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+package org.onlab.onos.net.intent.impl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultEdgeLink;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.DefaultPath;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Path;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IdGenerator;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.Intent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentCompiler;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentExtensionService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.PathIntent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.PathService;
+
+/**
+ * A intent compiler for {@link org.onlab.onos.net.intent.HostToHostIntent}.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class PointToPointIntentCompiler
+        implements IntentCompiler<PointToPointIntent> {
+
+    private static final ProviderId PID = new ProviderId("core", "org.onlab.onos.core", true);
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected IntentExtensionService intentManager;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected PathService pathService;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected HostService hostService;
+
+    private IdGenerator<IntentId> intentIdGenerator;
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        IdBlockAllocator idBlockAllocator = new DummyIdBlockAllocator();
+        intentIdGenerator = new IdBlockAllocatorBasedIntentIdGenerator(idBlockAllocator);
+        intentManager.registerCompiler(PointToPointIntent.class, this);
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        intentManager.unregisterCompiler(PointToPointIntent.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<Intent> compile(PointToPointIntent intent) {
+        Path path = getPath(intent.ingressPoint(), intent.egressPoint());
+
+        List<Link> links = new ArrayList<>();
+        links.add(DefaultEdgeLink.createEdgeLink(intent.ingressPoint(), true));
+        links.addAll(path.links());
+        links.add(DefaultEdgeLink.createEdgeLink(intent.egressPoint(), false));
+
+        return Arrays.asList(createPathIntent(new DefaultPath(PID, links, path.cost() + 2,
+                                              path.annotations()),
+                             intent));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a path intent from the specified path and original
+     * connectivity intent.
+     *
+     * @param path path to create an intent for
+     * @param intent original intent
+     */
+    private Intent createPathIntent(Path path,
+                                    PointToPointIntent intent) {
+
+        return new PathIntent(intentIdGenerator.getNewId(),
+                              intent.selector(), intent.treatment(),
+                              path.src(), path.dst(), path);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Computes a path between two ConnectPoints.
+     *
+     * @param one start of the path
+     * @param two end of the path
+     * @return Path between the two
+     * @throws PathNotFoundException if a path cannot be found
+     */
+    private Path getPath(ConnectPoint one, ConnectPoint two) {
+        Set<Path> paths = pathService.getPaths(one.deviceId(), two.deviceId());
+        if (paths.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new PathNotFoundException("No path from " + one + " to " + two);
+        }
+        // TODO: let's be more intelligent about this eventually
+        return paths.iterator().next();
+    }
+}