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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.openstacktelemetry.impl;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onosproject.openstacktelemetry.api.RestTelemetryAdminService;
+import org.onosproject.openstacktelemetry.api.config.RestTelemetryConfig;
+import org.onosproject.openstacktelemetry.api.config.TelemetryConfig;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Client;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.ClientBuilder;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
+import javax.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+/**
+ * REST telemetry manager.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class RestTelemetryManager implements RestTelemetryAdminService {
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    private static final String PROTOCOL = "http";
+    private static final String POST_METHOD = "POST";
+    private static final String GET_METHOD  = "GET";
+
+    private WebTarget target = null;
+    private RestTelemetryConfig restConfig = null;
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    protected void deactivate() {
+        stop();
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void start(TelemetryConfig config) {
+        if (target != null) {
+            log.info("REST producer has already been started");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        restConfig = (RestTelemetryConfig) config;
+
+        StringBuilder restServerBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        restServerBuilder.append(PROTOCOL);
+        restServerBuilder.append(":");
+        restServerBuilder.append("//");
+        restServerBuilder.append(restConfig.address());
+        restServerBuilder.append(":");
+        restServerBuilder.append(restConfig.port());
+        restServerBuilder.append("/");
+
+        Client client = ClientBuilder.newBuilder().build();
+
+        target = client.target(restServerBuilder.toString()).path(restConfig.endpoint());
+
+        log.info("REST producer has Started");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void stop() {
+        if (target != null) {
+            target = null;
+        }
+
+        log.info("REST producer has Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void restart(TelemetryConfig config) {
+        stop();
+        start(config);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Response publish(String endpoint, String method, String record) {
+        // TODO: need to find a way to invoke REST endpoint using target
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Response publish(String method, String record) {
+        switch (method) {
+            case POST_METHOD:
+                return target.request(restConfig.requestMediaType())
+                        .post(Entity.json(record));
+            case GET_METHOD:
+                return target.request(restConfig.requestMediaType()).get();
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Response publish(String record) {
+        switch (restConfig.method()) {
+            case POST_METHOD:
+                return target.request(restConfig.requestMediaType())
+                        .post(Entity.json(record));
+            case GET_METHOD:
+                return target.request(restConfig.requestMediaType()).get();
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+}