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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.intent;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.onosproject.store.Timestamp;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper class that contains an intents, its state, and other metadata for
+ * internal use.
+ */
+public class IntentData { //FIXME need to make this "immutable"
+                          // manager should be able to mutate a local copy while processing
+    private Intent intent;
+
+    private IntentState state;
+    private Timestamp version;
+
+    private List<Intent> installables;
+
+    public IntentData(Intent intent, IntentState state, Timestamp version) {
+        this.intent = intent;
+        this.state = state;
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+    // kryo constructor
+    protected IntentData() {
+    }
+
+    public Intent intent() {
+        return intent;
+    }
+
+    public IntentState state() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    public String key() {
+        return intent.key();
+    }
+
+    public void setState(IntentState newState) {
+        this.state = newState;
+    }
+
+    public void setInstallables(List<Intent> installables) {
+        this.installables = ImmutableList.copyOf(installables);
+    }
+
+    public List<Intent> installables() {
+        return installables;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(intent, version);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final IntentData other = (IntentData) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.intent, other.intent)
+                && Objects.equals(this.version, other.version);
+    }
+}