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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.net.intent;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+public class BatchWrite {
+
+    public enum OpType {
+        CREATE_INTENT,
+        REMOVE_INTENT,
+        SET_STATE,
+        SET_INSTALLABLE,
+        REMOVE_INSTALLED
+    }
+
+    List<Operation> operations = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public List<Operation> operations() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(operations);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return operations.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public BatchWrite createIntent(Intent intent) {
+        operations.add(Operation.of(OpType.CREATE_INTENT,
+                ImmutableList.of(intent)));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BatchWrite removeIntent(IntentId intentId) {
+        operations.add(Operation.of(OpType.REMOVE_INTENT,
+                ImmutableList.of(intentId)));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BatchWrite setState(Intent intent, IntentState newState) {
+        operations.add(Operation.of(OpType.SET_STATE,
+                ImmutableList.of(intent, newState)));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BatchWrite setInstallableIntents(IntentId intentId, List<Intent> installableIntents) {
+        operations.add(Operation.of(OpType.SET_INSTALLABLE,
+                ImmutableList.of(intentId, installableIntents)));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public BatchWrite removeInstalledIntents(IntentId intentId) {
+        operations.add(Operation.of(OpType.REMOVE_INSTALLED,
+                ImmutableList.of(intentId)));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("operations", operations)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    public static class Operation {
+        final OpType type;
+        final ImmutableList<Object> args;
+
+        public static Operation of(OpType type, List<Object> args) {
+            return new Operation(type, args);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: consider make it private
+        public Operation(OpType type, List<Object> args) {
+            this.type = checkNotNull(type);
+            this.args = ImmutableList.copyOf(args);
+        }
+
+        public OpType type() {
+            return type;
+        }
+
+        public ImmutableList<Object> args() {
+            return args;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public <T> T arg(int i) {
+            return (T) args.get(i);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                    .add("type", type)
+                    .add("args", args)
+                    .toString();
+        }
+    }
+}