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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 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.routingapi;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a change in routing information.
+ */
+public class RouteUpdate {
+    private final Type type;                    // The route update type
+    private final RouteEntry routeEntry;        // The updated route entry
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the type of a route update.
+     * <p>
+     * Route updates can either provide updated information for a route, or
+     * withdraw a previously updated route.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    public enum Type {
+        /**
+         * The update contains updated route information for a route.
+         */
+        UPDATE,
+        /**
+         * The update withdraws the route, meaning any previous information is
+         * no longer valid.
+         */
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor.
+     *
+     * @param type the type of the route update
+     * @param routeEntry the route entry with the update
+     */
+    public RouteUpdate(Type type, RouteEntry routeEntry) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.routeEntry = checkNotNull(routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the route update.
+     *
+     * @return the type of the update
+     */
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the route entry the route update is for.
+     *
+     * @return the route entry the route update is for
+     */
+    public RouteEntry routeEntry() {
+        return routeEntry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+        if (other == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!(other instanceof RouteUpdate)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        RouteUpdate otherUpdate = (RouteUpdate) other;
+
+        return Objects.equals(this.type, otherUpdate.type) &&
+            Objects.equals(this.routeEntry, otherUpdate.routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(type, routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+            .add("type", type)
+            .add("routeEntry", routeEntry)
+            .toString();
+    }
+}