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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.yms.app.yab.exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Represents base class for exceptions in YDT operations.
+ */
+public class YabException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20160211L;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new YDT exception.
+     */
+    public YabException() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new YDT exception with given message.
+     *
+     * @param message the detail of exception in string
+     */
+    public YabException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new YDT exception from given message and cause.
+     *
+     * @param message the detail of exception in string
+     * @param cause   underlying cause of the error
+     */
+    public YabException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new YDT exception from cause.
+     *
+     * @param cause underlying cause of the error
+     */
+    public YabException(final Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+}