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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.onlab.util;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
+
+/**
+ * A synchronization utility that defers invocation of a {@link Consumer consumer}
+ * callback until a set number of actions tracked by a {@code long} counter complete.
+ * <p>
+ * Each completion is recorded by invoking the {@link CountDownCompleter#countDown countDown}
+ * method. When the total number of completions is equal to the preset counter value,
+ * this instance is marked as completed and the callback invoked by supplying the object
+ * held by this instance.
+ *
+ * @param <T> object type
+ */
+public final class CountDownCompleter<T> {
+
+    private final T object;
+    private final Consumer<T> onCompleteCallback;
+    private final AtomicLong counter;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     * @param object object
+     * @param count total number of times countDown must be invoked for this completer to complete
+     * @param onCompleteCallback callback to invoke when completer is completed
+     */
+    public CountDownCompleter(T object, long count, Consumer<T> onCompleteCallback) {
+        checkState(count > 0, "count must be positive");
+        this.counter = new AtomicLong(count);
+        this.object = checkNotNull(object);
+        this.onCompleteCallback = checkNotNull(onCompleteCallback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the object.
+     * @return object
+     */
+    public T object() {
+        return object;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Records a single completion.
+     * <p>
+     * If this instance has already completed, this method has no effect
+     */
+    public void countDown() {
+        if (counter.decrementAndGet() == 0) {
+            onCompleteCallback.accept(object);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if this instance has completed.
+     * @return {@code true} if completed
+     */
+    public boolean isComplete() {
+        return counter.get() <= 0;
+    }
+}
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