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+package org.onlab.onos.store.trivial.impl;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.Leadership;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.LeadershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.LeadershipEvent.Type;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.LeadershipEventListener;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.LeadershipService;
+
+/**
+ * A trivial implementation of the leadership service.
+ * <p></p>
+ * The service is not distributed, so it can assume there's a single leadership
+ * contender. This contender is always granted leadership whenever it asks.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class SimpleLeadershipManager implements LeadershipService {
+
+    private Set<LeadershipEventListener> listeners = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    private ClusterService clusterService;
+
+    private Map<String, Boolean> elections = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public ControllerNode getLeader(String path) {
+        return elections.get(path) ? clusterService.getLocalNode() : null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void runForLeadership(String path) {
+        elections.put(path, true);
+        for (LeadershipEventListener listener : listeners) {
+            listener.event(new LeadershipEvent(Type.LEADER_ELECTED,
+                    new Leadership(path, clusterService.getLocalNode(), 0)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void withdraw(String path) {
+        elections.remove(path);
+        for (LeadershipEventListener listener : listeners) {
+            listener.event(new LeadershipEvent(Type.LEADER_BOOTED,
+                    new Leadership(path, clusterService.getLocalNode(), 0)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Leadership> getLeaderBoard() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("I don't know what to do." +
+                                                        " I wish you luck.");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addListener(LeadershipEventListener listener) {
+        listeners.add(listener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void removeListener(LeadershipEventListener listener) {
+        listeners.remove(listener);
+    }
+
+}