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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.bgpio.protocol.linkstate;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.BGPErrorType;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.BGPValueType;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.IPv4AddressTlv;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.IPv6AddressTlv;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.LinkLocalRemoteIdentifiersTlv;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.types.attr.BgpAttrNodeMultiTopologyId;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.UnSupportedAttribute;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of local node descriptors, remote node descriptors and link descriptors.
+ */
+public class BGPLinkLSIdentifier {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BGPLinkLSIdentifier.class);
+    public static final short IPV4_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE = 259;
+    public static final short IPV4_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE = 260;
+    public static final short IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE = 261;
+    public static final short IPV6_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE = 262;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN = 4;
+
+    private NodeDescriptors localNodeDescriptors;
+    private NodeDescriptors remoteNodeDescriptors;
+    private List<BGPValueType> linkDescriptor;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize fields.
+     */
+    public BGPLinkLSIdentifier() {
+        this.localNodeDescriptors = null;
+        this.remoteNodeDescriptors = null;
+        this.linkDescriptor = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructors to initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @param localNodeDescriptors local node descriptors
+     * @param remoteNodeDescriptors remote node descriptors
+     * @param linkDescriptor link descriptors
+     */
+    public BGPLinkLSIdentifier(NodeDescriptors localNodeDescriptors, NodeDescriptors remoteNodeDescriptors,
+            LinkedList<BGPValueType> linkDescriptor) {
+        this.localNodeDescriptors = Preconditions.checkNotNull(localNodeDescriptors);
+        this.remoteNodeDescriptors = Preconditions.checkNotNull(remoteNodeDescriptors);
+        this.linkDescriptor = Preconditions.checkNotNull(linkDescriptor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads channel buffer and parses link identifier.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @param protocolId in linkstate nlri
+     * @return object of BGPLinkLSIdentifier
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing link identifier
+     */
+    public static BGPLinkLSIdentifier parseLinkIdendifier(ChannelBuffer cb, byte protocolId) throws BGPParseException {
+        //Parse local node descriptor
+        NodeDescriptors localNodeDescriptors = new NodeDescriptors();
+        localNodeDescriptors = parseNodeDescriptors(cb, NodeDescriptors.LOCAL_NODE_DES_TYPE, protocolId);
+
+        //Parse remote node descriptor
+        NodeDescriptors remoteNodeDescriptors = new NodeDescriptors();
+        remoteNodeDescriptors = parseNodeDescriptors(cb, NodeDescriptors.REMOTE_NODE_DES_TYPE, protocolId);
+
+        //Parse link descriptor
+        LinkedList<BGPValueType> linkDescriptor = new LinkedList<>();
+        linkDescriptor = parseLinkDescriptors(cb);
+        return new BGPLinkLSIdentifier(localNodeDescriptors, remoteNodeDescriptors, linkDescriptor);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parses Local/Remote node descriptors.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @param desType descriptor type
+     * @param protocolId protocol identifier
+     * @return object of NodeDescriptors
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing Local/Remote node descriptors
+     */
+    public static NodeDescriptors parseNodeDescriptors(ChannelBuffer cb, short desType, byte protocolId)
+            throws BGPParseException {
+        ChannelBuffer tempBuf = cb;
+        short type = cb.readShort();
+        short length = cb.readShort();
+        if (cb.readableBytes() < length) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.OPTIONAL_ATTRIBUTE_ERROR,
+                    tempBuf.readBytes(cb.readableBytes() + TYPE_AND_LEN));
+        }
+        NodeDescriptors nodeIdentifier = new NodeDescriptors();
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.readBytes(length);
+
+        if (type == desType) {
+            nodeIdentifier = NodeDescriptors.read(tempCb, length, desType, protocolId);
+        } else {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.MALFORMED_ATTRIBUTE_LIST, null);
+        }
+        return nodeIdentifier;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parses link descriptors.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return list of link descriptors
