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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-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.net.pi.impl;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiEntity;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiHandle;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.service.PiTranslatable;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.service.PiTranslatedEntity;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.service.PiTranslationStore;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.service.PiTranslator;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract implementation of a PI translator backed by a PI translation store.
+ *
+ * @param <T> PD entity class
+ * @param <E> PI entity class
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractPiTranslatorImpl
+        <T extends PiTranslatable, E extends PiEntity>
+        implements PiTranslator<T, E> {
+
+    private final PiTranslationStore<T, E> store;
+
+    AbstractPiTranslatorImpl(PiTranslationStore<T, E> store) {
+        this.store = store;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void learn(PiHandle<E> handle, PiTranslatedEntity<T, E> entity) {
+        store.addOrUpdate(handle, entity);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<PiTranslatedEntity<T, E>> lookup(PiHandle<E> handle) {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(store.get(handle));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void forget(PiHandle<E> handle) {
+        store.remove(handle);
+    }
+}