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+package org.onlab.onos.store.topology.impl;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+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.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.Event;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Path;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.ClusterId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.GraphDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.LinkWeight;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.Topology;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyCluster;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyGraph;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyStoreDelegate;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.AbstractStore;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Manages inventory of topology snapshots using trivial in-memory
+ * structures implementation.
+ */
+//FIXME: I LIE I AM NOT DISTRIBUTED
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class DistributedTopologyStore
+extends AbstractStore<TopologyEvent, TopologyStoreDelegate>
+implements TopologyStore {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private volatile DefaultTopology current;
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+    @Override
+    public Topology currentTopology() {
+        return current;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isLatest(Topology topology) {
+        // Topology is current only if it is the same as our current topology
+        return topology == current;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TopologyGraph getGraph(Topology topology) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getGraph();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<TopologyCluster> getClusters(Topology topology) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getClusters();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TopologyCluster getCluster(Topology topology, ClusterId clusterId) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getCluster(clusterId);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<DeviceId> getClusterDevices(Topology topology, TopologyCluster cluster) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getClusterDevices(cluster);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Link> getClusterLinks(Topology topology, TopologyCluster cluster) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getClusterLinks(cluster);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Path> getPaths(Topology topology, DeviceId src, DeviceId dst) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getPaths(src, dst);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Path> getPaths(Topology topology, DeviceId src, DeviceId dst,
+            LinkWeight weight) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).getPaths(src, dst, weight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isInfrastructure(Topology topology, ConnectPoint connectPoint) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).isInfrastructure(connectPoint);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isBroadcastPoint(Topology topology, ConnectPoint connectPoint) {
+        return defaultTopology(topology).isBroadcastPoint(connectPoint);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TopologyEvent updateTopology(ProviderId providerId,
+            GraphDescription graphDescription,
+            List<Event> reasons) {
+        // First off, make sure that what we're given is indeed newer than
+        // what we already have.
+        if (current != null && graphDescription.timestamp() < current.time()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Have the default topology construct self from the description data.
+        DefaultTopology newTopology =
+                new DefaultTopology(providerId, graphDescription);
+
+        // Promote the new topology to current and return a ready-to-send event.
+        synchronized (this) {
+            current = newTopology;
+            return new TopologyEvent(TopologyEvent.Type.TOPOLOGY_CHANGED, current);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Validates the specified topology and returns it as a default
+    private DefaultTopology defaultTopology(Topology topology) {
+        if (topology instanceof DefaultTopology) {
+            return (DefaultTopology) topology;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Topology class " + topology.getClass() +
+                " not supported");
+    }
+
+}