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing link descriptors
+     */
+    public static LinkedList<BGPValueType> parseLinkDescriptors(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        LinkedList<BGPValueType> linkDescriptor = new LinkedList<>();
+        BGPValueType tlv = null;
+        int count = 0;
+
+        while (cb.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            ChannelBuffer tempBuf = cb;
+            short type = cb.readShort();
+            short length = cb.readShort();
+            if (cb.readableBytes() < length) {
+                throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.OPTIONAL_ATTRIBUTE_ERROR,
+                        tempBuf.readBytes(cb.readableBytes() + TYPE_AND_LEN));
+            }
+            ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.readBytes(length);
+            switch (type) {
+            case LinkLocalRemoteIdentifiersTlv.TYPE:
+                tlv = LinkLocalRemoteIdentifiersTlv.read(tempCb);
+                break;
+            case IPV4_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE:
+                tlv = IPv4AddressTlv.read(tempCb, IPV4_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE);
+                break;
+            case IPV4_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE:
+                tlv = IPv4AddressTlv.read(tempCb, IPV4_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE);
+                break;
+            case IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE:
+                tlv = IPv6AddressTlv.read(tempCb, IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_TYPE);
+                break;
+            case IPV6_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE:
+                tlv = IPv6AddressTlv.read(tempCb, IPV6_NEIGHBOR_ADDRESS_TYPE);
+                break;
+            case BgpAttrNodeMultiTopologyId.ATTRNODE_MULTITOPOLOGY:
+                tlv = BgpAttrNodeMultiTopologyId.read(tempCb);
+                count = count++;
+                //MultiTopologyId TLV cannot repeat more than once
+                if (count > 1) {
+                    //length + 4 implies data contains type, length and value
+                    throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                            BGPErrorType.OPTIONAL_ATTRIBUTE_ERROR, tempBuf.readBytes(length
+                                    + TYPE_AND_LEN));
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                UnSupportedAttribute.skipBytes(tempCb, length);
+            }
+            linkDescriptor.add(tlv);
+        }
+        return linkDescriptor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns local node descriptors.
+     *
+     * @return local node descriptors
+     */
+    public NodeDescriptors localNodeDescriptors() {
+        return this.localNodeDescriptors;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns remote node descriptors.
+     *
+     * @return remote node descriptors
+     */
+    public NodeDescriptors remoteNodeDescriptors() {
+        return this.remoteNodeDescriptors;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns link descriptors.
+     *
+     * @return link descriptors
+     */
+    public List<BGPValueType> linkDescriptors() {
+        return this.linkDescriptor;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(linkDescriptor, localNodeDescriptors, remoteNodeDescriptors);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof BGPLinkLSIdentifier) {
+            int countObjSubTlv = 0;
+            int countOtherSubTlv = 0;
+            boolean isCommonSubTlv = true;
+            BGPLinkLSIdentifier other = (BGPLinkLSIdentifier) obj;
+            Iterator<BGPValueType> objListIterator = other.linkDescriptor.iterator();
+            countOtherSubTlv = other.linkDescriptor.size();
+            countObjSubTlv = linkDescriptor.size();
+            if (countObjSubTlv != countOtherSubTlv) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                while (objListIterator.hasNext() && isCommonSubTlv) {
+                    BGPValueType subTlv = objListIterator.next();
+                    isCommonSubTlv = Objects.equals(linkDescriptor.contains(subTlv),
+                            other.linkDescriptor.contains(subTlv));
+                }
+                return isCommonSubTlv && Objects.equals(this.localNodeDescriptors, other.localNodeDescriptors)
+                        && Objects.equals(this.remoteNodeDescriptors, other.remoteNodeDescriptors);
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("localNodeDescriptors", localNodeDescriptors)
+                .add("remoteNodeDescriptors", remoteNodeDescriptors)
+                .add("linkDescriptor", linkDescriptor)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}