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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-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.k8snetworking.impl;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Pod;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientException;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watcher;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterService;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.LeadershipService;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.K8sPodAdminService;
+import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sApiConfig;
+import org.onosproject.k8snode.api.K8sApiConfigService;
+import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+
+import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor;
+import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
+import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.api.Constants.K8S_NETWORKING_APP_ID;
+import static org.onosproject.k8snetworking.util.K8sNetworkingUtil.k8sClient;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+/**
+ * Kubernetes pod watcher used for feeding pod information.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class K8sPodWatcher {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected CoreService coreService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected MastershipService mastershipService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected ClusterService clusterService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected LeadershipService leadershipService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected K8sPodAdminService k8sPodAdminService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected K8sApiConfigService k8sApiConfigService;
+
+    private final ExecutorService eventExecutor = newSingleThreadExecutor(
+            groupedThreads(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), "event-handler"));
+    private final Watcher<Pod> internalK8sPodWatcher = new InternalK8sPodWatcher();
+
+    private ApplicationId appId;
+    private NodeId localNodeId;
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        appId = coreService.registerApplication(K8S_NETWORKING_APP_ID);
+        localNodeId = clusterService.getLocalNode().id();
+        leadershipService.runForLeadership(appId.name());
+
+        initWatcher();
+
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    protected void deactivate() {
+        leadershipService.withdraw(appId.name());
+        eventExecutor.shutdown();
+
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    private void initWatcher() {
+        K8sApiConfig config =
+                k8sApiConfigService.apiConfigs().stream().findAny().orElse(null);
+        if (config == null) {
+            log.error("Failed to find valid kubernetes API configuration.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        KubernetesClient client = k8sClient(config);
+
+        if (client == null) {
+            log.error("Failed to connect to kubernetes API server.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        client.pods().watch(internalK8sPodWatcher);
+    }
+
+    private class InternalK8sPodWatcher implements Watcher<Pod> {
+
+        @Override
+        public void eventReceived(Action action, Pod pod) {
+            switch (action) {
+                case ADDED:
+                    eventExecutor.execute(() -> processAddition(pod));
+                    break;
+                case MODIFIED:
+                    eventExecutor.execute(() -> processModification(pod));
+                    break;
+                case DELETED:
+                    eventExecutor.execute(() -> processDeletion(pod));
+                    break;
+                case ERROR:
+                    log.warn("Failures processing pod manipulation.");
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onClose(KubernetesClientException e) {
+            log.info("Pod watcher OnClose: {}" + e);
+        }
+
+        private void processAddition(Pod pod) {
+            if (!isMaster()) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            log.info("Process pod {} creating event from API server.",
+                    pod.getMetadata().getName());
+
+            k8sPodAdminService.createPod(pod);
+        }
+
+        private void processModification(Pod pod) {
+            if (!isMaster()) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            log.info("Process pod {} updating event from API server.",
+                    pod.getMetadata().getName());
+
+            k8sPodAdminService.updatePod(pod);
+        }
+
+        private void processDeletion(Pod pod) {
+            if (!isMaster()) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            log.info("Process pod {} removal event from API server.",
+                    pod.getMetadata().getName());
+
+            k8sPodAdminService.removePod(pod.getMetadata().getUid());
+        }
+
+        private boolean isMaster() {
+            return Objects.equals(localNodeId, leadershipService.getLeader(appId.name()));
+        }
+    }
+}