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+COMPILE_DEPS = CORE_DEPS + JACKSON + METRICS + CLI + REST
+
+osgi_jar_with_tests(
+    deps = COMPILE_DEPS,
+)
+
+onos_app(
+    category = "Monitoring",
+    description = "Monitoring of various metrics related to topology mutation and intent programming.",
+    title = "Topology &amp; Intent Metrics",
+    url = "http://onosproject.org",
+)