Support for optimistic replication on GossipHostStore
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/InternalHostRemovedEvent.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/host/impl/InternalHostRemovedEvent.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.store.host.impl;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.HostId;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.Timestamp;
+
+/**
+ * Information published by GossipHostStore to notify peers of a host
+ * removed event.
+ */
+public class InternalHostRemovedEvent {
+
+    private final HostId hostId;
+    private final Timestamp timestamp;
+
+    public InternalHostRemovedEvent(HostId hostId, Timestamp timestamp) {
+        this.hostId = hostId;
+        this.timestamp = timestamp;
+    }
+
+    public HostId hostId() {
+        return hostId;
+    }
+
+    public Timestamp timestamp() {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    // for serialization.
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private InternalHostRemovedEvent() {
+        hostId = null;
+        timestamp = null;
+    }
+}