if partitions are disabled.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if yes; {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public final boolean partitionsDisabled() {
+        return partitionsDisabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if updates are disabled.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if yes; {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public final boolean readOnly() {
+        return readOnly;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if consistency is relaxed for read operations.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if yes; {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public final boolean relaxedReadConsistency() {
+        return relaxedReadConsistency;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the serializer.
+     *
+     * @return serializer
+     */
+    public final Serializer serializer() {
+        return serializer;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the application identifier.
+     *
+     * @return application id
+     */
+    public final ApplicationId applicationId() {
+        return applicationId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of the primitive.
+     *
+     * @return primitive name
+     */
+    public final String name() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primitive type.
+     *
+     * @return primitive type
+     */
+    public final DistributedPrimitive.Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primitive revision number.
+     *
+     * @return the primitive revision number
+     */
+    public final int revision() {
+        return revisionNumber;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primitive revision type.
+     *
+     * @return the primitive revision type
+     */
+    public RevisionType revisionType() {
+        return revisionType;
+    }
+}