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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present 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.cli.net;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Option;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.Band;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.DefaultBand;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.DefaultMeterRequest;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.Meter;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.MeterRequest;
+import org.onosproject.net.meter.MeterService;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Add a meter to a device.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "meter-add",
+        description = "Adds a meter to a device (currently for testing)")
+public class MeterAddCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    private Meter.Unit unit;
+    private Set<Band> bands = new HashSet<>();
+    private Long rate;
+    private Long burstSize;
+
+
+    @Option(name = "-bd", aliases = "--bandDrop",
+            description = "Assign band DROP to this meter",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private boolean hasBandDrop = false;
+
+    @Option(name = "-br", aliases = "--bandRemark",
+            description = "Assign band REMARK to this meter",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private boolean hasBandRemark = false;
+
+    @Option(name = "-up", aliases = "--unitPkts",
+            description = "Assign unit Packets per Second to this meter",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private boolean hasPkts = false;
+
+    @Option(name = "-uk", aliases = "--unitKbps",
+            description = "Assign unit Kilobits per Second to this meter",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private boolean hasKbps = false;
+
+    @Option(name = "-ib", aliases = "--isBurst",
+            description = "Set meter applicable only to burst",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private boolean isBurst = false;
+
+    @Option(name = "-b", aliases = "--bandwidth", description = "Bandwidth",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private String bandwidthString = null;
+
+    @Option(name = "-bs", aliases = "--burstSize", description = "Burst size",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private String burstSizeString = null;
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "uri", description = "Device ID",
+            required = true, multiValued = false)
+    private String uri = null;
+
+    private final String appId = "org.onosproject.cli.meterCmd";
+
+    private void checkOptions() {
+        // check units
+        if (hasPkts) {
+            unit = Meter.Unit.PKTS_PER_SEC;
+        } else {
+            unit = Meter.Unit.KB_PER_SEC;
+        }
+
+        // check rate (does not take into account if it is kbps or pkts)
+        if (!isNullOrEmpty(bandwidthString)) {
+            rate = Long.parseLong(bandwidthString);
+        } else {
+            rate = 500L;
+        }
+
+        // burst size
+        if (!isNullOrEmpty(burstSizeString)) {
+            burstSize = Long.parseLong(burstSizeString);
+        } else {
+            burstSize = 0L;
+        }
+
+        // Create bands
+        if (hasBandDrop) {
+            Band band = DefaultBand.builder()
+                    .ofType(Band.Type.DROP)
+                    .withRate(rate)
+                    .burstSize(burstSize)
+                    .build();
+            bands.add(band);
+        }
+        if (hasBandRemark) {
+            Band band = DefaultBand.builder()
+                    .ofType(Band.Type.REMARK)
+                    .withRate(rate)
+                    .burstSize(burstSize)
+                    .build();
+            bands.add(band);
+        }
+        // default band is drop
+        if (bands.size() == 0) {
+            Band band = DefaultBand.builder()
+                    .ofType(Band.Type.DROP)
+                    .withRate(rate)
+                    .burstSize(burstSize)
+                    .build();
+            bands.add(band);
+        }
+
+
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        MeterService service = get(MeterService.class);
+        CoreService coreService = get(CoreService.class);
+
+        DeviceId deviceId = DeviceId.deviceId(uri);
+
+        checkOptions();
+
+
+        MeterRequest.Builder builder = DefaultMeterRequest.builder()
+                .forDevice(deviceId)
+                .fromApp(coreService.registerApplication(appId))
+                .withUnit(unit)
+                .withBands(bands);
+
+
+        if (isBurst) {
+            builder = builder.burst();
+        }
+
+        MeterRequest request = builder.add();
+
+        service.submit(request);
+
+    }
+}