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+package org.onlab.onos.optical.cfg;
+
+/**
+ * ROADM java data object converted from a JSON file.
+ */
+class Roadm {
+    private String name;
+    private String nodeID;
+    private double longtitude;
+    private double latitude;
+    private int regenNum;
+
+    //TODO use the following attributes when needed for configurations
+    private int tPort10G;
+    private int tPort40G;
+    private int tPort100G;
+    private int wPort;
+
+    public Roadm() {
+    }
+
+    public Roadm(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
+
+    public void setNodeId(String nameId) {
+        this.nodeID = nameId;
+    }
+
+    public String getNodeId() {
+        return this.nodeID;
+    }
+
+    public void setLongtitude(double x) {
+        this.longtitude = x;
+    }
+
+    public double getLongtitude() {
+        return this.longtitude;
+    }
+
+    public void setLatitude(double y) {
+        this.latitude = y;
+    }
+
+    public double getLatitude() {
+        return this.latitude;
+    }
+
+    public void setRegenNum(int num) {
+        this.regenNum = num;
+    }
+    public int getRegenNum() {
+        return this.regenNum;
+    }
+
+    public void setTport10GNum(int num) {
+        this.tPort10G = num;
+    }
+    public int getTport10GNum() {
+        return this.tPort10G;
+    }
+
+    public void setTport40GNum(int num) {
+        this.tPort40G = num;
+    }
+    public int getTport40GNum() {
+        return this.tPort40G;
+    }
+
+    public void setTport100GNum(int num) {
+        this.tPort100G = num;
+    }
+    public int getTport100GNum() {
+        return this.tPort100G;
+    }
+
+    public void setWportNum(int num) {
+        this.wPort = num;
+    }
+    public int getWportNum() {
+        return this.wPort;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return new StringBuilder(" ROADM Name: ").append(this.name)
+                .append(" nodeID: ").append(this.nodeID)
+                .append(" longtitude: ").append(this.longtitude)
+                .append(" latitude: ").append(this.latitude)
+                .append(" regenNum: ").append(this.regenNum)
+                .append(" 10GTportNum: ").append(this.tPort10G)
+                .append(" 40GTportNum: ").append(this.tPort40G)
+                .append(" 100GTportNum: ").append(this.tPort100G)
+                .append(" WportNum: ").append(this.wPort).toString();
+    }
+}
+