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+package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of an application level intent.
+ *
+ * Make sure that an Intent should be immutable when a new type is defined.
+ */
+public interface Intent extends BatchOperationTarget {
+    /**
+     * Returns the intent identifier.
+     *
+     * @return intent identifier
+     */
+    IntentId getId();
+}