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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015-present 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.onosproject.net.optical.config;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.optical.device.OchPortHelper.ochPortDescription;
+import static org.onosproject.net.optical.device.OduCltPortHelper.oduCltPortDescription;
+import static org.onosproject.net.optical.device.OmsPortHelper.omsPortDescription;
+import static org.onosproject.net.optical.device.OtuPortHelper.otuPortDescription;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.firstNonNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.config.NetworkConfigService;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.PortConfigOperator;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port.Type;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.SparseAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.OchPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.OduCltPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.OmsPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.OtuPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+/**
+ * Implementations of merge policies for various sources of optical port
+ * configuration information. This includes applications, provides, and network
+ * configurations.
+ */
+public final class OpticalPortOperator implements PortConfigOperator {
+
+    private static final Logger log = getLogger(OpticalPortOperator.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Port.Type this PortConfigOperator reacts on.
+     */
+    private final Set<Port.Type> optical = Sets.immutableEnumSet(Port.Type.ODUCLT,
+                                                                 Port.Type.OMS,
+                                                                 Port.Type.OCH,
+                                                                 Port.Type.OTU,
+                                                                 Port.Type.FIBER,
+                                                                 Port.Type.PACKET);
+
+    private NetworkConfigService networkConfigService;
+
+
+    public OpticalPortOperator() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void bindService(NetworkConfigService networkConfigService) {
+        this.networkConfigService = networkConfigService;
+    }
+
+    private OpticalPortConfig lookupConfig(ConnectPoint cp) {
+        if (networkConfigService == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return networkConfigService.getConfig(cp, OpticalPortConfig.class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a PortDescription containing fields from a PortDescription and
+     * an OpticalPortConfig.
+     *
+     * @param cp {@link ConnectPoint} representing the port.
+     * @param descr input {@link PortDescription}
+     * @return Combined {@link PortDescription}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public PortDescription combine(ConnectPoint cp, PortDescription descr) {
+        checkNotNull(cp);
+
+        // short-circuit for non-optical ports
+        // must be removed if we need type override
+        if (descr != null && !optical.contains(descr.type())) {
+            return descr;
+        }
+
+        OpticalPortConfig opc = lookupConfig(cp);
+        if (opc == null) {
+            return descr;
+        }
+
+        PortNumber number = descr.portNumber();
+        // handle PortNumber "name" portion
+        if (!opc.name().isEmpty()) {
+            number = PortNumber.portNumber(descr.portNumber().toLong(), opc.name());
+        }
+
+        // handle additional annotations
+        SparseAnnotations annotations = combine(opc, descr.annotations());
+
+        // (Future work) handle type overwrite?
+        Type type = firstNonNull(opc.type(), descr.type());
+        if (type != descr.type()) {
+            // TODO: Do we need to be able to overwrite Port.Type?
+            log.warn("Port type overwrite requested for {}. Ignoring.", cp);
+        }
+
+        return updateDescription(number, annotations, descr);
+    }
+
+    // updates a port description whose port type has not changed.
+    /**
+     * Updates {@link PortDescription} using specified number and annotations.
+     *
+     * @param port {@link PortNumber} to use in updated description
+     * @param sa   annotations to use in updated description
+     * @param descr base {@link PortDescription}
+     * @return updated {@link PortDescription}
+     */
+    private static PortDescription updateDescription(PortNumber port,
+                                                     SparseAnnotations sa,
+                                                     PortDescription descr) {
+
+        // TODO This switch can go away once deprecation is complete.
+        switch (descr.type()) {
+            case OMS:
+                if (descr instanceof OmsPortDescription) {
+                    OmsPortDescription oms = (OmsPortDescription) descr;
+                    return omsPortDescription(port, oms.isEnabled(), oms.minFrequency(),
+                                                  oms.maxFrequency(), oms.grid(), sa);
+                }
+                break;
+            case OCH:
+                // We might need to update lambda below with STATIC_LAMBDA.
+                if (descr instanceof OchPortDescription) {
+                    OchPortDescription och = (OchPortDescription) descr;
+                    return ochPortDescription(port, och.isEnabled(), och.signalType(),
+                            och.isTunable(), och.lambda(), sa);
+                }
+                break;
+            case ODUCLT:
+                if (descr instanceof OduCltPortDescription) {
+                    OduCltPortDescription odu = (OduCltPortDescription) descr;
+                    return oduCltPortDescription(port, odu.isEnabled(), odu.signalType(), sa);
+                }
+                break;
+            case PACKET:
+            case FIBER:
+            case COPPER:
+                break;
+            case OTU:
+                if (descr instanceof OtuPortDescription) {
+                    OtuPortDescription otu = (OtuPortDescription) descr;
+                    return otuPortDescription(port, otu.isEnabled(), otu.signalType(), sa);
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                log.warn("Unsupported optical port type {} - can't update", descr.type());
+                return descr;
+        }
+        if (port.exactlyEquals(descr.portNumber()) && sa.equals(descr.annotations())) {
+            // result is no-op
+            return descr;
+        }
+        return new DefaultPortDescription(port,
+                                          descr.isEnabled(),
+                                          descr.type(),
+                                          descr.portSpeed(),
+                                          sa);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates an annotation from an existing annotation and OptcalPortConfig.
+     *
+     * @param opc the port config entity from network config
+     * @param an the annotation
+     * @return annotation combining both sources
+     */
+    private static SparseAnnotations combine(OpticalPortConfig opc, SparseAnnotations an) {
+        DefaultAnnotations.Builder b = DefaultAnnotations.builder();
+        b.putAll(an);
+        if (!opc.staticPort().isEmpty()) {
+            b.set(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_PORT, opc.staticPort());
+        }
+        if (opc.staticLambda().isPresent()) {
+            b.set(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_LAMBDA, String.valueOf(opc.staticLambda().get()));
+        }
+        // The following may not need to be carried.
+        if (!opc.name().isEmpty()) {
+            b.set(AnnotationKeys.PORT_NAME, opc.name());
+        }
+        return b.build();
+    }
+
+
+}