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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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 org.onosproject.event.AbstractEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Partition event.
+ */
+//TODO change String into a proper object type
+public class PartitionEvent extends AbstractEvent<PartitionEvent.Type, String> {
+
+    public enum Type {
+        LEADER_CHANGED
+    }
+
+    public PartitionEvent(Type type, String partition) {
+        super(type, partition);
+    }
+}