[ONOS-7732] Automating switch workflow: api, app, and sample workflows

Change-Id: Iee87d4fe6cf61c1f8904d1d77df5f913a712b64a
diff --git a/apps/workflow/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/api/HandlerTask.java b/apps/workflow/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/workflow/api/HandlerTask.java
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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.workflow.api;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract class for handler task.
+ */
+public abstract class HandlerTask {
+
+    /**
+     * Workflow context of handler task.
+     */
+    private final WorkflowContext context;
+
+    /**
+     * Worklet type of handler task.
+     */
+    private final String workletType;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for handler task.
+     * @param builder handler task builder
+     */
+    protected HandlerTask(Builder builder) {
+        this.context = builder.context;
+        this.workletType = builder.workletType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns workflow context of this handler task.
+     * @return workflow context
+     */
+    public WorkflowContext context() {
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns worklet type name of this handler task.
+     * @return worklet type
+     */
+    public String workletType() {
+        return workletType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("context", context())
+                .add("workletType", workletType())
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder of HandlerTask.
+     */
+    public static class Builder {
+        protected WorkflowContext context;
+        protected String workletType;
+
+        /**
+         * Sets workflow context of handler task.
+         * @param context workflow context
+         * @return builder of handler task
+         */
+        public Builder context(WorkflowContext context) {
+            this.context = context;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Sets worklet type of handler task.
+         * @param workletType worklet type
+         * @return builder of handler task
+         */
+        public Builder workletType(String workletType) {
+            this.workletType = workletType;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
+}